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Title: Too cheap for an ED30??
Post by: country boy on September 29, 2010, 08:47:02 pm

Still in the process of selling my TT to get an ED30 and came across one on Autotrader which almost seems too good to be true! Black,3 door,manual,xenons,45k,2 previous owners,full s/h,got the optional black Monza's which the European ones came with,looks clean in the pics and the price for all of this is £12.5k. Its a private car and all the pics are taken in a public car park not at the sellers house. What do you think,sound a bit iffy to you?

Title: Re: Too cheap for an ED30??
Post by: 182_blue on September 29, 2010, 08:52:33 pm

link ?

Title: Re: Too cheap for an ED30??
Post by: country boy on September 29, 2010, 08:54:31 pm

How do i do that mate?

Title: Re: Too cheap for an ED30??
Post by: country boy on September 29, 2010, 09:05:29 pm

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201038368786960/sort/priceasc/usedcars/fuel-type/petrol/quantity-of-doors/3/transmission/manual/price-to/13000/body-type/hatchback/price-from/12000/model/golf/make/volkswagen/page/2/radius/100/postcode/mk179hs?logcode=p

Worked it out now  :happy2: It says DSG in the advert but the pics show it as a manual.

Title: Re: Too cheap for an ED30??
Post by: Greeners on September 29, 2010, 09:13:39 pm

Looks like an import to me as it has manual a/c and should have dual zone climate.

Title: Re: Too cheap for an ED30??
Post by: vwrascal on September 29, 2010, 09:18:41 pm

^ good spot, also them 'xenon' headlights are not OEM   :chicken:

Title: Re: Too cheap for an ED30??
Post by: 182_blue on September 29, 2010, 09:21:05 pm

Basic spec import it is then  :smiley:

Title: Re: Too cheap for an ED30??
Post by: Greeners on September 29, 2010, 09:21:38 pm

Quote from: vwrascal on September 29, 2010, 09:18:41 pm

^ good spot, also them 'xenon' headlights are not OEM   :chicken:

I thought that at first but the main bulb area does look like the xenon version?  :confused:

Title: Re: Too cheap for an ED30??
Post by: vwrascal on September 29, 2010, 09:26:46 pm

Quote from: Greeners on September 29, 2010, 09:21:38 pm

Quote from: vwrascal on September 29, 2010, 09:18:41 pm

^ good spot, also them 'xenon' headlights are not OEM   :chicken:

I thought that at first but the main bulb area does look like the xenon version?  :confused:

definately iffy   :confused:

Title: Re: Too cheap for an ED30??
Post by: country boy on September 29, 2010, 09:29:02 pm

Mmmm thats what i thought! Theres just something that dont seem right about it,although it says private seller the way its worded is more like a trader.

Title: Re: Too cheap for an ED30??
Post by: Greeners on September 29, 2010, 09:30:31 pm

Whether the spec is crap or not it's still a lot of car for the monies!  :happy2:

Don't overlook it, but make sure you get the full picture from the seller before you go and view.

Title: Re: Too cheap for an ED30??
Post by: smokeybubbles on September 29, 2010, 09:42:04 pm

got to be honest, i would not go for this one.  there are too many things that are questionable that you can see.  there are bound to be things that you can't see that are not right either.  its a questionable car.  i would personally spend a little more and get a UK car, or at least one where things added up...

Title: Re: Too cheap for an ED30??
Post by: stealthwolf on September 29, 2010, 09:48:47 pm

It's poverty spec. The headlights look like those "xenon-look" headlamps that Hella do and probably had a HID kit.

Ask VW to run the plate through their computer.