Audi TT in seemingly great condition has become a mossy mystery in UK
- This abandoned Audi TT Quattro was found in the UK covered in moss
- But nobody knows how this or the cars around it got there
- Here’s what we know
Published on Aug 14, 2024 at 7:37 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Aug 15, 2024 at 5:24 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Alessandro Renesis
This abandoned and moss-covered Audi TT Quattro found in the UK is a complete mystery.
It was found alongside a host of other abandoned cars and vehicles.
But nobody knows where it came from.
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The mossy Audi TT Quattro
The mysterious car was posted on Reddit and has internet sleuths trying to unravel the mystery.
It was posted to the ‘AbandonedPorn’ Subreddit in 2022.
A check on the license plate revealed that it’s a 1781 cc and 180bhp 2001 TT COUPE.
Turns out that it was originally silver under the mottled green, organic finish it now sports.
One commented: “Wow, 500,000+ miles in just six years!”
However., that mileage was later discovered to be a mistake as ‘someone fat-fingered the mileage’.
Some were skeptical that it had been abandoned at all: “Wouldn’t you take the plates off and grind off the VIN if you were going to abandon it?”
While others questioned why it hadn’t been taken: “I’m stupid in the sense of cars but, cant people just take these cars, make spare keys or even replace the whole lock on the doors, refurbish it, and go?”
However, the answer to that was swiftly explained by LifeChoicesScareMe: “Every car, even abandoned for years, will have a legal owner, so just taking it would be theft.
“You can report to the DVLA, who will reach out to the registered keeper of the vehicle they have on file, and if they don’t hear anything after a while you can become the registered keeper.
“But this is different from ownership – if the owner of the of the car came forward and said “yeah mate that’s my car” even years later, you don’t have much choice but to hand it over.”
They continued: “So now you’re the keeper of this lovely green Audi TT that’s been sat for 8 years.
“‘Refurbish’ is putting it lightly. Many many thousands would need to be spent getting this car roadworthy again. Every seal/gasket/fluid/perishable on the car will be knackered. Anywhere that water might’ve collected will be rusted to fuck. The paintwork is probably a mess.”
They concluded: “A good condition TT from the same year would only sell for about £3000. I’d buy one of those instead!”
Other cars abandoned to the elements
In a similar way to the Audi TT above, this biker found an abandoned sports car in the middle of the forest that was covered in moss.
The rotting car was identified on TikTok as the Nissan Silvia S10 which was produced between 1975 and 1979.
Across the Atlantic, there’s a green Lamborghini Huracan abandoned in the Las Vegas, US, desert.
Nobody knows how the totaled car got there but we can unanimously agree that it would be costly to repair.
Meanwhile, these Russian mechanics tried to start three wrecked cars that spent a year buried underground – with varying amounts of success.
All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”
