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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: Phil mcavity on 16 May 2007, 14:44
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Ok have put an offer in for this car, does anyone know much about this mk 3 8 valve, looks mint so hense why im enquiring. does anyone know whether this model should be avoided or things to look out for that go wrong?. cheers
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290112916007#description
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there is a mk3 section :tongue:
vast amount of info in there.
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Surprised you didnt move it topher!
Anniverary's are unpredictable on price. Put it this way have seen them go for more than that and have been with Billy when he bought a better one than that for less!
Better off getting a good late 16v with all the goodies for around 1500/1800 quid.
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ok have added one to the mk 3 section also
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My missus has just traded her MK3 GTi in for an MX5 (I know I know) things to look out for are
MAF can pack up without warning
Rust in the corners of the front wing where the side skirts meet the arch guards
Exhaust can be pricey, she repalced heres and it cost £150 trade
Can't think of much else at the mo.
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My previous car was a MK3 GTI. Great car, covered 60,000 miles in it (130,000 when I Sold it) They have funny querks but I work on my own cars and so fixed it myself. Rear Discs can be an absolute pain to replace, but overall easy to work on. They ain't quick and handle like jelly but there's something about it, feels solid. Having said that, I wouldn't pay that money for another one, but the 16v engine is not as reliable as the 8v. Watch out for rusty water hoses, rust around the rear window and side windows (5 doors are better than 3 in that respect)
Oh, dodgy relays can affect the fuel pump, so watch out for cutting out and the dealer not knowing how to fix!!
Nice car.... but I don't miss it now I have my Mk5!
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Not reliable?
I suggest you take a look in the Mk3 section mate and you will see that the 8v has more problems than the 16v.
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mmm, maybe hit a nerve there!
just info from personal experience and knowledge from the trade. Didn't mean to offend
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Phil, get an Edition 30 and you can kill two birds with one stone.. :wink:
I had a quick look at his website some nice cars on there.....
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he specialises in restoring and i think hes done a very good job on it. even to re powdercoat the alloys. Upholstery looks spotless but its an 8 valve, which i would guess being the mk 3 is much heavier then the mk 2, goes as quick as my Granma in her zima :smug:
And no, not yet interested in getting an ed 30, having too much fun in my current one, and also im getting married on the 9th of june, would think id be handed a divorce if i sold the car for the sake of some red stitching,pimply gearstick, and not too much difference in performance and more importantly costing me about £8000 to get same spec.
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I did once test an 8V mk3, your right saying that they are not the fastest car on the block.
So you don't want to get married then! :grin:
Looking at his sales list reminded me of the time that Tiff Needel drove me around Donnington in a M635 CSI. Amazing :evil:
Mind you my dad was :sick: .....well a little green around the gills
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this may wind len up....but the 8v is the more relaxed drive and possibly easier to drive fast (no thrashy 16v thing going on) and they do have problem's but what 10 year old car dosen't and they effect 8 and 16v model's. With some subtle mod's (mainly suspension) they can be a fun drive.... oh and the anniversary is the one to have
I can drive mine from about 20-25mph in 5th and it still pulls well and unlike the 16v i've driven it's not like waiting for a guiness :laugh: