Picked up my new MKIV V5 - Seriously Annoyed

[Nino]

If it was from a dealer and speaking from experience getting money back is almost impossible, I had a 4 week legal fight with the dealer over the Rover, not a chance, even after rejecting it in writing under the sale of goods act.

That was your problem right there once anyone sells a rover, NO-ONE wants them back 

[Wayne]

That was your problem right there once anyone sells a rover, NO-ONE wants them back 

Not just the Rover have tried in the past with other cars, it seems that once a dealer has taken you money your on your own in basic terms, they will of course offer to fix / bodge it.

[Nino]

you know what, i bloody hate dealers! grrr that had me wth my current car too, however I know people, who know people so I managed to get it all fixed at a half decent price

[Wayne]

you know what, i bloody hate dealers! grrr that had me wth my current car too, however I know people, who know people so I managed to get it all fixed at a half decent price

I went with a main dealer for the last one, figured with my track record it was safer

[JayHoney]

Private sale I'm afraid - I think my problem was I tested the car cold, didn't give her time to heat up properly purely because I wanted to get home 

OK, so I have made a serious mistake, I have the car, I have no come back so have made my own bed here. Facts are, the shell is good, the interior is good the mechanics are dubious to put it mildly. My attitude is that I have to make the best of a bad bunch here.

I feel a project thread coming on but I have to warn you that I may be asking some dumb questions. I know my way round a socket set, it's the finer details of the Golf that I am unsure about. I have been playing with rice for the past 8 years after all.....

So, in a nutshell, the car is here, it has faults, I have to fix them. End of. Just REALLY annoyed as if I wanted a new project, I would have bought a Karmann Ghia 

[Nino]

Well all i can say is as much as I have had many problems with my golf I love it to bits and if I was to ever replace it would ether be for an anni, or a mk5 gti

[JC]

Oh well, sh1t happens - good luck getting it all sorted

[barrym381]

Rip the sh!te v5 lump out drop a 1.8t in 

[Rhyso]

Rip the sh!te v5 lump out drop a 1.8t in 

Out of the frying pan into the fire 

[barrym381]

Rip the sh!te v5 lump out drop a 1.8t in 

Out of the frying pan into the fire 

has to be a bit better than the v5 just doing the timing chain on that could buy a 1.8t that has a car with it