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Have been trying to pick up a TDi for the Mrs for a few weeks now after she had a change of heart of wanting an A3 , Its her first car she has about 15-1800 tops and needs 5 doors would prefer se / gt tdi spec is there any good VW forums with classifieds ?
Autotrader / Gumtree seems to throw up folk trying to offload cars they have bought and put up for more within a few days or just not well looked after cars etc , i respect the fact she has not a lot of money to play with but seriously i have yet to speak to any seller that would instill me with confidence to purchase a car off , I have previously bought my Alfa's off enthusiast sites and never had any bother so im hoping it will be the same for the VW scene .
Autotrader / Gumtree seems to throw up folk trying to offload cars they have bought and put up for more within a few days or just not well looked after cars etc , i respect the fact she has not a lot of money to play with but seriously i have yet to speak to any seller that would instill me with confidence to purchase a car off , I have previously bought my Alfa's off enthusiast sites and never had any bother so im hoping it will be the same for the VW scene .
Edited by AreseV6 on Thursday 1st July 12:39
The problem you'll find is that ****everyone**** wants a cheap, reliable, diesel VW in good condition with a full service history. It's not just VWs, cheap diesels are not cheap. Does she really cover enough miles in a year to justify a diesel?
This drives the prices up and the only stuff that ends up being cheap tends to be pretty crap. Does it absolutely have to be a Golf? You'll more likely fun something a bit more reppy (passat) inside the budget.
Or even something like this:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...
Aircon and Skoda history.
This drives the prices up and the only stuff that ends up being cheap tends to be pretty crap. Does it absolutely have to be a Golf? You'll more likely fun something a bit more reppy (passat) inside the budget.
Or even something like this:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...
Aircon and Skoda history.
Trying to reason with a woman who knows nothing about cars and the fact that she passed in a diesel and up to press just does not like driving petrol cars she has a 1.2 punto and till recently 2.5 v6 Alfa at her disposal and just does not feel confident when driving them she is an unmovable on her choice unfortunately .
AreseV6 said:
Heh tried it already no dice 
Is there any VW forums about with decent classifieds ?
Not really.Is there any VW forums about with decent classifieds ?
Edition38 tends to be modified or overpriced cars.
I'd stick to PH, eBay and AT.
Mk4's are not all they're cracked up to be though.
Watch out for rear suspension noises, this is the rear beam bushes normally, around £200 at an indy garage to sort.
The engines are governed by a massive range of sensors that tend to fail at around the 8-10yr old mark, things like MAFs can go within a couple of years.
Turbo's on both the petrol and diesel versions can give up the ghost around the 80k mile mark.
On the diesel's inparticular, boost hoses are prone to popping off, causing a loss in boost and overfueling. Loud whooshing noises under acceleration from the under the bonnet and excessive amounts of smoke can give that away.
Radiator fans have a habbit of playing up, the control unit goes faulty and causes them to pulse on high speed or conk out completely.
Rear washer pipes come off the unit and spray water off the lock mechanism.
3 door models can suffer from the doors dropping at the hinge.
They're very sensitive to regular oil changes, the pick up can get blocked causing starvation.
Cheers for the help if it were my money i would be steering well clear but she is fixated with getting one so i must let her learn by her own mistake
worth a punt ?
worth a punt ?
She is have been trying everything to dissuade her but to no avail went to see one tonight "just serviced , long MOT , lady owner , gearbox clutch replaced 3 months ago" f
k me who works at these MOT stations blind pew ? with my limited knowledge i could tell the the rear suspension was shagged very audibly not knocking and banging at the slightest bump and trying to select a gear was like moving a wooden spoon through a a bowl of syrup and rocks .
Phoned another guy no service history no idea if turbo , cambelt , clutch have been replaced but its ok his nephews car who works for ford so it will be well sorted
yeah till it junks itself on the way home (this guy was masquerading as a trader too .................
Ah well the search for the rowntree continues
k me who works at these MOT stations blind pew ? with my limited knowledge i could tell the the rear suspension was shagged very audibly not knocking and banging at the slightest bump and trying to select a gear was like moving a wooden spoon through a a bowl of syrup and rocks .Phoned another guy no service history no idea if turbo , cambelt , clutch have been replaced but its ok his nephews car who works for ford so it will be well sorted
yeah till it junks itself on the way home (this guy was masquerading as a trader too .................Ah well the search for the rowntree continues
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