Looking for a GTI 16v Oak Green 3 door - what to look out for?

[Mr Blue]

Dont worry too much about history but its always good to have some. It wont all be up to date at that price anyway.

I would look at one that had a recent respray. Colour matching old paint is not easy and stand out big time! worst thing on all old cars

[tony_ack]

This one is a bit above your price limit, but it's being sold by one of the moderators on the MK2 Golf forum, so it should be an honest, straight car.

And if it's not, you know where to find him!

A bit far from Blackburn though.

http://mk2golfowners.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=163

[RossyB108]

Thanks. I'm going to look at this one in the morning.

Anyone know anything about this one?

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2083837.htm

[JasonPD]

There is one on autotrader that requires a little TLC (so the seller says)

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201043371614280/sort/priceasc/usedcars/engine-size-cars/1-7l_to_1-9l/colour/green/quantity-of-doors/3/maximum-age/over_10_years_old/model/golf/make/volkswagen/page/1/keywords/gti/postcode/eh75eh/radius/1500?logcode=p

Might be worth a look?    All the good ones seem to be £2.5K+

[The Mighty Elvi]

After giving the car a once over, pay double the attention to the seller.

Lots of "Oak Green is rare, so more £££" merchants out there.

[emery1990]

I had that with my car, seller must of  said rare about 4x lol, I believed him at first  :embarassed:

The most expensive thing to fix will be body work, unless you can weld etc.

[RossyB108]

Lol! I've already been all the way up to see that one (250 miles each way). It's a state, needs a good £1500 spent on the body work alone, drivers seat is so worn u can see the seat frame and there's no service history to back the mileage up.

Actually i've just bought the one from Pistonheads. Quite pleased with it (so far). It needs a starter motor i think and I think it's had a light knock on the front near side wing and repair but otherwise it's sound for the money. Got it for £1400. Spent a good 2 hours looking over it and used the matey-matey guide in the previous link. Spot on.

Thanks for all the advice