possible golf gti problems

[abrjason]

Hi my name is jason and ive been offered a 'T' reg MK IV golf gti for £2200
I was just wondering if there is any common problems that i should look out for before i purchase it.
its a 3 door, dark blue colour with an induction kit,tinted rear lights and has just had a new MOT and only needed a new rear brake disc.
a few cosmetic blemishes but other than that it looks fine to me.
hopefully somebody can advise me if this is any good and if i should check anything else out before i get it.
Apologies if this is in the wrong section.
jason

[navmk4gti]

check the idle'ing on it.. as when i was buying mine i found a few with rough idling which = future problems! .. also when you take the car for a good drive check that the turbo is kicking in at the right time which is at 2500 rpm (someone can confirm this not 100% on it).. also check that there aint no flat spots through the rev range .. and if an induction kit has been put inask if the MAF has been changed or any problems have incured with it as that seems to be a common problem.. if you can get a VAG COM and plug it in thats a bonus it will give u fault codes of what problems are on the car if any! but not every problem will throw up fault codes so keep that in mind. hope this helps   

[abrjason]

thats heaps of help thanks alot. il be seeing the car again on wednesday so il check those things then, also is £2200 a good price or is it cheap or high or what? from what i saw its alot of car for that price!

[navmk4gti]

is it a 1.8T turbo?? if it is thats cheap.. but hopefully wont be cheap for the wrong reasons 

[Mr_Orange]

Sounds reasonable money I guess.  What's the mileage?  Can you afford an inspection or HPi check for peace of mind?  Spend a minute to go through the service history (has it been looked after?).  Also how many prev owners?

Take a peek in the common problems thread on here, and be mindful of such things as:
Does it have a sun-roof?  I believe these can often leak.
Weak clutch pedal welds.
Have rear bushes been replaced?
If it is a Turbo (?), has the clutch/flywheel ever been done?  I'm currently saving up to get mine replaced.
Cam-belt AND WATER PUMP done at correct mileage interval?
Dodgy coil packs are also part and parcel with these motors.
Take a look under the car at general condition, also condition of the rubber CV gaitors (this already bit me on the arse).

Not to put you off of course!  

I had my heart set on one of these and am taking the rough with the smooth.  It's a beauty to drive and like any car as long as you look after it, it will look after you.....  

[abrjason]

yea its a 20v 1.8 turbo, its got a stainless mid section on the exhaust, didint get a chance to see if the downpipe was stainles as well.
86000 miles
not sure bout the owners and FSH
yup got a sunroof seal looked ok on it will need to check that.
'saving up' for a clutch flywheel replacement, are they expensive?
what are general performance parts to buy like for them?
na your not putting me off i should of taken some photos of it!

[Steve_PD]

Also have a look here for a few more common problems you want to look out for  (not that theres that many  )

[navmk4gti]

best to check the owners and the service history mate... i would advise to use the £3 phone check even or a full HPI check to make sure it aint a damage repair or anything mate  ... as for the clutch the g60 flywheel and vr6 clutch is recomended on this forum. not sure on the prices have a look at search button im sure thread somewhere about it.

[navmk4gti]

Also have a look here for a few more common problems you want to look out for  (not that theres that many  )

i would have to disagree with the not many 

my window just droped through today lol im so fed up with the car at the mo that i found it funny.. (first stage of mk4 insanity )

but i still love it 

[james2]

Go for it, before someone else does