I had a 2008 Audi TT VR6 manual like this, just a hard top coupe. Owned it from 96k miles to 179k miles in 3-4 years. I absolutely loved it, minus the expensive German parts to fix.

I would totally buy a first gen for the looks, but only if they gave the VR6 trim the manual transmission. I don’t make enough money to pay for the conversion... I have a 3.2 MK2 with a 6 speed manual and it’s AMAZING, but I prefer the looks of the MK1, and I don’t want the automatic or the gross turbo4 engine. I’d…