MK5 Golf GTI

General => New Member Intro's => Topic started by: doober on February 12, 2012, 11:38:17 am

Title: hi soon to be newbie hopefully
Post by: doober on February 12, 2012, 11:38:17 am

Hi all, after a lot of deliberation i have finally decided on our next car, so hopefully i will be driving a vw again soon after doing my penance in a seat ibiza for nearly 3 years. we are looking to buy a good specced ed30 5 dr dsg box, now comes the hard part of finding one.If anyone is thinkong of sellling theirs, we could well be interested. are there any pointers to look out for?

Title: Re: hi soon to be newbie hopefully
Post by: Weston on February 13, 2012, 09:46:21 am

Welcome  :happy2: Check for rust around the front wheel arches, make sure the DSG is smooth & has been serviced every 40k. See if the cam belt & water pump have been changed to depending on the age / mileage.

Good luck!

Title: Re: hi soon to be newbie hopefully
Post by: maxload on February 13, 2012, 03:30:18 pm

Welcome - lots of luck finding the right one  :happy2:

Title: Re: hi soon to be newbie hopefully
Post by: mvb12 on February 18, 2012, 09:15:03 pm

GLW your search mate and welcome to the fold

Title: Re: hi soon to be newbie hopefully
Post by: doober on March 10, 2012, 12:08:51 pm

 :happy2: :grin: see here http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,43924.0.html

Title: Re: hi soon to be newbie hopefully
Post by: Duke on March 10, 2012, 12:33:11 pm

That didn't take too long  :happy2: Very tidy.

Title: Re: hi soon to be newbie hopefully
Post by: JackG on March 10, 2012, 04:39:09 pm

Welcome along  :smiley:

Title: Re: hi soon to be newbie hopefully
Post by: Mk5 GTian on March 10, 2012, 06:30:34 pm

Welcome to the forum  :happy2: