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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: smiiithy on 10 December 2009, 18:28

Title: Things to look for on a Mk 4 GT TDi
Post by: smiiithy on 10 December 2009, 18:28
I've got a 2002 Golf GT TDi 150 lined up and hopefully buying on Sat. It's done 151,000 miles.

Does anybody have any advice on anything to look out for fault wise? I'm taking my friend who is a MOT tester with me but would like to know any common faults on this car I should be looking out for.

Cheers,

Mike
Title: Re: Things to look for on a Mk 4 GT TDi
Post by: Rhyso on 10 December 2009, 18:38
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=38557.0

though if its like the one you're on about in your other thread I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole
Title: Re: Things to look for on a Mk 4 GT TDi
Post by: smiiithy on 10 December 2009, 18:51
I haven't even seen it in the flesh yet but the rose tinted glasses will be getting left at home :huh:
Title: Re: Things to look for on a Mk 4 GT TDi
Post by: Rick#55 on 10 December 2009, 19:51
Main fault is its a derv :evil: AVOID!!!!
Title: Re: Things to look for on a Mk 4 GT TDi
Post by: Adam on 11 December 2009, 00:46
Main fault is its a derv :evil: AVOID!!!!

 :huh: Quick and amazing economy....whats not to like  :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: Things to look for on a Mk 4 GT TDi
Post by: Rick#55 on 11 December 2009, 14:21
To be fair, if one had ben available when i was looking, i would have got one. :embarassed:
Title: Things to look for on a Mk 4 GT TDi
Post by: TewVetWhere on 12 December 2009, 06:48
Thanks for the golf lesson lead.  Im looking forward to getting started
Title: Re: Things to look for on a Mk 4 GT TDi
Post by: smiiithy on 13 December 2009, 00:59
Just found that Golf on Google Maps Street View at the dealers address (http://"http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=&vps=3&jsv=194b&sll=53.796175,-1.710193&sspn=0.000389,0.001156&ie=UTF8&geocode=FU_dNAMdj-fl_w&split=0")  :undecided:

It looks like dodgey dealings in a rough area to me :huh:

Whats the chances of typing in the dealers address for directions and finding the same make and model of car in the same colour and with the same wheels parked further down the street
Title: Re: Things to look for on a Mk 4 GT TDi
Post by: smiiithy on 13 December 2009, 01:19
Managed to get a clearer picture of the reg on Google by going down the street a bit and then zooming in and it seems the one on the map is a 52 plate and the one for sale is a 02
Title: Re: Things to look for on a Mk 4 GT TDi
Post by: Adam on 13 December 2009, 01:36
Managed to get a clearer picture of the reg on Google by going down the street a bit and then zooming in and it seems the one on the map is a 52 plate and the one for sale is a 02

!! Do you want to do digital forensics! lol

The pictures from Google street are not current. If that is the same car I would guess its been on that forecourt a while.
Title: Re: Things to look for on a Mk 4 GT TDi
Post by: smiiithy on 13 December 2009, 23:50
It wasn't on the forecourt it was further down the street but it turns out half the cars down there are Golfs

It drove fine and was great to drive but something was blatantly very wrong as soon as I opened the bonnet, there was black oil splattered absolutely everywhere. The sponge on the bottom of the plastic engine cover was just drenched in the stuff. He tried telling me that oil had been split toping it up but this was dirty oil not clean stuff out of the bottle and there was so much of it. A lot of it was dried on the pipes and looked like it had been there for some time. I think something has gone wrong and they've patched it up but haven't done a very good job of cleaning it up.

The area was packed with boy racers and I couldn't get over the number of Golfs. I hope never to return to Bradistan.