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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Kus on 10 August 2011, 20:57
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Im looking to get a 1.8 turbo
Trouble is iv'e got a grand or under. Iv seen a few on ebay and autotrader im shocked you can get them for so cheap.
Am i asking for trouble though?
Im prepared to have it as a project and spend money on it though.
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Im looking to get a 1.8 turbo
Trouble is iv'e got a grand or under. Iv seen a few on ebay and autotrader im shocked you can get them for so cheap.
Am i asking for trouble though?
Im prepared to have it as a project and spend money on it though.
I'd guess it'll be an absolute dog for sub £1k, surely it'll eat money so quickly you'd be better off saving and picking up a better one :undecided:
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+1 id rather save some money,but you might get lucky.I got a mint impreza a few years ago for £1080 hammerd it for a year and made more than that profit with out spending a bean. Luck of the draw i guess :undecided:
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Im looking to get a 1.8 turbo
Trouble is iv'e got a grand or under. Iv seen a few on ebay and autotrader im shocked you can get them for so cheap.
Am i asking for trouble though?
Im prepared to have it as a project and spend money on it though.
I'd guess it'll be an absolute dog for sub £1k, surely it'll eat money so quickly you'd be better off saving and picking up a better one :undecided:
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save up an extra 500 - 600 quid and then look for one around 1800 mark and try knok him down 200.
i got mine for 1500 down from 1800 2 years ago .
had 86k on the clock, and a few small paint chips 1 years service history missing but all recipts there, had pretty new tyres on and a full tank of fuel and it hasent let me down yet ( majorly, just the usual break pads, services, window regulator clips ect.)
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What can go wrong with them what are the common faults apart from the turbo and how can you check if the turbo is decent?
Good service regularly should do the trick surely?
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have a good search through this section mate for commen problems and other problems but like whats been said id save a lil more around 1800 mark with a good service history and you,ll be fine :smiley:
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What can go wrong with them what are the common faults apart from the turbo and how can you check if the turbo is decent?
Good service regularly should do the trick surely?
Also if it has no history with it to prove a recent cambelt & waterpump change i'd factor in the cost of getting that done :smiley:
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id say if it seams to good to be true it probly is as ive prooved this twice but the one i got i paid £2300 for and it still has its niggles dont thin theres such a thing as perfect one lol, like above service history is a must plus cambelt and water pump
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not really heard many problems with turbos on golfs so IMO there not a common fault, though i could be wrong?
most common faults seem to be window regulators and window regulator clips ( window drops )
leaky window washer (causes boot lock to break)
doors dropping a little which can make it harder to open and close doors smoothly.
MAF sensors and Temp sensors.
and well yeah as daz said have a look through this section, and in the maintenence and info part im sure theres a buyers guide which will proberbly tell you all of the common faults, but the four ive stated above seem to be the most common.
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also if you know anyone who has a copy of vagcom or anyone who has a scanner get them to come have a look at any car you think of buying. if not you can pick them up on ebay for a tenner. and then if you ever have some problem with your car you can scann it yourself and save the trouble of taking it to vw or some other garage and paying them 20 quid to do so.
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Just go for it bud, theres plenty of people on here who could/would help you out if anything goes wrong (which it probably will). :grin: :grin:
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yes, but if he needs it for under a grand or less it sounds like he cant afford to spend too muh and if he buys it and needs to spend half a grand repairing it after 2 months hes going to have a car that he cant afford to fix, its fair enough people saying they would help cause im sure most people on here would take the time out to explain how to do something/physically help if he needed and they were near, but if he cant afford to fix it then hes in trouble and has a car that canot be used.
personally ide just save up a bit more as if its going for under a grand then there must be some reason why, weather it be that the owner is leaving the country at the weekend forever so needs it gone quick or the fact that the engines niked and not installed correctly and going to burst into flames half a mile down the road.
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I wouldn't expect a 1k 1.8 20vt to be much good.
I can't even get 2k for mine and I've spent loads on it to ensure it's a good car, no doubt my next car will need a packet spending on it to get anywhere near as good!
This is a guide/checklist I made/printed and took with me when viewing them: http://www.illusional.co.uk/stuff/golfguide.doc
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ive seen a few standard 1.8t now under £1200 maybe cheep because of fuel and insurance cost's
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Dont :smiley:
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They are not a cheap car to keep on the road if you've got no cash to hand (which is probably true if you are looking at 1 grand 1.8 20vt's) - they WILL go wrong and you'll hate the thing.
