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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: loulou52 on 09 April 2013, 17:28

Title: help :)
Post by: loulou52 on 09 April 2013, 17:28: hiya, im looking into buying a mk4 golf gti, im a girl and sh!t with cars! basically all i wanna know is if theres any common faults i should be looking out for.... its a V reg and only done 97000 miles, which is quite good :smiley:
so if anyone fancies giving me some info that would be awesome! thanks guys :grin:
Title: Re: help :)
Post by: brett on 09 April 2013, 17:32: i dont know a great deal but obviously check on service history ,rust etc ,and there is plenty of useful people on here that know the ins and outs of a ducks arse when it comes to the mk4 lol,who im sure will give you sound advice,and better than mine lol
Title: Re: help :)
Post by: brewey on 09 April 2013, 17:38: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=38557.0

Look over this, it will give you all the information on what to look out for.
Title: Re: help :)
Post by: GTi_James on 09 April 2013, 17:40: is the 1.8t? or the 2ltre? the later will have you begging for the 1.8t and the 1.8t will either have you crying for a trouble free car or screaming for more power :evil:

tbh though if its been looked after either way you'd be fine :nerd:
Title: Re: help :)
Post by: loulou52 on 09 April 2013, 17:57: Thanks guys :D
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Post by: bullzeye on 10 April 2013, 11:59: loved all my mk4 golfs good fun and look fit but if your looking to be trouble free and keep money in your purse id steer clear lol i love my 1.8t but serious sick to death of fixing stuff no way i will be getting another :embarrassed:
Title: Re: help :)
Post by: GTi_James on 10 April 2013, 12:36: Quote from: bullzeye on 10 April 2013, 11:59
loved all my mk4 golfs good fun and look fit but if your looking to be trouble free and keep money in your purse id steer clear lol i love my 1.8t but serious sick to death of fixing stuff no way i will be getting another :embarrassed:

you'll get there in the end bud, built in germany, perfected by you!
Title: Re: help :)
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 10 April 2013, 13:00: dont see why people say that mk4s always go wrong, in 4 years of ownership the only things ive done are:

window regulator clips (fair enough vw should have made them metal not plastic, but the new revisions have this sorted)
exhaust (exhausts tend to go on older cars)
clutch clip (again vw should not have made them from plastic but i belive the new revisions have this sorted)
then usual consumables like tyres, break pads, bushes etc. out of all my mates i think ive had less problems with my golfs than theyv had with any of there cars.

good luck when buying :) *notice my sig* hahaha
Title: Re: help :)
Post by: dom on 10 April 2013, 13:04: Aside from the usual consumable parts in just under 2 years mine has needed:

MAF x2
N75 Valve
Thermostat
Temp Sensor
Door module x2
Window regulator clips x2
Boot lock

Which granted isn't a massive list but combine that with bushes, top mounts, brakes etc. it feels like its a money pit :grin:
Title: Re: help :)
Post by: GTi_James on 10 April 2013, 13:08: aircompressor
fan belt
cambelt+waterpump
CV joints both sides
clutch pedal reweld
2 new front tyres
brake pads and discs all round
new fuse box

...i think thats it though it may change by tomorrow MOT and Service AHHHH i am praying to the motor gods for a sail through lol
Title: Re: help :)
Post by: damien010685 on 10 April 2013, 21:18: Quote from: dom069 on 10 April 2013, 13:04
Aside from the usual consumable parts in just under 2 years mine has needed:

MAF x2
N75 Valve
Thermostat
Temp Sensor
Door module x2
Window regulator clips x2
Boot lock

Which granted isn't a massive list but combine that with bushes, top mounts, brakes etc. it feels like its a money pit :grin:

2x maf why?
Title: Re: help :)
Post by: dom on 10 April 2013, 21:24: Quote from: damien010685 on 10 April 2013, 21:18
Quote from: dom069 on 10 April 2013, 13:04
Aside from the usual consumable parts in just under 2 years mine has needed:

MAF x2
N75 Valve
Thermostat
Temp Sensor
Door module x2
Window regulator clips x2
Boot lock

Which granted isn't a massive list but combine that with bushes, top mounts, brakes etc. it feels like its a money pit :grin:

2x maf why?

Because I bought a Bosch one from GSF that failed after 13 months :angry:
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Post by: damien010685 on 10 April 2013, 21:26: Nae cool mate VW ones are bosch arent they?
Title: Re: help :)
Post by: Ninja on 10 April 2013, 21:27: Buy my mk3 instead. Better than the lardy mk4 and I'm currently being robbed selling at its current price.

I used to own this car back in 2010, pined after a MK4, boutght a turbo... Hated it and bought this back lol.

Plus she's called princess. :-)

Take a look in the classifieds.
Title: Re: help :)
Post by: loulou52 on 10 April 2013, 21:31: Thanks for that guys.... I work for Unipart so can get parts cheap and I'm sure I can chat up a mechanic to do it on the cheap haha..... The cars had new bushes front an back break pads and discs and she's getting a new alternator for it as well :D I hope I get it I'm frigging excited fed up of my sh!tty corsa now!
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Post by: GTi_James on 10 April 2013, 23:26: sometimes i wish i were female, i have to do with being called janice on weekends instead :lipsrsealed: :laugh: