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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: dai-cymru on 09 July 2009, 21:28
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Righto as most of you know I converted my 2.0 8V engine for a 1.8T Aum engine,
see here if you dont know the car http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=100666.0
However after the arrival of my baby girl i need an estate car rather than a 3 door mk4 my question is would you be put off buying my car knowing it's converted, the log book has been updated on the engine number and cylinder capacity but in the model section it still says gti 115bhp this apparently cant be altered. when you bought your mk 4 would this make you run for the hills? And please be honest :smiley:
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Honestly, I would steer clear. We know you did a good job of it, but no one else would be any the wiser.
On another note, buy Toph's 1.8T estate!! :afro:
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Honestly, I would steer clear. We know you did a good job of it, but no one else would be any the wiser.
On another note, buy Toph's 1.8T estate!! :afro:
Thats what im worried about i would steer clear myself :sad: didnt know toph was selling it?
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He isn't, but make him an offer he can't refuse ;)
Your best bet will be to sell it to someone on the forum, or a place like Pistonheads where the buyers are a little wiser.
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He isn't, but make him an offer he can't refuse ;)
Your best bet will be to sell it to someone on the forum, or a place like Pistonheads where the buyers are a little wiser.
oh put the 2.0 back in :lipsrsealed:
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Not being funny, but you only did this 7 months ago! Didnt you know you was having a baby! :grin:
Im afraid im the same as above, unless it was mega cheap id steer well clear.
On a brighter note Ive got a 10 week old boy and am getting on with my 3 door Golf fine :smug:
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I know you did a good job however if i didnt know you i would never buy a conversion :smiley:
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Not being funny, but you only did this 7 months ago! Didnt you know you was having a baby! :grin:
Im afraid im the same as above, unless it was mega cheap id steer well clear.
On a brighter note Ive got a 10 week old boy and am getting on with my 3 door Golf fine :smug:
If i remember correctly we found out about the baby the day after I bought the Donor car (done a couple of tesco tests which said negative :rolleyes: ) But I still would have done the conversion anyway as the mrs has a leon so thought that was suitable, but we cant fit the baby all our stuff and the 2 dogs in the leon :cry: som looking at changing the golf for a much bigger car so all the family inc dogs can go out :smiley:
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I know you did a good job however if i didnt know you i would never buy a conversion :smiley:
my sentiments exactly I would be like converted erm no thanks :smiley: doesnt help me sell it though :undecided: mmmm might have to break it up instead :shocked:
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Lets say it was some random bloke selling it on ebay. It wouldn't put me off, but i'd go over the thing with a fine toothed comb (i made the guy i bought the wagon from drive around while i did some data logging :grin: ) and i'd want to be paying well below the asking price for similar original 1.8Ts.
if putting the 2.0 back in is an option im sure you wouldnt have any problems selling a 1.8T engine.. you'll probably see the most money back that way :undecided:
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tough call mate :undecided:
the easiest way would be to swap the engines back over though that takes time which you currently don't have a lot of although i'm sure we could we could resurrect team 'Traffic Cone' for a weekend and get it done :wink: but then you run into the issue of recoding all the ruddy clocks and keys :sad:
would be a shame to break it as its a nice looking motor although it probably is worth more in bits - leather, engine, wheels suspension etc :undecided:
perhaps the easiest way is to p/x it against an estate?? you won't get as much as you'd hope but it will save you the hassle of selling it privately :smiley:
got anything in mind for the estate car??
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Lets say it was some random bloke selling it on ebay. It wouldn't put me off, but i'd go over the thing with a fine toothed comb (i made the guy i bought the wagon from drive around while i did some data logging :grin: ) and i'd want to be paying well below the asking price for similar original 1.8Ts.
if putting the 2.0 back in is an option im sure you wouldnt have any problems selling a 1.8T engine.. you'll probably see the most money back that way :undecided:
mmmm perhaps i could try selling it if there are a few people who might buy it converted :smiley:
putting the 2.0 back in is an option still got everything here, should be able to do it in a day just as rhyso says recoding the clocks etc
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Righto as most of you know I converted my 2.0 8V engine for a 1.8T Aum engine,
see here if you dont know the car http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=100666.0
However after the arrival of my baby girl i need an estate car rather than a 3 door mk4 my question is would you be put off buying my car knowing it's converted, the log book has been updated on the engine number and cylinder capacity but in the model section it still says gti 115bhp this apparently cant be altered. when you bought your mk 4 would this make you run for the hills? And please be honest :smiley:
IMO people will be cautious but if its at the right price it will sell.