Even expensive ones go wrong lol... but more chance of finding one with lots changed and to a good standard.
I wish they weren't getting so cheap mind, looks like I'll have to give mine away if I see a car to replace it which I'm serious about buying.
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not really heard many problems with turbos on golfs so IMO there not a common fault, though i could be wrong?
most common faults seem to be window regulators and window regulator clips ( window drops )
leaky window washer (causes boot lock to break)
doors dropping a little which can make it harder to open and close doors smoothly.
MAF sensors and Temp sensors.
and well yeah as daz said have a look through this section, and in the maintenence and info part im sure theres a buyers guide which will proberbly tell you all of the common faults, but the four ive stated above seem to be the most common.
One thing I would suggest doing is make sure you do the oil strainer at around 100k miles as these tend to clog and starve the turbo of oil.
Just make sure you plan to do it when you do an oil service it as the sump has to be removed.
Rick
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I bought my 1.8t aum for 1k, with 90k miles. however it was from a salvage centre and a cad D insurance loss, i got it bk on the road for just short of 800 quid. and it is now mint. with only 1 previos owner from new.
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One thing I would suggest doing is make sure you do the oil strainer at around 100k miles as these tend to clog and starve the turbo of oil.
Just make sure you plan to do it when you do an oil service it as the sump has to be removed.
Needs replacing every 75k as per the service bulletins
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One thing I would suggest doing is make sure you do the oil strainer at around 100k miles as these tend to clog and starve the turbo of oil.
Just make sure you plan to do it when you do an oil service it as the sump has to be removed.
Needs replacing every 75k as per the service bulletins
I replaced mine at 87k, bought at 60k ish and was nothing in there atall. Pain in the arse job that got me nowhere :laugh:
If i hadnt of done it, my luck would have suggested that it was about to starve engine lol :grin:
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i bought my aum for 2k and it had a some demons to sort,all the mechanics is spot on now after spending a few squids.if you dont mind it not being a minter and wanna put some tlc into it go for it,so many things you can do for almost next to nothing.if you do most of the work yourself its much cheaper and get a really good feeling about it.many peeps here will give advice and help-the dubbers way of life so just do it dude.
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I bought my AUM for £1250, needed 4 tyres, maf and and a bloody good service to start with £300
All bushes and suspension changed £180
Silicone TIP and various PVC pipes £150
Catch can £29
Next thing to do is remap and sports cat approx £400
So all in all about £2500 spent wich isnt bad now that i will have the car the way i want it.. :grin: :grin:
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I bought one for £850 with 150K miles to go racing with and i thougth i would have to completely rebuild the engine but it was comepletely fine all i had to do was a service but it did look like a dog when i bought it
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bought mine for 1800, when i bought it needed temp sender, and a lightbulb. only money ive spent since in the year of owning it has been for a wiper mechanism (45 quid and an arse to fit)
look at a few, you might get lucky and find someone who just wants rid quickly, bargains to be had
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this may piss people off, but i bought a 5 door anniversairy 1.8t with leather recaros, climate control, rain sensitive wipers etc, flush boot, new coilies, silicon boostpipes, forge 007 valve, revo remap, 18" alloys with new tyres, loads of spares and it only cost me 800 quid! ok the bodywork is not mint, but not bad. im a painter so can easily sort this! only things its needed are new wishbone bushes, MAF and driveshaft! so all in only cost me about £950! it got full service history too!
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you bought the only 5 door Anni in existence then
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you bought the only 5 door Anni in existance then
:grin:
About as rare as the excrement from one of these then..
(http://allgatesbrewery.com/allgates-brewery-blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/rocking_horse1.jpg)
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Why not get a pretty mint non turbo from just down the road at loads less than a grand?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280725611214&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1586.l2649#ht_947wt_1139
Sorry for the shameless plug of my ad guys :embarassed: :embarassed: but it does kind of make sense!! :wink: :laugh:
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you bought the only 5 door Anni in existence then
ROFL!
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sorry missed a vital word, "Kitted"..... its an anniverssairy kitted 1.8t. 150bhp model.