Advice Needed Please! My Golf is dead......

[~I_luv_my_VDub~]

I have a Mk2 Golf GTI, H reg.
It is a metallic royal blue colour with 'big bumpers'. The upholstery is not ripped/fag burned/tatty and the body work is good- it has about 5 small rust patches in various places. Some tosser has recently stolen the 'Golf GTI' badge from the back. It has it's original wheels.
I changed the engine as the original one conked out. The actual car has done 125k but the engine I bought has done 43k. (It was a like for like engine swap.)
Problem now is the timing is out and it has no compression. Unfortunately, I do not have the money to pur into it to get it up and running again ans was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on how much I should ask for it in it's present condition. I know it is not exactly easy just from my description but I have tried to be as accurate as poss.
Any replies would be much appreciated.
Many Thanks.
 

[topher]

few questions..

8v or 16v ?
3dr or 5dr ?
are you positive just the timing is out ? something more sinister could be causing the compression loss ?

[~I_luv_my_VDub~]

Sorry forgot those bits!
8v, 5 door.
Mechanic has looked at it so am sure timing is out.

[Agreeable Slick]

So it's a non runner, 5 doors, and is an 8v, i personally wouldn't pay more than a few hundred if that for it.

If it's just the timing then you just need to get the mechanic to sort it, it's a half hour job tops, and costs all of £20. Compression sounds like the gasket has failed somewhere so is more likely to be more serious.

[~I_luv_my_VDub~]

It has a new head gasket on it.

[Organisys]

£150 max.

[AudiA8Quattro]

Compression has nothing to do with timing, doesn't sound good 

[weedwhacker]

new head gasket at 43k... hmmmmm
i think ill go with slck on this one.. sounds like there may be a little nasty there somewhere.
ahs the mech mate given you a quote for forks at all, that would be a good indicator as to whats wrong with it..
would have thought if it was justa timing issue he would have done that..

no compression means there is a leak somewhere, poss the head wasnt skimmed before the new head gasket was done. im assuming it over heated.. or even worse there could be a crack somewhere..

bit suspect that someone would swap a 43k engine for a scrapper 125k one

hope you get it sorted..
just to let you know i have sold a 5 dr gti, was small bumper and a bit up on miles at 165k. but it was a runner with t&t alloys and all worked with no rust and that went for £350. was an f plate.

[~I_luv_my_VDub~]

i'm not being funny but why is it sus that i would take the crap engine out and drop a younger one in it?!
i bought it, had it 5 weeks and it died- i wasnt gonna give up on it that easy!
 

[topher]

i think he got the wrong end of the stick.. nothing wrong with putting the newer engine in.

i do think though, that your mechanic isn't being entirely truthful. whereabouts are you in the country, maybe someone here can recommend someone local, or even come out and have a look at it.