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Offline T_J_G

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sell my mk2 Golf?
« on: 15 May 2007, 23:22 »
thinking of getting something a bit more luxurious.

I could get a 110 BHP mk4 TDI and get it mapped...or a 20vT mk4 Golf.

I'd have to get it on hpi i think but could pay it off with student loan.

insurance on TDI=£1k  on 20vt = £1300

and im paying £1550 on my Golf until renewal next month.

hmm..i'd so miss it though...

Tim

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Re: sell my mk2 Golf?
« Reply #1 on: 15 May 2007, 23:27 »
Sell it  :tongue:
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Re: sell my mk2 Golf?
« Reply #2 on: 15 May 2007, 23:49 »
Sell it and regret it. You will always get another!  :grin:

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Re: sell my mk2 Golf?
« Reply #3 on: 15 May 2007, 23:56 »
it's costing me sh!t loads to run which i cant really afford....i know with something a bit more recent it's gonna be more reliable.

Not sure which mk4 to get though.....i'd love the 20vT but the diesels are so tempting!

Tim

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Re: sell my mk2 Golf?
« Reply #4 on: 16 May 2007, 16:02 »
Mate, my run with MK4 golfs has been very bad very very bad

i bought a 2001 one owner gt TDI 115 (6speed) Full Vw sh only 63k on it etc etc Lovely car, I sold my 136k mk2 16v gti as i thought it was getting old.

After 3-4 months of owning it it had various sensors, pumps and a TURBO replaced on it.... costing about 2 grand!!!!!

I thought this was a one off so a few years later i bought a mk4 gti turbo..... full leather etc with 100k on the clock, with full service history etc. I owned this for a month tops.... needed new brakes and tyres etc this cost about 500 quid then a week later the ABS pump broke and then as i was about to replace that the clutch and flywheel started smoking totalling in about 3k in bills. I cut my losses and sold to a mechanic who i knew and was honest about as he had the time to fix it...... i just couldnt afford it!!!

BUY A MK3....... These are much better built!!!!!!!! i have had 3 mk3's and all of em have been trouble free motoring!!!!! there is just too much that can go wrong on a mk4. they arent built as well.....!!!!

 

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Re: sell my mk2 Golf?
« Reply #5 on: 16 May 2007, 16:04 »
you wont feel the same driving anything other than a mk2!


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Re: sell my mk2 Golf?
« Reply #6 on: 16 May 2007, 16:05 »
Mate, my run with MK4 golfs has been very bad very very bad

i bought a 2001 one owner gt TDI 115 (6speed) Full Vw sh only 63k on it etc etc Lovely car, I sold my 136k mk2 16v gti as i thought it was getting old.

After 3-4 months of owning it it had various sensors, pumps and a TURBO replaced on it.... costing about 2 grand!!!!!

I thought this was a one off so a few years later i bought a mk4 gti turbo..... full leather etc with 100k on the clock, with full service history etc. I owned this for a month tops.... needed new brakes and tyres etc this cost about 500 quid then a week later the ABS pump broke and then as i was about to replace that the clutch and flywheel started smoking totalling in about 3k in bills. I cut my losses and sold to a mechanic who i knew and was honest about as he had the time to fix it...... i just couldnt afford it!!!

BUY A MK3....... These are much better built!!!!!!!! i have had 3 mk3's and all of em have been trouble free motoring!!!!! there is just too much that can go wrong on a mk4. they arent built as well.....!!!!

 

yeah,that's a bad experience alright, but it may be one-off i know people who've had mk4's for ages with no problems what so ever. Trouble is with mk3 is the only one i'd get is the 16v and again that's high tax and insurance again. :laugh:

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Re: sell my mk2 Golf?
« Reply #7 on: 16 May 2007, 16:19 »
There are better things to spend a student loan on, and hpi on a 5k car is pretty daft anyway.

Yes there are a lot more things to go wrong on mk4's, and the parts are more expensive.. but that's the way it is with modern cars. You need to ask yourself if you can afford to own it, not just afford to buy it.

In 3 years of ownership my mk4 has cost me around 2k in repair bills, around the same in mods. Then add a service every 5000k, tyres, insurance, tax... hard slog for a student.


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Re: sell my mk2 Golf?
« Reply #8 on: 16 May 2007, 16:25 »
There are better things to spend a student loan on, and hpi on a 5k car is pretty daft anyway.

Yes there are a lot more things to go wrong on mk4's, and the parts are more expensive.. but that's the way it is with modern cars. You need to ask yourself if you can afford to own it, not just afford to buy it.

In 3 years of ownership my mk4 has cost me around 2k in repair bills, around the same in mods. Then add a service every 5000k, tyres, insurance, tax... hard slog for a student.



for a start the tax, insurance and fuel bills will be cheaper than my mk2. I think it'd also cost less in replacement parts (though i can get stuff at trade through a friend anyway  :wink:) I'll be able to afford the finance and insurance i think. My student loan will pay off the insurance then i'll be left with just the finance which will be about £2k after i've paid the deposit. i wont really need my student loan as i'm living at home. So i'm treating myself.

It tends to make sense in my head.

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Re: sell my mk2 Golf?
« Reply #9 on: 16 May 2007, 16:36 »
I think it'd also cost less in replacement parts (though i can get stuff at trade through a friend anyway  :wink:)

I wish lol... i get trade prices and it still costs way more than my rallye parts-wise. Like with all out-of-warranty cars though it's a gamble.. i'm happy with mine, no reason why you cant be too. Actually, wanna buy mine? :laugh: