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Title: Advice
Post by: jaynevr6 on 27 March 2005, 18:11

Hi everyone

My friend is looking for a golf vr6 and there are 2
that are in her price range in the auto trader
i was wondering if u could give her some expert help


http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/WWW/cars_search.asp?modelexact=1&make=VOLKSWAGEN&min_pr=&postcode=m20%201dn&source=0&model=GOLF&max_pr=&sort=3&variant=&mileage=&miles=40&photo=1&keywords=vr6&agerange=&max_records=50&search.x=40&search.y=9

there is the p reg but on a cat d
and there is a jreg with full service history

thx everyone

Title: Re: Advice
Post by: mrwotto on 27 March 2005, 18:19

try reading the vr6 buying giude in the mk3 section.

Offers plenty of tips for buying a mk3

Title: Re: Advice
Post by: jaynevr6 on 27 March 2005, 18:22

Quote from: mrwotto on 27 March 2005, 18:19

try reading the vr6 buying giude in the mk3 section.

Offers plenty of tips for buying a mk3

ive read that :) but would like some opinions :)

Title: Re: Advice
Post by: mrwotto on 27 March 2005, 18:29

Some people always want more :grin:

The J reg one with the FSH sounds a better buy on the basis that it has a FSH and will have been looked after, but it has 120k on the clock

The other one however has only 80k on the clock, and is newer, I would suggest viewing both vehicle's and making sure that the one you go for is in good condition all electrics work, and the ABS / air bag lights work correctly.

Then to go for which car they like best :grin:

Paul

Title: Re: Advice
Post by: mowgli on 27 March 2005, 20:10

As with all cars really:

As new as possible
As cheap as possible
Full service history, independant/owner serviced is fine to be honest.
Least miles as possible
The colour you want
The spec you want
Personally I wouldn't buy a flat red car due to blooming of the paint, a metallic would be ok though.
Do your homework.  Some owners can be a little optimistic  :shocked: with their pricing.  It might be better to wait for the right one than buy one quickly and regret it.

I've had a look at your link, I'm guessing your friend has a max of 2K to spend??  Thats a shame because there are a couple that are very nice upto 3K:

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/WWW/cars_search.asp?modelexact=1&lid=search_used_cars_full&make=VOLKSWAGEN&model
=GOLF&variant=&keywords=vr6&min_pr=2000&max_pr=3000&mileage=&agerange=&postcode=m20+1dn&miles=40&max_records=50&
source=0&photo=1&sort=3&ukcarsearch_full=SEARCH

In particular, the last 2 on the page.  I'm sure I've read that its worthwhile getting AC because the interiors of the VR6 get a bit warm due to the heat
output of the engine??  There are a couple of other good ones on there, the grey 5 door and the green 3 door look OK too.

Ebay??  Some decent looking motors on there...

Hope that helps in conjunction with the other stuff above.