would you buy a mk4 1.8t with only 5 months mot

[mac456]

as title

cheers

[Rhyso]

as title

cheers

depends on overall condition but i don't see why not 

[mac456]

yeah it seems like a good un, just really wanted 12 months for peace of mind 

[jtomlin]

really depends what state the car is in, it could have 150'000 miles on the clock and need a lot of work doing or it could have done 10'000 miles, been kept in a garage and only used on sunny days, bit more info wouldnt go a miss!   but on the whole mot and tax is just a bonus in buying a car IMO

[mac456]

its done 98, full service, cambelt and water pump done recently too and recently serviced

[Mew]

If you really want 12 months then maybe go halves on a new mot with the owner? If it passes maybe pay a little more, if it fails then renegotiate?

[mac456]

thats not a bad idea, might see what he says

[dai-cymru]

5 months is plenty MOT how much mileage has it done since the last MOT?

[mac456]

not sure yet, waiting for him to phone back but thats another question on the list lol!

[Waffs1984]

If you really want 12 months then maybe go halves on a new mot with the owner? If it passes maybe pay a little more, if it fails then renegotiate?

Can't really do this as it has 5 months remaining - the earliest you can do an MOT is 2 weeks before its due date IIRC...