Mk3 GTI Advise needed!

[dom]

Ive got some great advice if you like a healthy bank balance and some time to yourself stay away from them lol.

I took my time when buying one, waited for the right one and went over it with a fine tooth comb. As a result mine cost me practically nothing other than servicing & consumable such as tyres.

If yours is costing you a fortune then you either bought a complete lemon or are changing the wrong parts

[VR6_Wherry]

What Tweed and Dom have said.

I've had my VR6 for a year and half. We don't have MOTs, Cat C write off and all i've had to buy is servicing part/consumables as Dom has said and a second hand rad.

[Len]

Had mine over 8 years and nothing really major has gone wrong.

[Seanl]

I didnt even see mine first, was an impulse buy from ebay that was just about to end! 
Car itself was pretty solid, but the things that have gone wrong are not things you could tell from inspecting it apart from the rad. Starter motor went and the only indication I had was that it started over running 2 days before it completely died. And the oil cooler went on the motorway, resulting in massive engine temps and blown headgasket so a new engine was needed. Everything mentioned cost less than £200 though. 

[Wayne]

My 8v was a complete nightmare, left me stranded twice and lots went wrong, I put it down to the low mileage / lack of use as it had only done 52k in 12 years

[madmanmart]

I didnt even see mine first, was an impulse buy from ebay that was just about to end! 
Car itself was pretty solid, but the things that have gone wrong are not things you could tell from inspecting it apart from the rad. Starter motor went and the only indication I had was that it started over running 2 days before it completely died. And the oil cooler went on the motorway, resulting in massive engine temps and blown headgasket so a new engine was needed. Everything mentioned cost less than £200 though. 

I was a bargain engine really..........