test drove mk5 gti ed 30 today

[cbred]

Is there anything i need to look out for as i,ve test drove a golf gti edition 30 today on a 08 plate , priced at just under 19.000 with 18,000 miles on clock . This is from a vw dealer .

cheers people

[nick30]

listen to the tick over at idle. check tyres and the usual paint work etc. thats a good price for a very nice car 19k is nothing 

best cars in the world!! 

[cbred]

what can i expect in mpg.


just asking having drove a focus st last week and got 16mpg out of it without putting me toe down

[nick30]

depends how you drive it  on my dull commute for 10 miles along the M40 i get any thing from 31 to 37mpg in the morning when im driving miss daisy. in the evenings its a bit more as i have woken up by then! on weekends when i go for a thrash its normally in the low 20's to 25, but that is hammering it and ive modded mine too

[Steve30]

The Edition30 is an outstanding car, MPG around london is about 20-25 booting it!! On the Mway you should get about 32-35 at steady 70mph above that then she comes into her own get 28 mpg. Check Break pads for wear also coolent levels, if its a DSG put it into drive when stood still lift off the break see if it lurches forward and also in reverse. Reason for this is Mecatronic unit may have gone needs to go back to dearlers ASAP (big job) I have the same car now 11,000 miles never had a problem amazing car. I driven an ST and liked it very much but its a (ford) The GTi as more toys esp with DSG enjoy my freind thaks Steve30

[Saint Steve]

as above really, town crawls will see between 24-26mpg. 70 cruise will see 33-35mpg. Considering its a high performance motor, it puts other cars like the ST to shame in all departments.

My advice is for gods sake man!! Buy it. Tis a cracking car and quite sort after.

Make sure it comes with plenty of history, or take a look at VW dealerships Computer to see its history.

Whats the spec/colour?

[cbred]

http://www.pulmanvolkswagen.co.uk/usedcars.php

page 2 , halfway down
the only one they have in .RED IN COLOUR AS ITS FASTER . ha ha

[Saint Steve]

Considering its spec, being quite low, its abit too high an asking price imo.

Keep hunting , lots of the same spec for far less on Vw used configerator 

oh and Red is quickest 

[AlanD]

The red ED30 is an awsome colour with colour coded trim. However black is in fact the fastest colour.

[Steve30]

No Its not Alan!! Its reflex silver which more sublime & much quicker looks better and easy to  maintain LOL hahaha enjoy Steve30