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Offline Ginge 35Edition

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Re: Anyones Old car?
« Reply #10 on: 13 October 2012, 07:46 »
Dealership first owner, that makes me sweat the most, every Tom, Dick and Harry wanting to take the GTi out to run errands and spanking it to within an inch of its life....hmmmm.



That could've happened with ours but with trade plates on? I wouldn't worry too much, that's why we have warranties and EVO has already proved that he's focused on after sales as much as doing the deal.

I hope the author of this thread doesn't get put off by us. My advice is go and have a good test drive, steady cruise and a heavy right foot too and see if has any rattles or obvious issues and go for it. If your that bothered see if the previous owner has left a contact number and ring them. My scirocco would've had three owners by the time it was three years old and that car didn't even have stone chip on it.

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Re: Anyones Old car?
« Reply #11 on: 13 October 2012, 08:55 »
Dealership first owner, that makes me sweat the most, every Tom, Dick and Harry wanting to take the GTi out to run errands and spanking it to within an inch of its life....hmmmm.



That could've happened with ours but with trade plates on? I wouldn't worry too much, that's why we have warranties and EVO has already proved that he's focused on after sales as much as doing the deal.

I hope the author of this thread doesn't get put off by us. My advice is go and have a good test drive, steady cruise and a heavy right foot too and see if has any rattles or obvious issues and go for it. If your that bothered see if the previous owner has left a contact number and ring them. My scirocco would've had three owners by the time it was three years old and that car didn't even have stone chip on it.

I agree, the fact the car still has a VW warranty wouldn't bother me at all about the number of owners.


Drive it and you'll love it.  Although personally I wouldn't be buying a MK6 this close to the MK7.


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Re: Anyones Old car?
« Reply #12 on: 13 October 2012, 14:18 »
If you're buying used Jim it doesn't matter that its a mk6. The mk7 doesn't look that much different anyway. It'll be a long time before mk7s start to hit the used markets at anything like affordable prices.


The number of owners isn't really a problem. The thing has a warranty and will have been in and out of dealers so shouldn't have any faults. Cosmetically it should be A1 and mechanically there's a warranty and a 30 day exchange period!!
A few of my cars will be only a few years old, now on their third owner at least and will have been cleaned far more often than they've been driven by me and the previous owner which would have been the supplying dealer or VW UK. I'd highly recommend buying one of my cast offs when they come up for sale!!
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Re: Anyones Old car?
« Reply #13 on: 13 October 2012, 18:23 »
Dealership first owner, that makes me sweat the most, every Tom, Dick and Harry wanting to take the GTi out to run errands and spanking it to within an inch of its life....hmmmm.

Yeah that's what happens, I don't see the attraction to demos cars they are thrashed to within an inch of there young life. Wheels kerbed to hell and refurbed so much more prone to white worm
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Re: Anyones Old car?
« Reply #14 on: 14 October 2012, 09:35 »
I was the third owner of my GTI at just ove 2 years old, similar situation to what has been mentioned. Had no problems at all with the car until a minor oil leak has just occured as descibed in the oil leak near turbo thread, but i have found it and it seems like a common issue and an easy fix, and could happen to any car.

Had my monza wheels refurbed and they have been better that the original finish for durability, but i suppose it demends who does the job.

I think any car with low mileage really isnt an issue with it being thrashed abit, after all thats what these cars are made for.