MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Misschief on October 03, 2016, 05:05:03 pm

Title: Blue Pirelli on AT, known or members car?
Post by: Misschief on October 03, 2016, 05:05:03 pm

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201609197920972/

Does this belong to a forum member or is it known? Perhaps someone has looked at it already? He's dropped the price by £500 and the original price was pretty strong for a private sale so it's either got something wrong with it or it was just too expensive. Ad is light on details such as Cambelt & Water pump too. Any thoughts?

Title: Re: Blue Pirelli on AT, known or members car?
Post by: f00glee on October 04, 2016, 12:27:42 pm

Doesnt appear on the register (no blue ones at all) so probably not been involved with the forum in the past.

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,89532.0.html

Title: Re: Blue Pirelli on AT, known or members car?
Post by: Horatio on October 04, 2016, 11:30:25 pm

Check the MOT history  :scared:

Advisory notice item(s)
both rear brakes binding slightly
nearside front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
offside front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
offside front outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)
nearside front Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)

Title: Re: Blue Pirelli on AT, known or members car?
Post by: 993BOY on October 05, 2016, 07:18:24 am

Quote from: Misschief on October 03, 2016, 05:05:03 pm

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201609197920972/

He's dropped the price by £500 and the original price was pretty strong for a private sale so it's either got something wrong with it or it was just too expensive. Ad is light on details such as Cambelt & Water pump too. Any thoughts?

Price doesn't look too bad to me, it is quite a rare car compared to the ED30. I paid £9750 for mine with 54K only a few months back, owner was asking 10.5K!
Car and wheels look clean, low owners, a couple of advisories on MOT, no bigee really.

I would want to see all of the service history for cam belt, dsg services etc, might be a good one and well worth a look  :happy2:

But, I would prefer 3dr manual to this!

Title: Re: Blue Pirelli on AT, known or members car?
Post by: Misschief on October 05, 2016, 11:10:16 am

Cambelt done at Christmas last year, DSG service earlier this year.

Title: Re: Blue Pirelli on AT, known or members car?
Post by: pudding on October 05, 2016, 11:28:44 am

Quote from: Horatio on October 04, 2016, 11:30:25 pm

Check the MOT history  :scared:

Advisory notice item(s)
both rear brakes binding slightly
nearside front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
offside front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
offside front outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)
nearside front Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)

All standard MK5 stuff!

I had to have both rear calipers and gaiters replaced on mine last year.