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Title: Advice Please: Golf GT TDI 140
Post by: ben_l on 24 March 2010, 12:41
Hi I'm currently driving a Citroen Saxo and have been looking at golfs as my next car.

Heres the question.

My girlfriends dads got a VW Golf 2.0 GT TDI 140 coming up for sale at work. Its a 5 door in Diamond black, with 83k on an 06 plate. Its got full VW service history and has had the turbo replaced at xmas.

The guy who owns it atm has only washed it by hand and has treated it asif its his own car apparently. He wouldn't let me see it until it was all cleaned up.

I've got pics of the interior and exterior. It looks absolutely mint going by the pics, but i'm a little bit worried about buying a car thats done quite so many miles. 83k would be the end of a saxos life almost anyway lol!

What sort of price should I been looking at for one of these?

Been told this site was the place to ask

Will be seeing car at the weekend in the flesh hopefully


Cheers

Ben
Title: Re: Advice Please: Golf GT TDI 140
Post by: 729hel on 24 March 2010, 15:37
Sounds like ok miles to me, but high for the age. If its motorway miles then its not so bad. Surprising that the turbo failed so early. I would have one any day. It also means you can haggle with the price because of the miles. If the history is sound, that is also one to look out for . But i am a girl, so what would i know!!!
Title: Re: Advice Please: Golf GT TDI 140
Post by: ben_l on 24 March 2010, 18:47
Its 20k miles a year isn't it. I dont know how its been driven, but i've been told the guy treats it asif its his own car (not company car)

I really want one  :undecided:

Title: Re: Advice Please: Golf GT TDI 140
Post by: GOLF_STU on 24 March 2010, 21:21
welcome along  :cool:
Title: Re: Advice Please: Golf GT TDI 140
Post by: luke on 25 March 2010, 02:32
look around on fleabay and autotrader at prices for similar spec as the car you're after, then offer him lower  :grin:
Title: Re: Advice Please: Golf GT TDI 140
Post by: ben_l on 25 March 2010, 08:23
look around on fleabay and autotrader at prices for similar spec as the car you're after, then offer him lower  :grin:

i like that... :smug:

are 5 door golf frowned upon like 5 door saxos?
Title: Re: Advice Please: Golf GT TDI 140
Post by: VR6_Wherry on 25 March 2010, 09:46
Welcome to the forum  :cool:
Title: Re: Advice Please: Golf GT TDI 140
Post by: luke on 25 March 2010, 15:52
look around on fleabay and autotrader at prices for similar spec as the car you're after, then offer him lower  :grin:

i like that... :smug:

are 5 door golf frowned upon like 5 door saxos?
5 doors are for familys in my opinion..
Title: Re: Advice Please: Golf GT TDI 140
Post by: radz on 25 March 2010, 16:11
look around on fleabay and autotrader at prices for similar spec as the car you're after, then offer him lower  :grin:

i like that... :smug:

are 5 door golf frowned upon like 5 door saxos?

Don't you mean ALL saxos?

:P Only joking <3

Welcome along, I have a 3 door in black and imo I do prefer them

Saying that whenever I get in my gf's 5door mk2 its nice and easy to chuck crap in the back :D