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General => New forum members => Topic started by: Justsomebloke on 30 October 2015, 10:24
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Hi All, Firstly Cheers for the Resource as I've been reading untold in the last couple of days & have learnt plenty.
Broke 2 Personal Bests this week, 1 Buying the best car for the cheapest money & 2 selling my old car in less than 10 minutes. :cool:
The car I've bought brings me here & any other resource for Mk4s as I'm like a sponge when I get summit new.
So...
2000 Mk4 Golf GT TDi 110 5 speed in Green Showing 131k with 11 Months MOT for the bargaintastic price of a mere 350 quid. :laugh:
Wanted one for ages & plan on keeping it & as it was so cheap it came with no paperwork apart from V5c & MOT's so I'm throwing a few quid at it to get it spot on.
It came with New front pads fitted & a couple of bushes sorted for the MOT in Sep. Brakes are bang on & it seems to track as it should.
I drove it an hour on the way home & it wa showing 50+mpg & up to silly figures, It pulls as it should & th Temp gauge was as it should dependant on driving style.
The motor really does drive great & Unbelievably good for what I paid for the car.
To Do & done list
Complete clean of the engine & Bay with solvent, Looks excellent now & future work won't mean getting covered in thick black diesel/oil/crap.
2 new tyres on the front & the best 2 to the rear - Done.
Oil & Filter change with decent PD oil - Sunday.
Fuel Filter - Sunday.
Air & Pollen filters -Sunday.
Cambelt kit & Metal Water pump - Tuesday.
Clean EGR Valve & All pipes inside & check all fasteners & rubber - Sunday.
And a few more jobs that I've forgotten I reckon :tongue:
All in All I'll end up with my lovely Golf GT Tdi fully sorted for around 800 quid. I'll know myself All the work has been done properly. Proper oil/cambelt kit/metal wp/filters/pipes cleaned out/egr etc etc etc
I'm more than happy, I've wanted one for ages but spend to much on my motorbike/s having this one fully sorted for 800 quid means untold to me as my long runs are down to see my Daughter & Grandkids, It's a 250 mile round trip door to door & my Golf will do it for less than 5 gallons which means I can go more often & have more spare cash tuther end for treats etc.
Happy days. :cool:
TLDR - Noob buys cheap TDi & is Chuffed to bits - The End.
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Great news. Got any pics? Good luck with those little jobs and enjoy some cheap motoring!
Are you keeping it standard for now?
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No pics yet but obviously for that money she's far from perfect.
Lacquer has come off the bonnet bad, smallish dent on top of the near side wing & a scrape that's taken some paint off over rear arch, odd blue passenger wing mirror & in need of a good T-cut & polish everywhere else. She is Solid though, No rust anywhere. I'm thinking pick a 2nd hand bonnett up in the same colour & take care of the rest myself. Overall she'll look sound when I'm done.
As far as mods go I live in Hinkley so it would be rude not to go see R-Tech :cool: Obviously need to do all of the above first & more & a bit of testing then once I'm satisfied it'll take it I'll be up there for a remap as from what I've read the 110 gets damn good results. :cool:
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I forgot about my before & after engine bay pics :whistle:
Before
(http://i.imgur.com/O2NTMlO.jpg)
After
(http://i.imgur.com/Rw2AX8Y.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/3V7arGk.jpg)
Came up well & will save me getting covered in old dirty derv/oil/crap when I do future work. :smiley:
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Well I was going to do the Fuel & Air filter but they're both Brand new so I only ended up doing the pollen filter which was in a right state. Oil & Filter tomorrow.
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Oil & Filter done this morning & a cleaning of the Intercooler, I can't think of an easier car to do an Oil & Filter change on. She's on Full Synthetic PD now, All Filters are new & all I've got to do is the Cambelt kit & Metal water pump which is being done Tuesday then I can just enjoy the motor. :cool: