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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Madmax on 14 August 2009, 18:46
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As above, i'm looking to sell my car in a few months & with that & the money i've saved, i'll have around £2000.
Wondering if this is enough for something half decent? back when i had my old MK4 2.0 about 2 years ago, i wouldn't
of even asked but now it seems prices are falling.
cheers
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Paid £1950 for mine s reg agu 120k and needed a few things sorting out but is turning into a money pit :cry:
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Paid £1950 for mine s reg agu 120k and needed a few things sorting out but is turning into a money pit :cry:
Sorry to hear that. What's going wrong on it?
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I would say £2k is a bit of an ask really for a 1.8T. Need closer to £3k to pick up something decent that won't cost you the earth to get running right as turbo.jon has found out by the sound of it...
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Mate just bought an A3 1.8T with FSH for 1600 :)
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Mate just bought an A3 1.8T with FSH for 1600 :)
The A3's don't hold there money like the Golfs do though.... Stupid really as they are the same cars, but just don't have the cult following to keep the values up! Sounds like he got a steal!
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ul prob find oe but not a very good one i managed to get mine for 2500 (which was a real bargain considering iv had it for a year)
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I paid 1850 for mine 4 months ago.it had 136k on it when i bought it, now it's just on under 142k and has fsh. Needed new discs and pads, but thats about it. I had it remapped a few weeks ago as well and there's no problems. I spent about a month looking for it, but well worth it
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You will find one for under £2000, i've seen them go on ebay for less than that. But i will advise that you give the car a good test drive first, check everything so you wont end up paying a lot more later.
Check:
handling - does the steering feel right? Mine needed a new trackrod because it had been bent in a bump.
any noises from the suspension
tyre wear (is it even and how much tread is left? If they're all on their last legs it'll cost you a couple of hundred or so pretty soon so use that to bargain)
all the electrics
the engine - oil, other fluids, does it run smoothly?
check the brake discs and pads for wear
Service history is important too - find out when the timing belt was changed.
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2k and some change should see you right, I ended up with mine for £2380 with 18" Keskins, Miltek Exhaust,forge intercooler, revo stage 2 map with sps, silicone hoses, koni suspension, neuspeed shortshift and a fsh on 98k.
Keep hunting and if you check out your potential purchase carefully you could end up with a nice example for around your budget.
Happy Hunting.
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save up a bit youll get a better kept one with lower milege and a piece of mind!.... my mate got one for 2000 and month later his bottom end is gone and it only had 90k... :angry: (hes got a vrs now for £2500 51 reg very nice :cool:)
look at vrs , audi a3's, seat leons.. all same engine just check out which decent ones are on your price range :smiley:
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I didnt realise A3s were that cheap or I'd have looked at them myself. I guess that's why VWs are so expensive, everyone automatically thinks of the and thinks Audi will be out of their range.
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I paid £3K for mine last year,80,000 miles leather recaro's,fmic,tip,reiger body kit and some chavy wolfrace wheels.The car has since took over £2K,and i work on a budget and only buy bargins :wink:
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i saw a vw golf turbo 180 bhp in the auto trader online going for just over £1000 with slight dent and scratches i couldnt see any damage in pictures. wish i had more money i would have got it ..its proberly still for sale :tongue:
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yes, but finished now only 1 owner too!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2001-VOLKSWAGEN-GOLF-GTI-TURBO-GREEN_W0QQitemZ190327577119QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item2c50685a1f&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
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Mate just bought an A3 1.8T with FSH for 1600 :)
The A3's don't hold there money like the Golfs do though.... Stupid really as they are the same cars, but just don't have the cult following to keep the values up! Sounds like he got a steal!
Not sure on that point, have seen a w reg mint one for £2750 a few days ago which when you think about it is a lot of a money for a mk3 Golf with a posher badge.
Even early ones are still fetching £1500 or more, your mate got a bargain.
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i picked mine up for 2150, it was up for 2300 mind you. 103k fsh w reg, so far so good.
the deals are there, you just need to look hard.
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If i get one in Feb ill be looking at £4k. Will be the best price for resale value (lower mileage) and will be a later model.
Wouldnt be comfortable driving around in a £2k MK4 1.8T, would be waiting for things to go wrong!
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would be waiting for things to go wrong!
that applies to ALL mk4's :grin: :grin: :grin:
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would be waiting for things to go wrong!
that applies to ALL mk4's :grin: :grin: :grin:
yep, mine was quiet abit more than that and has cost me £££'s :cry: :angry: :lipsrsealed:
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i picked mine up for £2050 mate, 1 owner from new, 68K on the clock, FSH and very nice. The only things I had to do was replace the dv to a forge 007p and get the body shop to sort a few scratches here and there. the deals are out there......
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mines a 2000 plate jazz blue paid £300 yes £300 83k on clock and anniversy kit :drool:
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Mate just bought an A3 1.8T with FSH for 1600 :)
The A3's don't hold there money like the Golfs do though.... Stupid really as they are the same cars, but just don't have the cult following to keep the values up! Sounds like he got a steal!
Not sure on that point, have seen a w reg mint one for £2750 a few days ago which when you think about it is a lot of a money for a mk3 Golf with a posher badge.
Even early ones are still fetching £1500 or more, your mate got a bargain.
2000 "W" A3 is based on the Mk4 Golf not the Mk3??!!
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i saw a vw golf turbo 180 bhp in the auto trader online going for just over £1000 with slight dent and scratches i couldnt see any damage in pictures. wish i had more money i would have got it ..its proberly still for sale :tongue:
It's NOT a 180bhp.... I would say 80% of all the Mk4 Golf GTi on Autotrader stated as 180bhp are actually 150bhp. The 180bhp came out in late 2002 and you tell a genuine one by it having a 6 speed box.
Don't believe everything Autotrader tells you!!! :tongue:
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I picked up a w reg for £1100. It had 170k though. It needed a few things for the MOT, they cost me £90 in parts, and a windscreen, which cost me £100. I changed the bumper, cost me £100, and had it mapped.
It's now nudging 180k, needs a cambelt, MAF and rear wiper motor. Other than that is solid. It had a receipt for a gearbox rebuild and clutch. The only other expense that I'm setting cash aside for is a turbo, then expect to get 300k out of it!
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Cheers guys. :smiley:
My next car is either a VR6, MR2 or 1.8t. Very strange choices i know lol!
I loved my old MK4 & having a turbo on it would of made me keep so it's
looking good for the MK4. :smiley:
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MR2's are cool, but you really need to be sure of ur masculinity :grin:
1.8T all the way for me. Re-map and it's a performance bargain.
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mines a 2000 plate jazz blue paid £300 yes £300 83k on clock and anniversy kit :drool:
Rolling shell??? Does the VIN no. match the log-book??? :P :D
Only joking, mate! ;) What was the story with that lil' pearl?? :smug:
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This is a complete joke. I can get insured on an MR2 turbo for less then a grand, but can't get insured on a 1.8t
with my current insurer, looks like i'm gonna have to go with the MR2. Which isn't a bad thing but i was looking
forward to another Golf.
I could change insurers but i'd lose some of my deposit, plus admin charges plus the only other insurer i was getting decent quotes with
was Bell & that was at £110 a month, i'm currently paying £65 a month.
:angry:
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This is a complete joke. I can get insured on an MR2 turbo for less then a grand, but can't get insured on a 1.8t
with my current insurer, looks like i'm gonna have to go with the MR2. Which isn't a bad thing but i was looking
forward to another Golf.
I could change insurers but i'd lose some of my deposit, plus admin charges plus the only other insurer i was getting decent quotes with
was Bell & that was at £110 a month, i'm currently paying £65 a month.
:angry:
You should expect to get a turbo car at your age with low insurance. It just doesnt happen. Reason - young people crash more and are more wreckless.
And VWs are more expensive to insure probably because the parts are stupidly expensive. It's not a sensible choice for a young driver.
The MR2 will be better to drive anyway. Dont be a badge snob, you miss out on some nice drives.
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This is a complete joke. I can get insured on an MR2 turbo for less then a grand, but can't get insured on a 1.8t
with my current insurer, looks like i'm gonna have to go with the MR2. Which isn't a bad thing but i was looking
forward to another Golf.
I could change insurers but i'd lose some of my deposit, plus admin charges plus the only other insurer i was getting decent quotes with
was Bell & that was at £110 a month, i'm currently paying £65 a month.
:angry:
You should expect to get a turbo car at your age with low insurance. It just doesnt happen. Reason - young people crash more and are more wreckless.
And VWs are more expensive to insure probably because the parts are stupidly expensive. It's not a sensible choice for a young driver.
I can quite happily get insured with other insurers on a turbo but it's just this one bloody insurer who i'm with now.
Even changed my DOB to 1980 & they still wouldn't quote me. The Cheek of it!
A Badge snob. :grin: I'm not, i just really loved my 8v that i want another Mk4. Love the interior too.