Just sold my old daily hack a little Pimped Punto :sad: When I had it the water pump went and fecked the engine.
It was cheaper to buy another 2nd hand engine than do the work it needed headgasket etc.
The guy who bought it was well chuffed with it I sold it for £1450 about the same price all 2000 V are going for.
Not telling you how to suck eggs, but just do a good add, loads of pics and present it well when veiwers come and you'll be sorted :grin:
Good luck with the sale :wink:
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keep the car! :grin: we had a 3 door seat ibiza when our boy was born, then a 3 door suzuki jimny before we bought our first mk4 a 3 door 2.0 gti then a 3 door tdi, we never once had a problem with any of these cars with the baby, managed fine all day every day, there is plenty of room in them for everything you need. i dont understand it when people feel that a 3 door car is not big enough and they go out to get a bigger car when it is not needed.
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keep the car! :grin: we had a 3 door seat ibiza when our boy was born, then a 3 door suzuki jimny before we bought our first mk4 a 3 door 2.0 gti then a 3 door tdi, we never once had a problem with any of these cars with the baby, managed fine all day every day, there is plenty of room in them for everything you need. i dont understand it when people feel that a 3 door car is not big enough and they go out to get a bigger car when it is not needed.
Dave has 2 dogs h wants to take out as well!
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keep the car! :grin: we had a 3 door seat ibiza when our boy was born, then a 3 door suzuki jimny before we bought our first mk4 a 3 door 2.0 gti then a 3 door tdi, we never once had a problem with any of these cars with the baby, managed fine all day every day, there is plenty of room in them for everything you need. i dont understand it when people feel that a 3 door car is not big enough and they go out to get a bigger car when it is not needed.
Dave has 2 dogs h wants to take out as well!
one of which is a huge Lab!!
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keep the car! :grin: we had a 3 door seat ibiza when our boy was born, then a 3 door suzuki jimny before we bought our first mk4 a 3 door 2.0 gti then a 3 door tdi, we never once had a problem with any of these cars with the baby, managed fine all day every day, there is plenty of room in them for everything you need. i dont understand it when people feel that a 3 door car is not big enough and they go out to get a bigger car when it is not needed.
Dave has 2 dogs h wants to take out as well!
yep cant get it all in plus the dogs, also my cars get changed every 6 months cos i get bored :laugh: the golf has been with me a year :shocked:
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keep the car! :grin: we had a 3 door seat ibiza when our boy was born, then a 3 door suzuki jimny before we bought our first mk4 a 3 door 2.0 gti then a 3 door tdi, we never once had a problem with any of these cars with the baby, managed fine all day every day, there is plenty of room in them for everything you need. i dont understand it when people feel that a 3 door car is not big enough and they go out to get a bigger car when it is not needed.
Dave has 2 dogs h wants to take out as well!
yep cant get it all in plus the dogs, also my cars get changed every 6 months cos i get bored :laugh: the golf has been with me a year :shocked:
get smaller dogs :tongue:
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Erase the dogs from the picture.
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keep the car! :grin: we had a 3 door seat ibiza when our boy was born, then a 3 door suzuki jimny before we bought our first mk4 a 3 door 2.0 gti then a 3 door tdi, we never once had a problem with any of these cars with the baby, managed fine all day every day, there is plenty of room in them for everything you need. i dont understand it when people feel that a 3 door car is not big enough and they go out to get a bigger car when it is not needed.
Dave has 2 dogs h wants to take out as well!
yep cant get it all in plus the dogs, also my cars get changed every 6 months cos i get bored :laugh: the golf has been with me a year :shocked:
get smaller dogs :tongue:
well i put them on a hot wash but they didnt shrink :evil:
Erase the dogs from the picture.
mmm any suggestions how to do this :grin:
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keep the car! :grin: we had a 3 door seat ibiza when our boy was born, then a 3 door suzuki jimny before we bought our first mk4 a 3 door 2.0 gti then a 3 door tdi, we never once had a problem with any of these cars with the baby, managed fine all day every day, there is plenty of room in them for everything you need. i dont understand it when people feel that a 3 door car is not big enough and they go out to get a bigger car when it is not needed.
