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Offline JonoVDub

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Going to buy a mk3
« on: 01 March 2011, 11:21 »
Hey guys I'm looking at buying a 8v gti this weekend. Few questions it has a full mot  but no service history. Also registered car c due to damaged drivers rear panel. Also has a squeak on steering wheel. It's going for £500 from a dealer I'm not mechanical minded but have worked on a ship  :grin: what might the squeak be and cost to fix?
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Offline dom

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Re: Going to buy a mk3
« Reply #1 on: 01 March 2011, 11:29 »
Quote from: JonoVDub on 01 March 2011, 11:21
Hey guys I'm looking at buying a 8v gti this weekend. Few questions it has a full mot  but no service history. Also registered car c due to damaged drivers rear panel. Also has a squeak on steering wheel. It's going for £500 from a dealer I'm not mechanical minded but have worked on a ship  :grin: what might the squeak be and cost to fix?

You should be fine with a Mk3 then! As you know it has been in an accident check all the panel gaps to make sure it should be on the road.  :wink:
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Offline boneybradley

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Re: Going to buy a mk3
« Reply #2 on: 01 March 2011, 11:34 »
check with your insurers as some may not cover/ask more for a cat c
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Re: Going to buy a mk3
« Reply #3 on: 01 March 2011, 12:20 »
What year is it, £500 seems steep for a cat c mk3.
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Offline JonoVDub

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Re: Going to buy a mk3
« Reply #4 on: 01 March 2011, 12:31 »
1997 r reg, only thing that worries me is the squeaking wheel
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Re: Going to buy a mk3
« Reply #5 on: 01 March 2011, 12:44 »
Quote from: JonoVDub on 01 March 2011, 12:31
1997 r reg, only thing that worries me is the squeaking wheel

Is it the steering wheel itself or could it it be your PAS belt?
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Offline VR6_Wherry

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Re: Going to buy a mk3
« Reply #6 on: 01 March 2011, 12:45 »
Don't worry too much about it being a Cat C my VR6 is a Cat C with no service history and we don't have MOTs! Took it to Portsmouth on the rollers and got 187.5bhp was told it was running perfectly! :cool:

Is it coming from the wheel itself? On my old 8v it started to squeek after i got it back from having the ignition switch changed then it stopped after about a week!  :grin:

I would also try and bring the price down!
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Re: Going to buy a mk3
« Reply #7 on: 01 March 2011, 12:54 »
Steering wheel itself it was up for £600 I've got him down to £500 im test driving it this sat hopefully
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Offline Wayne

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Re: Going to buy a mk3
« Reply #8 on: 01 March 2011, 13:26 »
If it is squeeking from the steering column then it could be a dry top bearing, better to replace the column if it is that.
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Re: Going to buy a mk3
« Reply #9 on: 01 March 2011, 14:16 »
Cost to replace that roughly? If it was
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