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Offline karlos28

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1.4 no more??
« on: 07 August 2009, 14:38 »
i have a 1.4 mk3 as im sure you have all guessed... it has done 84000 miles. was a good runner!

i put a new cam belt on in feb ish costing £280 and it flew through its mot in june only needing a tyre.

thing is, since the mot everything has gone! the clutch is slipping abit, not badly yet but needs doing. all the bushes need doing, the altenator belt needs changing, the arches are all rusty, not massively but its only down hill from here and the exhaust is nackred.

the question is.. do i fix it up??   i have jsut got a job which requires me traveling quite some miles everyday (stockport-ish to deeside) or do i look for a mk4 tdi..? the 1.4 is good as i am 19 and the insurance is 'cheap'..

just after a few opinions please!

cheers







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Offline GOD

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Re: 1.4 no more??
« Reply #1 on: 07 August 2009, 14:46 »
get rid buy a mk4 gti when my mrs drives mine she can get 30 mpg and it has never let me down in 18 month and they are cheap as chips at the mo
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Offline VR6-Joe

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Re: 1.4 no more??
« Reply #2 on: 07 August 2009, 14:53 »
Quote from: GOD on 07 August 2009, 14:46
get rid buy a mk4 gti when my mrs drives mine she can get 30 mpg and it has never let me down in 18 month and they are cheap as chips at the mo

Only 30mpg? Fcuk that!

My old Mk3 Golf 1.4 could get between 40 and 45mpg!!


To be honest I'd just fix the 1.4! And if you call those arches rusty, you wanna see mine!
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Offline karlos28

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Re: 1.4 no more??
« Reply #3 on: 07 August 2009, 14:55 »
GTI would be crazzzy on insurance.. is it even worth much in its state!?


hahaa i have given them a lil bit of attention ( an extremely bad attempt at sorting them, 2 coats of paint dosent do much..)
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Offline Wayne

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Re: 1.4 no more??
« Reply #4 on: 07 August 2009, 14:58 »
I would go for a mk4 TDI
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Offline Petec82

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Re: 1.4 no more??
« Reply #5 on: 07 August 2009, 15:10 »
Quote from: Wayne on 07 August 2009, 14:58
I would go for a mk4 TDI

+1 ideal for wat you need and all variations are quality cars!
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Offline VR6_Wherry

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Re: 1.4 no more??
« Reply #6 on: 07 August 2009, 15:12 »
If i was you, get rid!...sell it if you can....

Then get yourself MK3 or Mk4 GTI when i was 19 i had my GTI insured for £550 fully comp  :laugh: I'm sure others on here have got even cheaper!!
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Offline Wayne

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Re: 1.4 no more??
« Reply #7 on: 07 August 2009, 15:49 »
If your doing a lot of miles, I would stick with the TDI option.
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Re: 1.4 no more??
« Reply #8 on: 07 August 2009, 16:27 »
depends how much you wana pay. that 1.4 should be good for a few years yet. fixing it up wont be too bad. getting a mk4 is obviously more cost, not convinced you will save much on petrol however, the 1.4 is pretty good for miles. and then you got the extra insurance too...

and after all...its better the devil you know...
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Offline DAVEMARX

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Re: 1.4 no more??
« Reply #9 on: 07 August 2009, 18:15 »
go for a mk3 8valve i get 38mpg at 70mph on the motor way
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