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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: romelpotter on 04 August 2008, 16:44
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Hello, Its been a while since I last posted. I am still GTI-less due to various economic downturns etc! I have been looking at other options but keep coming back to the GTI.
Anyway, I have tried searching but not found the answer. So, I have found an 05 GTI DSG that's within my price range only it has done 90,000 + miles. I do about 18K miles a year but would be looking to keep the car for 5 or 6 years.
Have people experienced problems with 05 GTI's? or with the GTI engine with similar amount of high miles?
What are the vw CARS like once they have 150-170,000 miles under their belt?
Any help much appreciated.
Dan
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How much is the one you've seen?
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service history is the first thing to look at,make sure belts have all been done.
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If its priced decent and service history is good then I dont see a problem - I have produced high mileage cars myself and some were in better running order than one's with half the mileage.
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i do 15 to 20k a year so dont worry about milage just check its history
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the price is £9995. full vwsh 6 months tax and 12 months mot.
I have emailed the dealers for a full spec list.
thanks guys.
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Car of that mileage, id have a close look at things like steering and anti roll bar bushes which would need looking at with the number of miles its done, and is quite often overlooked on a high mileage car., along with the obvious service history like has been already said.
20k for a mk5 is a good deal, as long as the service history on Vw's database adds up. If they have no history of it, then i would be abit scepticle.
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Nothing wrong if cars of this mileage that dont have full VW service history, as long as its a decent place with original parts. I know a lot of companies who dont use the main garages.
In fact nothing wrong with not having any main dealer history as long as you have the paperwork to prove its been done on time and the correct parts have been used.
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A guy who's a member on my "home club" has an 06 Gti in silver with between 80-90k on the clock FVWSH and I think he's asking 9.5k for it so that one isnt far away for a dealer to be asking that for it.
I don't see any problem with a car having high miles providing it's been well looked after and being honest I'd rather have a car thats done 80k motorway miles rather than 40k round the doors.less wear and tear on the mechanicals cruising IMO.
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Any Tyre history/receipts are a good sign of how a car has been driven.
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i had my fingers burned before, car had loads of history, but oh boy did it had flywheel and clutch problems, anti roll bar bushes worn out, and suspention ,steering rack and a couple of cv joints all worn out because of the high mileage on an 04 Motor which was 15 months only and 80k on it. Dont be fooled, you must look very carefully, theres more to just a regular serviced engine. Theres alot more to it.
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I did 84k in a 1.8T with nothing like you listed needing doing - brakes, exhaust but apart from that it was fine, my mates now been running it for over a year and its still fine - its down to how its been used, not all will be good obviously.
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....Don't the AA do a very thorough check for about £50? Could be worth it on a car you're serious about.
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Thanks for all the great advice everyone. I am still waiting for the dealers to get back to me but I am pleased to see a mkV that's within my price range so if I don't get this motor, then I am sure it wont be to long before I get my dream car.
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The annoying, ridiculous and irritating thing is that if I took my 05(55) top spec, leather, satnav, xenons, highline, mfsw, cruise, sunroof, winter, lux, r32 wheels, side skirts, colour coded and milltek'd DSG with 28k on the clock into a stealership they would probably not offer me much more than your target...ok I am hoping that I would at least get £13.5k...but who would bet against one of these blood suckers offering me £10.5k? :angry: :angry:
Has anyone tried to trade in their 05 GTI's recently? if so what did the scumbags offer you? For a laugh I may do so soon and report my findings.
I do hope my venom is misplaced and that VW dealers see the value in ensuring that sellers feel that their car has retained a reasonable amount of value over a 3 year period....else we would all go and buy Korean wouldn't we :wink:
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....I think we all have to accept that every new car drops significantly in value the moment it leaves the showroom. Nothing new about that and whatever mods we have doesn't make any difference.
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A guy who's a member on my "home club" has an 06 Gti in silver with between 80-90k on the clock FVWSH and I think he's asking 9.5k for it so that one isnt far away for a dealer to be asking that for it.
I don't see any problem with a car having high miles providing it's been well looked after and being honest I'd rather have a car thats done 80k motorway miles rather than 40k round the doors.less wear and tear on the mechanicals cruising IMO.
Mr Pea's ?
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A guy who's a member on my "home club" has an 06 Gti in silver with between 80-90k on the clock FVWSH and I think he's asking 9.5k for it so that one isnt far away for a dealer to be asking that for it.
I don't see any problem with a car having high miles providing it's been well looked after and being honest I'd rather have a car thats done 80k motorway miles rather than 40k round the doors.less wear and tear on the mechanicals cruising IMO.
Mr Pea's ?
Yeh it is Lee,he's got a Scirroco on order
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If I was looking at a car with that mileage I would get an independent VW specialist to have a "proper" look at it and see what they think.
My sister has just bought an Audi TT (shes popping over with it in a sec actually :), all very exciting, she went all out for the 225) which has done 70k and she had an Audi guy look at it, found £600 worth of work that needed doing on it (rear anti roll which is common on the TTs and wishbone to name a few things). These are things which I certainly would never have found. Managed to knock a good load off the price and is getting the work done. I really think its better safe than sorry and shelling out a bit to get someone who really knows what their doing to have a look.
All in imo of course.
:edit: She has just left, its loooovely. She actually let me drive it aswell which I cant believe. Never driven one before, its a very stiff car with stiff clutch and brake and gear change, think I might just be getting to used to the comfy Golf. Its got a nice kick which is pretty much the same and it seems just as fast as the Golf even with its 25bhp advantage, dont know if its me or not but there seemed to be much more lag in the TT than the GTi. Either way its a lovely car and I'm chuffed for her. Going to have to get her round to making some mods to it, have no idea what to do to a TT, ideas?
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....Hi Alan - re modding sister's TT, speak to Ed at APS: 01280 840491 www.autops.co.uk (http://www.autops.co.uk) and do say I recommended you (Robin with red Mk5 GTI). I know lots of people including a lady TT driver who have had Audi's and R32's modded there. They are the cream of what used to be AmD when they were good.
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I need to try and talk around it now, shes too scared to do anything to it lol.
Thanks for the link matey.
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get it remapped, gives you a right turbo kick then! Im miss my 225 1.8T for its rawness sometimes.
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My sister has that tt in red. She drives it like a 1.0 corsa lol. She wont let me drive it though damm her lol.
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haha she only let me drive it around the block, I floored it on the straight and she did her nut in ! :D
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....Sistas, eh!? :evil:
The young lady I know who had an APS modded Mk1 TT and now the Mk2, drives it like she stole it! She and I have convoy'd for 100 miles and had great fun.
Her fiancee (fast M3 driver) bought her a Milltek for her birthday - She was over the moon!
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Aside you lot all going OT, you all missed a crucial point regarding the OPs question . . . .
You must have firm evidence that the DSG box had an oil and filter change every 40k miles. :nerd:
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Yeah you bunch of muppets, which one of you lot went off topic ! . . .
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Yeah you bunch of muppets, which one of you lot went off topic ! . . .
....Me? Never!!
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(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b308/RedRobin_05/Biali_FanVan.jpg)
The one on the left with the headband - I like to get hold of long dark hair - sommat to hold onto when ridin' em from the rear! :evil:
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^^^^ :laugh:
There's a certain poetic quality in your words, T_T :grin: