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Shall I spend money on my mk 5 gti

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DBXdarkangel:
I only use mine at weekends and use the wife's car as a daily drive. Only do 3 - 4k a year in the golf to go long journeys. Not Into spending thousands on repairs on a 16 year old car.

Clarky:
Well I would have to guess from his/her silence that they have knocked that idea on the head or are outside fixing it already! I am prepared to spend money on mine, but went into the situation with eyes wide open to the fact it was built in 2006 and has had in the past, owners who were equally as committed as I am. There are better cars out there, but I wanted a mk5 gti in the end...I just found it the best fit for my needs. A2B...Fiesta! 

SANDEGTI:

--- Quote from: Clarky on October 02, 2022, 02:03:33 pm ---Well I would have to guess from his/her silence that they have knocked that idea on the head or are outside fixing it already! I am prepared to spend money on mine, but went into the situation with eyes wide open to the fact it was built in 2006 and has had in the past, owners who were equally as committed as I am. There are better cars out there, but I wanted a mk5 gti in the end...I just found it the best fit for my needs. A2B...Fiesta!

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Hopefully they decided to keep and fix it! Like me too, I went in knowing it'll probably need a couple grand spent on it over the year of ownership (ended up needing a bit more, probably 3  :grin:) I actually looked at cleaner examples prior to purchasing the one I own now, but the colour completely sold it to me. I think it was more looked after in the beginning, but the previous owner had fallen out of love with it but kept on with servicing. I honestly couldn't think of a better car for the money that would suit me best. It's not too fast to drive everyday, decent MPG, comfortable and the quality is good. Me and my partner travel about 32 miles a day, lots of B roads so it's lots of fun. I didn't want to drive an 02 polo 32 miles a day, it was so boring and slow.

pudding:

--- Quote from: probedb on October 02, 2022, 09:37:18 am ---Cars are money pits, well even vaguely high performing cars are money pits, but do people honestly buy these cars without knowing that?

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You'd be surprised how many people do  :grin:  I've known people in the past scrape just enough money together to buy an M3 (E36/E46 era), but ended up selling it again when the first maintenance bill cropped up  :grin: 

You have to be realistic.  A £50K car new, still comes with £50K car maintenance costs, even if it only costs £10K to buy it 15 years later.  That is what people don't seem to understand.  Even a basic, by today's standards, E46 M3 needs expensive 10W60 oil (which it likes to drink), 6 x spark plugs, inspection 2 service (valve clearance adjustment) at £800 ish, 20mpg average if you're lucky....and that's before we mention road tax and insurance.

Compared to that, current Audi RS4s or whatever with the Bi-turbo V8 are just insane on maintenance.....two turbos, 8 plugs, 8 coilpacks and shed loads of known faults that are expensive to fix, because most of them are engine out jobs  :grin:

So yeah, no matter what car you buy, large sums of money leaves your bank regardless, unless you choose the cheap life of a 1.0 Fiesta.  Choose your money pit wisely  :grin:

Oldie05:
Have resigned myself to the thought that continuely fixing my old girl is way cheaper than buying a newer vehicle. So far this year she's needed a new starter motor, alternator, belt tensioner, belt and is due for injector replacements (as 2 have effectively failed, so makes sense to replace all given the removal work required). Oil leak from the camchain cover and brake booster needs sorting as does countless amounts of interior trim and exterior corrosion. Stage 1 tuned and a daily driver for the wife and I. Will never get rid of it. Looking forward to seeing 200,000 miles (about 10k off ATM) 🙂

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