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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: robiwill on 20 October 2012, 10:25
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Right not posted for a while since I sold my black valver, been offered a tornado red valver this morning showing 67k, no history apart from two old old mots 35k 1995 and 42K 1996. vosa checks out 2005 60145, 2006, 61025 2007 62098, 2008, 64K then gap to 2010 64K, 2011 66K 2012 67K (these are approx as f also car has had 5 prevous owners. Car is modified but in 90's styling ie eyebow spoiler clear indicartors and oval exhaust and lowered, missing the ra's on serbrings. interior clean apart from holes in carpet from heels and worn rubbers so suspect the mileage has had a haircut. Car is very very clean bumpers need a fettle but no rust dents etc. Also headlining has been replaced and apart from the wrong material done very very well, has had a wing on it at some point but is a vag one so suspect a long time ago. I am pondering
needs a starter as lazy and the engine bay is a mess needs rocker gasket good clean and gear lever is sloppy.
I have bought and sold 100's of these as some of you know but this one has stumped me. If its right miles its worth easy 4 to 5k with some tlc. If its wrong miles and go on condition 2k to 3K maybe. Last two owners with in the last two years so no help there. If it was any other colour than red would have it for myself again as do miss mine but then I never drove it did less than 10 miles in the last year of ownership.
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Dont like RED thats knocked off 1K already :laugh:
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As I said any other colour would have have it for myself
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Worn carpet mat says to me done more than 60K TBF. I've known some clocks have stopped working around 60K 4K 5K everyting should be spot on rather turn it around quicker in this climate.
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Might not of ever had a set of mats in it and some builder drove it for years. Our work vans have 10,000 miles or less and no mats and some of them there is no carpet left from boots.
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bought it so look out for it on ebay soon at £1995. going to sell it as mileage disclaimed as cant prove it's right, going to cambelt it, its rust free and dent free so going on condition, we all know what it would be worth if there was history for the mileage.
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Might not of ever had a set of mats in it and some builder drove it for years. Our work vans have 10,000 miles or less and no mats and some of them there is no carpet left from boots.
Guess its upto Rob to decide if prevous owner had a pair of size 12 and used it for building work :laugh:
At this stage you can only assume its over 20 odd years old and worn seats could have been changed and even worn mats. We dont even have pictures to see what overall condition its in. I'm only commenting on whats been offered, but in my experience with high millers I always check bolsters and mats and pedal wear, steering wheel, gear knob leather wear, tell, tell signs of high millage.
Taking it as face value and the all important whats it worth thread.........?
If he can sell it and make profit then go for a punt!
I'm sure the real question is how much of a turn around you can make :wink:
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Hi Rob, hows it going...
Whats it like for Tin Worm? wings and rear arches are unimportant these days, its all about rear shocker mounts, inner sills and "A" posts and floor pan :wink: anything else is run of the mill...
I know 3 or 4 people looking for mint shells! :lipsrsealed:
Thom
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Might not of ever had a set of mats in it and some builder drove it for years. Our work vans have 10,000 miles or less and no mats and some of them there is no carpet left from boots.
Guess its upto Rob to decide if prevous owner had a pair of size 12 and used it for building work :laugh:
At this stage you can only assume its over 20 odd years old and worn seats could have been changed and even worn mats. We dont even have pictures to see what overall condition its in. I'm only commenting on whats been offered, but in my experience with high millers I always check bolsters and mats and pedal wear, steering wheel, gear knob leather wear, tell, tell signs of high millage.
Taking it as face value and the all important whats it worth thread.........?
If he can sell it and make profit then go for a punt!
I'm sure the real question is how much of a turn around you can make :wink:
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True. It's his decision and clocks do break and stop working As I ve found out when I have bought a mk2 before. And I also know how easy they are to change the mileage.
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would be sold mileage not verified, believe me if I could prove it I would be asking 3k plus Thom hi no to be fair didnt look at the rear mounts but A pillars are excellent wiper blank petrol cap also no lower rust had a professional respray trim off looks as clean as the ebay link but better seats.still has the megga rare boot trim although cracked
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1991-VOLKSWAGEN-GOLF-GTI-16V-TORNADO-RED-RARE-px-swap-why-/200833904371?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2ec2a22ef3
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still has the megga rare boot trim although cracked
Good job I have a mint one then :wink:
Thom
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Mine has 150000 and still has ok boot trim and ok Interier.
And all the underseal is still there. Thought it was a shed (because of battered panels) but the way you lot ate going on its worth keeping.
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still has the megga rare boot trim although cracked
Good job I have a mint one then :wink:
Thom
good to see Not Escorts Parts still appricated thought you would get the pun ;-)
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Whats the underside like?
Thom's spot on with the rear turret comment. Looked over a "show car" yesterday and the turrets were rotten :sick:
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underside is good had it on a ramp, will pm you when its in, if you want a nose around it. never had issues with rear turets but guess first sign of this is the bubbling under the petrol flap. If you want to trade with that old blue one of yours that you have had for years sure we could do something ;-)
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No probs Rob I'll pop down but the blue one stays :grin:
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I remember this car for sale a few months ago on gumtree. I'm 99.9% sure its the same one as I even remember the wording in the advert. The only thing missing from the original advert is the mileage which was 170000. He wanted 2200 for it at the time and hence the wording saying how they go on for 250000 miles. As I said I remember this well.
I can't explain how the mileage checks out, unless that the 0.1% of me thats wrong.
I would have bought it if he had come down a few hundred!
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I remember this car for sale a few months ago on gumtree. I'm 99.9% sure its the same one as I even remember the wording in the advert. The only thing missing from the original advert is the mileage which was 170000. He wanted 2200 for it at the time and hence the wording saying how they go on for 250000 miles. As I said I remember this well.
I can't explain how the mileage checks out, unless that the 0.1% of me thats wrong.
I would have bought it if he had come down a few hundred!
Great 1st post :grin:
Thom
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Thanks! As a first post I'm supposed to ask a question :smiley:
Just saying if you have a doubt about a car its usually right. It's a cracking looking car though and even if it had a 170k on it I was still interested. Just not at 2200.
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pick it up tomorrow and I havnt advertised it yet so dont know how you could have seen an ad for it on gumtree. and havnt seen it myself on there either as I troll gum tree, local rags, ebay etc for cheap cars as I run a used car site. This came to me via the trade as all the local traders know to ring me first if a mk2 comes in.
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pick it up tomorrow and I havnt advertised it yet so dont know how you could have seen an ad for it on gumtree. and havnt seen it myself on there either as I troll gum tree, local rags, ebay etc for cheap cars as I run a used car site. This came to me via the trade as all the local traders know to ring me first if a mk2 comes in.
I imagine that Robw has assumed the same as me, and that is that the ebay link that you posted was for the car that this thread is about.
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Exactly. Yesterday it had reached £1500.
Was the link to eBay not the car we are talking about?
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no mate used that one as an example of what the one I have bought looks like but cleaner.
Its Here! cant wait to start playing, miss my old black one
Mr Blue bell me need a second pair of eyes also some f@ck wit at the garage its come from has scuffed the front bumper grrrrrrrrr