Dave has 2 dogs h wants to take out as well!
yep cant get it all in plus the dogs, also my cars get changed every 6 months cos i get bored :laugh: the golf has been with me a year :shocked:
get smaller dogs :tongue:
well i put them on a hot wash but they didnt shrink :evil:
Erase the dogs from the picture.
mmm any suggestions how to do this :grin:
well you don't like the Westie and she is ill........could make it look natural :lipsrsealed:
you can't get rid of Meg though - she's lush :smiley:
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keep the car! :grin: we had a 3 door seat ibiza when our boy was born, then a 3 door suzuki jimny before we bought our first mk4 a 3 door 2.0 gti then a 3 door tdi, we never once had a problem with any of these cars with the baby, managed fine all day every day, there is plenty of room in them for everything you need. i dont understand it when people feel that a 3 door car is not big enough and they go out to get a bigger car when it is not needed.
Dave has 2 dogs h wants to take out as well!
yep cant get it all in plus the dogs, also my cars get changed every 6 months cos i get bored :laugh: the golf has been with me a year :shocked:
get smaller dogs :tongue:
well i put them on a hot wash but they didnt shrink :evil:
Erase the dogs from the picture.
mmm any suggestions how to do this :grin:
well you don't like the Westie and she is ill........could make it look natural :lipsrsealed:
you can't get rid of Meg though - she's lush :smiley:
ha ha yeah i like it "make it look natural"
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A converted car wouldn't put me off, TBH, but I am a mug who likes to buy standard cars then spend a mint on modding them, when I could have bought it already modded & saved a small fortune, lol! :D
I still dream occasionally of buying an Mi16 converted Pug 205 or 1.8T'd Mk2, in fact. If you're the patient type, then I reckon it would be possible to get near enough the same money as a standard 1.8 T. :afro:
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A converted car wouldn't put me off, TBH, but I am a mug who likes to buy standard cars then spend a mint on modding them, when I could have bought it already modded & saved a small fortune, lol! :D
I still dream occasionally of buying an Mi16 converted Pug 205 or 1.8T'd Mk2, in fact. If you're the patient type, then I reckon it would be possible to get near enough the same money as a standard 1.8 T. :afro:
I like that answer :afro: the MOT and tax are up this month so will get her through the MOT and then see about advertising, Strange thing is im reluctant to sell the golf, which if you know me is strange cos i change the cars so often :shocked:
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I like that answer :afro: the MOT and tax are up this month so will get her through the MOT and then see about advertising, Strange thing is im reluctant to sell the golf, which if you know me is strange cos i change the cars so often :shocked:
yeah the amount of cars you've owned and sold on is unreal!!! :shocked: :shocked:
i'm surprised you're not a fully fledged dodgy 2nd hand car dealer :tongue:
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I like that answer :afro: the MOT and tax are up this month so will get her through the MOT and then see about advertising, Strange thing is im reluctant to sell the golf, which if you know me is strange cos i change the cars so often :shocked:
yeah the amount of cars you've owned and sold on is unreal!!! :shocked: :shocked:
i'm surprised you're not a fully fledged dodgy 2nd hand car dealer :tongue:
Yeah did buy and sell for ages when there was money in cars, no money in them now though :sad:
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Any idea how much you might fetch for your mk4?
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Any idea how much you might fetch for your mk4?
no idea mate I owe £2800 on my credit card :undecided:
not thats a relation to the value of the car just somewhere near would be nice
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save you the hassle of selling converted, wanna swap with me?
you have a 5 door then, that little bit closer to an estate :)
you can keep your wheels too :)
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save you the hassle of selling converted, wanna swap with me?
you have a 5 door then, that little bit closer to an estate :)
you can keep your wheels too :)
Whats the mileage on yours? couldnt see it on your advert
Edit Just seen 98k
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save you the hassle of selling converted, wanna swap with me?
you have a 5 door then, that little bit closer to an estate :)
you can keep your wheels too :)
Whats the mileage on yours? couldnt see it on your advert
Edit Just seen 98k
its just hit 99k, but has full service history
was last serviced at 92k, next due a service at 104k