Buying a converted 1.8T Your opinions please

[Rhyso]

tough call mate 

the easiest way would be to swap the engines back over though that takes time which you currently don't have a lot of although i'm sure we could we could resurrect team 'Traffic Cone' for a weekend and get it done  but then you run into the issue of recoding all the ruddy clocks and keys 

would be a shame to break it as its a nice looking motor although it probably is worth more in bits - leather, engine, wheels suspension etc 

perhaps the easiest way is to p/x it against an estate?? you won't get as much as you'd hope but it will save you the hassle of selling it privately 

got anything in mind for the estate car?? 

[dai-cymru]

Lets say it was some random bloke selling it on ebay. It wouldn't put me off, but i'd go over the thing with a fine toothed comb (i made the guy i bought the wagon from drive around while i did some data logging ) and i'd want to be paying well below the asking price for similar original 1.8Ts.

if putting the 2.0 back in is an option im sure you wouldnt have any problems selling a 1.8T engine.. you'll probably see the most money back that way

mmmm perhaps i could try selling it if there are a few people who might buy it converted 

putting the 2.0 back in is an option still got everything here, should be able to do it in a day just as rhyso says recoding the clocks etc

[Car nut]

Righto as most of you know I converted my 2.0 8V engine for a 1.8T Aum engine,

see here if you dont know the car http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=100666.0

However after the arrival of my baby girl i need an estate car rather than a 3 door mk4 my question is would you be put off buying my car knowing it's converted, the log book has  been updated on the engine number and cylinder capacity but in the model section it still says gti 115bhp this apparently cant be altered. when you bought your mk 4 would this make you run for the hills? And please be honest 

IMO people will be cautious but if its at the right price it will sell.

Just sold my old daily hack a little Pimped Punto   When I had it the water pump went and fecked the engine.

It was cheaper to buy another 2nd hand engine than do the work it needed  headgasket etc.

The guy who bought it was well chuffed with it I sold it for £1450 about the same price all 2000 V are going for.

Not telling you how to suck eggs, but just do a good add, loads of pics and present it well when veiwers come and you'll be sorted  

Good luck with the sale  

[jettagolf]

keep the car! we had a 3 door seat ibiza when our boy was born, then a 3 door suzuki jimny before we bought our first mk4 a 3 door 2.0 gti then a 3 door tdi, we never once had a problem with any of these cars with the baby, managed fine all day every day, there is plenty of room in them for everything you need. i dont understand it when people feel that a 3 door car is not big enough and they go out to get a bigger car when it is not needed.

[T_J_G]

keep the car! we had a 3 door seat ibiza when our boy was born, then a 3 door suzuki jimny before we bought our first mk4 a 3 door 2.0 gti then a 3 door tdi, we never once had a problem with any of these cars with the baby, managed fine all day every day, there is plenty of room in them for everything you need. i dont understand it when people feel that a 3 door car is not big enough and they go out to get a bigger car when it is not needed.

Dave has 2 dogs h wants to take out as well!

[Rhyso]

keep the car! we had a 3 door seat ibiza when our boy was born, then a 3 door suzuki jimny before we bought our first mk4 a 3 door 2.0 gti then a 3 door tdi, we never once had a problem with any of these cars with the baby, managed fine all day every day, there is plenty of room in them for everything you need. i dont understand it when people feel that a 3 door car is not big enough and they go out to get a bigger car when it is not needed.

Dave has 2 dogs h wants to take out as well!

one of which is a huge Lab!!

[dai-cymru]

keep the car! we had a 3 door seat ibiza when our boy was born, then a 3 door suzuki jimny before we bought our first mk4 a 3 door 2.0 gti then a 3 door tdi, we never once had a problem with any of these cars with the baby, managed fine all day every day, there is plenty of room in them for everything you need. i dont understand it when people feel that a 3 door car is not big enough and they go out to get a bigger car when it is not needed.

Dave has 2 dogs h wants to take out as well!

yep cant get it all in plus the dogs, also my cars get changed every 6 months cos i get bored    the golf has been with me a year 

[Rhyso]

keep the car! we had a 3 door seat ibiza when our boy was born, then a 3 door suzuki jimny before we bought our first mk4 a 3 door 2.0 gti then a 3 door tdi, we never once had a problem with any of these cars with the baby, managed fine all day every day, there is plenty of room in them for everything you need. i dont understand it when people feel that a 3 door car is not big enough and they go out to get a bigger car when it is not needed.

Dave has 2 dogs h wants to take out as well!

yep cant get it all in plus the dogs, also my cars get changed every 6 months cos i get bored    the golf has been with me a year 

get smaller dogs 

[T_J_G]

Erase the dogs from the picture.

[dai-cymru]

keep the car! we had a 3 door seat ibiza when our boy was born, then a 3 door suzuki jimny before we bought our first mk4 a 3 door 2.0 gti then a 3 door tdi, we never once had a problem with any of these cars with the baby, managed fine all day every day, there is plenty of room in them for everything you need. i dont understand it when people feel that a 3 door car is not big enough and they go out to get a bigger car when it is not needed.

Dave has 2 dogs h wants to take out as well!

yep cant get it all in plus the dogs, also my cars get changed every 6 months cos i get bored    the golf has been with me a year 

get smaller dogs 

well i put them on a hot wash but they didnt shrink 

Erase the dogs from the picture.

mmm any suggestions how to do this