Is 89 Too Much!!

[CLOUTY1983]

Hello lads ,seriously considering buying a mint looking x reg 1.8t for £5500 grand at my local garage has all the right stamps and all the right receipt but is 89k on the clock too much ,also is the any major thing to look out for on the test drive or on the once over ?

Cheers !!

[Neaty]

if the service history is all in order then it shouldnt be too much of a problem. At my old work we had a mark 4 GTI as a fleet car that had been passed about from different offices that had done 110,000 miles and it hadnt exaclty been looked after as after all its a fleet car and that never missed a beat.

i would just use the mileage as a point to try and haggle with.

[Rhyso]

£5500 i'd say is too much no matter the condition.

haggle haggle.  I'd pay about £4800 tops maybe less.

when test driving it check there is no knocking sounds from both the front and rear.  If its the front it could be worn anti-roll bar bushes.  Rear normally indicates worn suspension bushes.

check that it pulls cleanly with no hesitation.  if if feels hesitant then mostly likely the MAF is buggered. cost about £80 on exchange from a dealer.

check the service history.  haven the window clips been replaced? original ones are plastic and need to be replaced with metal ones. when was the cambelt last changed? should be done evey 60K.

let us know how you get on 

edit - see this thread http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=46541.0

will give you a better idea of what you should knock the price down to

[CLOUTY1983]

Yeah I Live in the south east we get ripped off big time down here