High mileage Golf GTI

[GTIGOLF]

hi guys new to the forum i hope you can help i spotted this rather nice red golf gti diesel on auto trader and the website link is below the mileage is 141000 is that a lot? its 2007 and automatic does anyone have experience with high mileage automatic gearboxes? as i dont want to buy it and fork out god knows how much on a new gearbox

www.directmotorsj28.co.uk/detail/239889/used-volks...

[SuperchargedVR6]

A lot of car for very little outlay, but if you are risk averse and think that's a diesel, it's not the car for you.

[GTIGOLF]

thanks for the reply ignore what the advert says i rang them up and they told me it should be diesel im more concerned about the gearbox rather than the mileage truth be told.

[Avallon]

There is no diesel GTI - only a GTD. It would have GTD badge, steering wheel etc....

[Stuart70]

Not sure who is on what drugs. Dvla mot checker confirms petrol gti with 140k miles at last mot.

Maybe it "should" be a diesel, but it is not!!

[Andy OH]

GTIGOLF said:

thanks for the reply ignore what the advert says i rang them up and they told me it should be diesel im more concerned about the gearbox rather than the mileage truth be told.

Are you looking for a petrol Golf or a diesel Golf? Any Golf GTi is petrol, a mk5 GT TDI or mk6/mk7 GTD is diesel and that advert is for a mk5 GTi i.e. a petrol car.

If you're after a diesel buy a mk5 GT TDI or a mk6/mk7 GTD, a Golf GTi has never and will hopefully never be a diesel and maybe you should change your user name as well.

Edited by Andy OH on Friday 28th April 09:31

[I-A]

That's a nicely specced MK5 Golf GTi (Petrol).

Check for serivice history of the DSG box, should be every 40k miles.

[SuperchargedVR6]

GTIGOLF said:

thanks for the reply ignore what the advert says i rang them up and they told me it should be diesel im more concerned about the gearbox rather than the mileage truth be told.

Maybe a manual is the safer bet for you then. Or if you want DSG, get an extended warranty that covers the gearbox.....although saying that, I think only a VW extended warranty would cover the gearbox internals/Mechatronics.

[va1o]

That looks like it's out the batch that got imported from Dubai or somewhere in 2007, they're all matching spec and the sunroof is usually the giveaway. Doesn't really have any impact now given the age but they would have originally been built in 2005 then sat for a couple of years before been registered over here. Misses some of the 2007 spec enhancements e.g. the newer radio with silver buttons, and it won't have an alarm like UK GTIs so you'll need to tell your insurers.

[p4cks]

They've changed the ad now.

Shameless plug as mine's on there but there are cheaper options in the PH Classifieds