Should I get a 1.8T GTI?

[Kus]

Im looking for one aswell only got £1500 at the very most to spend though 

Id prefer a 3door but i know i wont get one for that price,might end up buying a cat d or c then do the work myself as i do body repair at college.

Obviosily id get it remap eventully as i had a 306 gti before and that was quick,much much faster then a standard 1.8 tubby

[dhorsfall2000]

yes, i have a 2.0gti its like a bus, but is very reliable, but insurance on 1.8t can be expensive, also petrol price has to be considered nowadays, 1.31.9 per litre its just cost me

[Kus]

Everyone here keeps saying there 30mpg but iv known most to get 40mpg driven properly so you lot must thrash em 

[dhorsfall2000]

Everyone here keeps saying there 30mpg but iv known most to get 40mpg driven properly so you lot must thrash em 

out of a 1.8t, icant even get 20mpg out mine,(2.0 gtwhy)

[Kus]

That cant be right!  You should get the lamba sensor looked at the cat converter there nown to kill mpg!

[dhorsfall2000]

That cant be right!  You should get the lamba sensor looked at the cat converter there nown to kill mpg!

you may have a point there, as when i go over about 4000rpm there is a very strange burning smell (similar to a metally burn smell) that definetly isnt coming from the engine bay

[Kus]

Might aswell get it checked out because they should average around 35mpg

[dhorsfall2000]

Might aswell get it checked out because they should average around 35mpg

will do, cheers

[p11jon]

get one!!!! look on pistonheads not just autotrader.....mines done 115k and is fine. solong as it serviced well and look to of been looked after u shud be ok vw build quality.....get a standard as poss then u dnt have concerns about wat some halfords junkie may have done to it.lol. goodluck with the search.

[+49]

Im looking for one aswell only got £1500 at the very most to spend though 

Id prefer a 3door but i know i wont get one for that price,might end up buying a cat d or c then do the work myself as i do body repair at college.

Obviosily id get it remap eventully as i had a 306 gti before and that was quick,much much faster then a standard 1.8 tubby

The thing is dude its a false sense of economy ...

For £1500 i'm in very much doubt the car will have good history.Wheres you can get half decent AGU's for £2500 from the likes of someone on here who's probs had clutch/suspension/bushs/cambelts replaced in there ownership plus you might even find a nice modded one for that.

If you buy a bit of a run down one for £1500 you can EASILY spend £1000 just getting it up to half decent driving/running condition
I'm in the process of pricing up what my car needs at the moment as its been sitting for almost 6 years so it basically needs everything, And i'm getting totals on paper of over £2000  ...And that's if I don't go K03s route LOL....
But don't get me wrong its fully serviced and mot'ed drives fine...but I want it to drive/look great,And if you just 30% petrol head u'll end up spending loads cos you'll never be happy  

From my own experiance it's best to spend more in the first place.But you never know you could find a well cared for,well maintained car for £1500 but it's higthly unlikley