What do you say to this MOT history?

[kmpowell]

https://www.mattjohnsonprestigecars.co.uk/used-cars/volkswagen-golf-2-0-tsi-bluemotion-tech-gti-performance-pack-ss-5dr-barrow-in-furness-202006270581039

Child seat has made that rear seat look terrible 

Looks pretty standard for VW leather at 6yrs old. Nothing a bit of heat wouldn't sort if you so wanted. Personally, I find pictures make creases/sags in the leather look a lot worse than it actually is in real life.

Just noticed it doesn't have Nav though, so either factor in a MIB retrofit cost as well.

As Jim pointed out, 7.5 prices are closing in, so there is lots of movement in these 7 prices, but as also pointed out, good cars are hard to find and there's lots of rubbish out there.

That black car looks and sounds terrible, don't let your heart rule your head is my advice.

[Alex1969]

https://www.mattjohnsonprestigecars.co.uk/used-cars/volkswagen-golf-2-0-tsi-bluemotion-tech-gti-performance-pack-ss-5dr-barrow-in-furness-202006270581039

Child seat has made that rear seat look terrible 

Looks pretty standard for VW leather at 6yrs old. Nothing a bit of heat wouldn't sort if you so wanted. Personally, I find pictures make creases/sags in the leather look a lot worse than it actually is in real life.

I agree, I always find photos make the leather look saggy and lose.

[barrym381]

https://www.mattjohnsonprestigecars.co.uk/used-cars/volkswagen-golf-2-0-tsi-bluemotion-tech-gti-performance-pack-ss-5dr-barrow-in-furness-202006270581039

Child seat has made that rear seat look terrible 

Looks pretty standard for VW leather at 6yrs old. Nothing a bit of heat wouldn't sort if you so wanted. Personally, I find pictures make creases/sags in the leather look a lot worse than it actually is in real life.

We have a17 year old r32 with double the mileage and it doesn’t look anywhere near as bad as that

[Yusee]

Sagging leathers and worn bolsters usually caused by too many mars bars

[Watts]

Sagging leathers and worn bolsters usually caused by too many mars bars

 

[candy turbo]

its no cherished example thats for sure !!!😂😂

[Jim_mk7.5]

All helpful advise above but really OP, if you like the car just go and have a look. It costs nothing and pictures can be deceptive. These cars suffer badly from stone chips so you can expect plenty on the bonnet or that it has had a respray. A 6 year old car is not going to be factory fresh! The Santiagos can buckle but are quite strong, two of mine had a bit of distortion but it made no difference to the drive plus these ones have been painted so the diamond cut issues won't be a problem. It has Dunlops all round so someone has spent a bit of money. But as I said, go and have a look! You can't decide on just pictures. Also I only scraped 20k miles out of a set of Pirellis so 17k is entirely possible to wear a set out. Go and have a look! Did I say that before?

Good advice to go and have a look. Unless its a serious trek.

And it's entirely possible to wear tyres out much quicker than that..... 

[Yusee]

All helpful advise above but really OP, if you like the car just go and have a look. It costs nothing and pictures can be deceptive. These cars suffer badly from stone chips so you can expect plenty on the bonnet or that it has had a respray. A 6 year old car is not going to be factory fresh! The Santiagos can buckle but are quite strong, two of mine had a bit of distortion but it made no difference to the drive plus these ones have been painted so the diamond cut issues won't be a problem. It has Dunlops all round so someone has spent a bit of money. But as I said, go and have a look! You can't decide on just pictures. Also I only scraped 20k miles out of a set of Pirellis so 17k is entirely possible to wear a set out. Go and have a look! Did I say that before?

Good advice to go and have a look. Unless its a serious trek.

And it's entirely possible to wear tyres out much quicker than that..... 

17k for rear tyres on a fairly light fwd? Wow!
My front are down to 3mm after 11k miles, rears hardly worn.

[Watts]

17k for rear tyres on a fairly light fwd? Wow!
My front are down to 3mm after 11k miles, rears hardly worn.

I rotated mine every 5k miles to keep all four tyres evenly worn as I preferred to replace a full set at a time so yes, 17k miles for a full set isn't unreasonable.

[Yusee]

Interesting. Yes, that could explain it.
I’ve been looking forward to changing the bridgestones on mine to PS4s. I’ll replace all 4. Not sure what I’ll do with the perfectly good rears