Possible to pick up a 1.8t for £2000?

[gaz_marshall]

i picked mine up for £2050 mate, 1 owner from new, 68K on the clock, FSH and very nice. The only things I had to do was  replace the dv to a forge 007p and get the body shop to sort a few scratches here and there. the deals are out there......

[luesautos]

mines a 2000 plate jazz blue paid £300 yes £300 83k on clock and anniversy kit   

[dubcruiser]

Mate just bought an A3 1.8T with FSH for 1600

The A3's don't hold there money like the Golfs do though.... Stupid really as they are the same cars, but just don't have the cult following to keep the values up! Sounds like he got a steal!

Not sure on that point, have seen a w reg mint one for £2750 a few days ago which when you think about it is a lot of a money for a mk3 Golf with a posher badge.
Even early ones are still fetching £1500 or more, your mate got a bargain.

2000 "W" A3 is based on the Mk4 Golf not the Mk3??!!

[dubcruiser]

i saw a vw golf turbo 180 bhp in the auto trader online going for just over £1000 with slight dent and scratches i couldnt see any damage in pictures. wish i had more money i would have got it ..its proberly still for sale 

It's NOT a 180bhp.... I would say 80% of all the Mk4 Golf GTi on Autotrader stated as 180bhp are actually 150bhp. The 180bhp came out in late 2002 and you tell a genuine one by it having a 6 speed box.

Don't believe everything Autotrader tells you!!! 

[MrTurner]

I picked up a w reg for £1100.  It had 170k though.  It needed a few things for the MOT, they cost me £90 in parts, and a windscreen, which cost me £100.  I changed the bumper, cost me £100, and had it mapped.

It's now nudging 180k, needs a cambelt, MAF and rear wiper motor.  Other than that is solid.  It had a receipt for a gearbox rebuild and clutch.  The only other expense that I'm setting cash aside for is a turbo, then expect to get 300k out of it!

[Madmax]

Cheers guys.

My next car is either a VR6, MR2 or 1.8t. Very strange choices i know lol!
I loved my old MK4 & having a turbo on it would of made me keep so it's
looking good for the MK4.

[MrTurner]

MR2's are cool, but you really need to be sure of ur masculinity 

1.8T all the way for me.  Re-map and it's a performance bargain.

[Ivor Mk4 Turbo]

mines a 2000 plate jazz blue paid £300 yes £300 83k on clock and anniversy kit  

Rolling shell???  Does the VIN no. match the log-book???   

Only joking, mate!    What was the story with that lil' pearl?? 

[Madmax]

This is a complete joke. I can get insured on an MR2 turbo for less then a grand, but can't get insured on a 1.8t
with my current insurer, looks like i'm gonna have to go with the MR2. Which isn't a bad thing but i was looking
forward to another Golf.

I could change insurers but i'd lose some of my deposit, plus admin charges plus the only other insurer i was getting decent quotes with
was Bell & that was at £110 a month, i'm currently paying £65 a month.

 

[Wurzel]

This is a complete joke. I can get insured on an MR2 turbo for less then a grand, but can't get insured on a 1.8t
with my current insurer, looks like i'm gonna have to go with the MR2. Which isn't a bad thing but i was looking
forward to another Golf.

I could change insurers but i'd lose some of my deposit, plus admin charges plus the only other insurer i was getting decent quotes with
was Bell & that was at £110 a month, i'm currently paying £65 a month.

 

You should expect to get a turbo car at your age with low insurance. It just doesnt happen. Reason - young people crash more and are more wreckless.

And VWs are more expensive to insure probably because the parts are stupidly expensive. It's not a sensible choice for a young driver.

The MR2 will be better to drive anyway. Dont be a badge snob, you miss out on some nice drives.