MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: modelreject on January 21, 2011, 02:10:07 pm
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I had been hoping to get a low mileage GTI here in Northern Ireland but it looks like most are around the 50,000 miles mark. How much would I have to invest in this over the next few years. Obviously I would have to check the timing belt was changed but are there any issues to watch out for that could be costly to repair?
Thanks
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Bloo*dy hell mate £50,000, I can get you a Nissan GTR for that and bring it over myself ?
What do you class as low mileage and age ?
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i think he means 50,000 miles not 50,000 quid, i could be wrong lol
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No your right gti265 lol Oops!
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50k miles is nothing for a VeeDub! Mine's done 90k miles and feels the same as she did at 40k miles :notworthy:
Check the Handbook stamps and paperwork to make sure regularly serviced and by whom. Things like DSG service, brake fluid, plugs, cambelt. I've had 2 coilpack units fail (one yesterday) but cheap and easy to replace.
If you find a car you are serious about, pay the AA (if in Ireland) £50 to formally inspect - They're extremely thorough.
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No your right gti265 lol Oops!
....You are able to correct your post, modelreject - Hit the <Modify> button top right of the post.
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robin, you changed your own coilpack!! :surprised: :scared:
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robin, you changed your own coilpack!! :surprised: :scared:
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He never said that, he said it was replaced :signLOL:
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robin, you changed your own coilpack!! :surprised: :scared:
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He never said that, he said it was replaced :signLOL:
....Correctomundo! Thanks, Ant :happy2:
VWR did it for me - It happened when I slightly over-rev'd while playing with a S3. I'm not going to be shifting down 2 gears at once any more! I was only about 20 miles away en route to VWR fortunately.
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Good to see another N.Ireland member :happy2:
I had to wait for about 3 months for one with low miles in my price range, and thankfully it had one OCD previous owner!
Remember low miles doesn't always mean better condition though!
Wayne D and Lyons of this forum are both selling very tidy examples and are in NI, worth a look!
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@black-a4 Thanks
I spotted these...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201103377566459/sort/priceasc/usedcars/maximum-mileage/up_to_60000_miles/model/golf/make/volkswagen/postcode/bt69dx/radius/60/page/1/keywords/gti?logcode=p
http://www.charleshurstgroup.co.uk/used-cars/search/2183/Volkswagen-Golf
Would love ED30 but practicality is something I have have so preferably a 5 door. If you know of anyone. I'm very, very wary of handing over a sum of over £11,000. Only ever owned one car and that was bought from dealer with some reassurances. Any advice on buying privately would be much appreciated. Ideally I would like to take the car to a mechanic I know to give it the once over.
Also, what do you think the chance are that more GTI's will come onto the market with my criteria over the coming months due to rising fuel prices and the normal trends of selling up?
Here are my ideal criteria (perfect car would be ED30 five door, but hey)
5 door
red or black
up to 40,000
late 2007 - 2008 registered
heated seats(not really a necessity)
That' about it and obviously a good price.
Thanks for any help as there are few members from NI here. Have been chatting to Lyons on the forum before.
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No problemo!
My GTI was the first car that I bought privately. I was also a little unsure of spending all of my hard earned privately!
But Mkv GTI's seem to be fairly robust overall! Just do all the usual things when purchasing any car, privately or not. Alot of the ones I had looked at were on the long life service plan (serviced every 18k miles approx), but the one I bought had been serviced every 9 to 10k using the longlife oil. But generally just make sure it has a full service history and that the cam belt has been changed if there is more than 40k on it. Or negotiate that into the price (as I did).
If you have the money, definitely stretch for the ED30! I didn't but the standard GTI is still fantastic!
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I recently bought one with 98K and drives great, like my old ED30 which had 7k (missed sorely!)
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@Vick N Why did you sell the ED30? Drove one recently and it was fantastic
Just have to get my nerve up to purchase privately I think :smiley:
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really no probs purchasing privately - have done with my last 3 cars (2 off of forums) and no problems whatsoever with the correct checks and precautions.
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Mines an 06 on 103k and still drives great!
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Mines an 06 on 103k and still drives great!
....Always good to hear! Makes it more difficult for me to justify a RS3 next Autumn.
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Great to hear they are still good at high mileage.
So I my go view a car this weekend. A private seller. Any advice? Going to check log book and check round the car. How do I check for accident history etc and do you think it would be a problem getting the car checked by a mechanic that I know who would live about 50 miles away from the owner?
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and do you think it would be a problem getting the car checked by a mechanic that I know who would live about 50 miles away from the owner?
....Unless the seller has something to hide, in which case you don't want to be buying, it shouldn't be any problem at all.
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...and I assume the seller would have to come with me. I could leave my are at theirs but it's a beat up old MK3 1.4 so don't think they'd go for that. :grin:
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...and I assume the seller would have to come with me. I could leave my are at theirs but it's a beat up old MK3 1.4 so don't think they'd go for that. :grin:
....It's entirely up to you how you want to arrange things - You're the one in control. You could always take a friend and leave them with your car if you're worried.
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@Vick N Why did you sell the ED30? Drove one recently and it was fantastic
Just have to get my nerve up to purchase privately I think :smiley:
Mine was the best car I owned but house purchase needed me to free up some money so It had to go or I would have been sat at home with my parents still :grin: (I wish I was sometimes lol!!! :innocent: )
I sold it to a friend and he has promised me first refusal when he sells it so it hopefully will make a comeback sometime in the near future!
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Mine was the best car I owned but house purchase needed me to free up some money so It had to go or I would have been sat at home with my parents still :grin: (I wish I was sometimes lol!!! :innocent: )
I sold it to a friend and he has promised me first refusal when he sells it so it hopefully will make a comeback sometime in the near future!
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....I know a guy who bought a Porsche C4 road-legal track car from a guy who keeps pestering him to buy it back but he won't! Having been in it I don't blame him either. I guess it depends how good your friendship is and hope it holds out for you, Vick, as it's obviously a very fine chariot.