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I am about to buy a Mk5 3-dr Gti in black, 60k on the clock with cloth interior from a local dealer. 

I really love the car but after a test drive there are a few minor gremlins.

- squeak when opening drivers side door
- squeak\rattle from somewhere in the car when going over a speed bump
- a little judder through steering wheel when breaking hard between 50-70

The dealer has advised these will be fixed if i were to take the car and it will also been serviced including timing belts and tensioners etc with 6 month tax and a full tank of petrol.  The car is up for 10,995 ive haggled and the dealer would not go lower factoring in the service including the belts.

Id be trading in a mk4 golf tdi pd 100 match with 126k on the clock which they would give me 2.5 k for.

The main draw is its a black 3door with 18inch rims and really is spotless inside and out. It also an ex rental car so has been serviced every 10k with a full service history.

What are your thoughts?

Greg

[Saint Steve]

- squeak when opening drivers side door --------------  Spray hinges with Wd40
- squeak\rattle from somewhere in the car when going over a speed bump---------- Back seat base i expect.
- a little judder through steering wheel when breaking hard between 50-70--------- Get the Wheel Balancing checked 

Enjoy 

[funkythumbs42]

re the braked the car has been sitting for 3 weeks or so so though the discs pads may have been a wee bit dirty..

ive read loads about the squeaky back seat as well hopefully its just that!!

What are your thought on the price?

[Saint Steve]

re the braked the car has been sitting for 3 weeks or so so though the discs pads may have been a wee bit dirty..

ive read loads about the squeaky back seat as well hopefully its just that!!

What are your thought on the price?

Price is good as long as you have proof done on these being serviced at 40k.

Cambelt,cambelt tensioner, waterpump maintanance . DSG service (if its DSG of course). These should have been serviced already at 60k. If it hasnt get them to do that as part of the sale.
Brake fluid service , should have been done at least once. Find out when the next change is due.

Make sure car is on Time and Distance schedule and Not Long life servicing .

If its a Vw dealership, have a look on the VW database for all the above History.

If its been done, the Congrats and enjoy.Price is what id expect to pay at a dealership.

[funkythumbs42]

car is non-dsg...il check the service history when i go back on tuesday.

Other than that the dealer is doing the belts, water pump etc as part of the service and mot if i were to get the car.

I really just want to make sure those to squeaks are gone before i sign the dotted line and drive the car away!! :-)

[sambo]

Am I being stupid or have you not included the year it was registered? 

Without it would be hard to judge the value.

Sam

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good point haha its a 55 reg, whooops a daisy :-D

also will come with 1 years warranty

[Alexander]

is it a VW dealer or independent?I got mine used VW and have had any issues sorted under the years warranty

[funkythumbs42]

its a local independant garage, they are around 30 miles away from myself so dont know to much about them unfortunately.

[sambo]

Seems like an OK price, although it depends how confident you are with the dealer as from experience, once they have your money the warranty can be more hassle than its worth.

Does the car have any other extras? cd changer, armrest, xenons etc?

Sam