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Offline andc1

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buying a mk4 turbo advise
« on: 10 March 2009, 23:44 »
hi all, i

m buying  mk4 golf 18 20v turbo and need some adivse as to what to look for before i buy,
anything specially need looking at?

all the best

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Offline ben1.8T

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Re: buying a mk4 turbo advise
« Reply #2 on: 11 March 2009, 08:11 »
Mines for sale mate
Golf SOLD. Replaced with a Yamaha Raptor 660 quad and loving it. This will be replaced in August with a Raptor 700. Sold the quad now got a Vectra GSI 2.5 V6 and its the nuts.

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Re: buying a mk4 turbo advise
« Reply #3 on: 11 March 2009, 09:23 »
i got stung when i bought my '99 a couple of weeks ago
damn thing looked and sounded sweet, but the suspension had seized and all the bushes and links had failed

so just because something looks like it's had all the servicing and MOT, doesn't mean it's 'ready to go'... i really wish i'd taken someone who knows about cars so they could inspect the things i didn't know to look out for

(i did test drive the car and it seemed 'harsh' but not too bad)

£1000 worth of repairs later and i have a really nice car now.. but i probably wouldn't have bothered if i knew i'd be spending £5000 on a 10 year old car!!

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Re: buying a mk4 turbo advise
« Reply #4 on: 11 March 2009, 10:00 »
any pics ben? where are you?

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Re: buying a mk4 turbo advise
« Reply #5 on: 11 March 2009, 10:15 »
Pm sent mate im in London where abouts are you?
Golf SOLD. Replaced with a Yamaha Raptor 660 quad and loving it. This will be replaced in August with a Raptor 700. Sold the quad now got a Vectra GSI 2.5 V6 and its the nuts.

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Re: buying a mk4 turbo advise
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Offline ben1.8T

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Re: buying a mk4 turbo advise
« Reply #7 on: 11 March 2009, 10:17 »
Cheers Alan that will be 2 pints I owe you now  :grin:
Golf SOLD. Replaced with a Yamaha Raptor 660 quad and loving it. This will be replaced in August with a Raptor 700. Sold the quad now got a Vectra GSI 2.5 V6 and its the nuts.

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Re: buying a mk4 turbo advise
« Reply #8 on: 11 March 2009, 10:17 »
Don't buy a mk4 Golf you'll spend the rest of your life trying to fix it!

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Re: buying a mk4 turbo advise
« Reply #9 on: 11 March 2009, 10:18 »
Don't buy a mk4 Golf you'll spend the rest of your life trying to fix it!

WTF?  :huh:
Golf SOLD. Replaced with a Yamaha Raptor 660 quad and loving it. This will be replaced in August with a Raptor 700. Sold the quad now got a Vectra GSI 2.5 V6 and its the nuts.

Brands Hatch massive. MEMBERSHIP ACCEPTED!