need an experienced mind on the potential buy mk3 golf gti 1 owner from new

[Jasikasisback]

Yeah the Russians went to outer space but couldn't build a decent car...go figure...

Go look at the car as you can get cheaper ones on here with a better service history...take a look at the for sale...I think there is one for under £200 kicking about...sure you can fix that right up for another £500 or even less and be very very happy...

[Foreveryoungaus16v]

Stay away from it.  Yeah the one owner lady owner bull 

As Len says offer him £500-600.  As said you can get ones at that price for an 8V with loads of service

history.  Don't be sucked in Mr Dub Man! lol

[tweed]

Mine had one lady owner.
It done 25,000 mikes but had outstanding history. Serived 8 times from volkswagen.

serviced every 3000 or so lol

Veiw the car.

Even with no history it doesnt mean its a sh!t car.

[thai-wronghorse]

8v and piss poorly specced, You can definitely buy better for that money. Next.....

[Foreveryoungaus16v]

Mine had one lady owner.
It done 25,000 mikes but had outstanding history. Serived 8 times from volkswagen.

serviced every 3000 or so lol

Veiw the car.

Even with no history it doesnt mean its a sh!t car.

With no service history at all I would be suspicious tho.  The price is too much anyway

[F17BAD]

History means little IMO for car in this price range

mine had non (well the book i got was for another car so looks like their was a mix up at some point), had NO rust and cost me £600 5 years ago. it had 89k on the 8v engine. It never once broke down or let me down

go look at it and make your own mind up, its a 1000£ car not a 40k ferrari.. would buy on condition and how it drives not the fact it has no history

[Foreveryoungaus16v]

Hence offer him £600 ish.  Over a grand in my eyes is too much.  Nice its a 3 door black mind

[GOLF-MK3-GTI]

Go, have a look at it. And then take things on from there. It's nice Coz it's black and 3 dr. But it all depends on the condition. And even if it's got no history the car should drive/feel like what it's done. But personally I think you have made a mistake by agreeing a price with him before you've actually seen it.

I did this once, car was advertised for £1,650. On the phone got the guy down to £1,300. Went down and haggled with him and got the car for £850. Then 2 years later sold the same car for £1,600. Result

[dan_thevdub_man]

Thanks for all the replies. Guess I got caught up in the moment. I have emailed him explaining the bits that will need doing cam belt water pump Etc and offered him 1000 with 12 months mot 900 without. I would go n view first but it's 170 miles away haha.
Even if it wasn't serviced proper surely tho with a bit of tax on my part water pump belts oil plugs the works that would help?

People have said just sack the mk3 idea off...but I'm in love haha I'm sad every time I see my dead one in the drive with a trail of oil (golf blood) trickling away.
I need another in my life

[BISSONE]

Thanks for all the replies. Guess I got caught up in the moment. I have emailed him explaining the bits that will need doing cam belt water pump Etc and offered him 1000 with 12 months mot 900 without. I would go n view first but it's 170 miles away haha.
Even if it wasn't serviced proper surely tho with a bit of tax on my part water pump belts oil plugs the works that would help?

People have said just sack the mk3 idea off...but I'm in love haha I'm sad every time I see my dead one in the drive with a trail of oil (golf blood) trickling away.
I need another in my life

Y dont you just fit a new gearbox to yours save your self a grand??
I recently bought a MK3 GTI 16v done just over 110K 2 owners from new first being a doctor, looked to have very little rust but took arches off and has a few scabs. Theres not many MK3's out there that dont well GTI's anyway the arches are a crap idea in reality.