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Offline gooseuk

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Re: Thinking about buying a GT TDi
« Reply #10 on: 28 October 2008, 23:47 »
Got a tdi and its been a pleasure owning it. Lowerd it new rear lights and bits and bobs. And its a great car. Love the mpg and the cruise control for them long motorway trips.

Great car cant fault it.
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Re: Thinking about buying a GT TDi
« Reply #11 on: 28 October 2008, 23:55 »
Got a tdi and its been a pleasure owning it. Lowerd it new rear lights and bits and bobs. And its a great car. Love the mpg and the cruise control for them long motorway trips.

Great car cant fault it.

As above, great cars and still good fun despite being diesel.

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Re: Thinking about buying a GT TDi
« Reply #12 on: 03 November 2008, 12:35 »
Went to see a couple yesterday...

Both had problems around the boot lock & handle (bubbling/rust)
Is this a common problem or just coincidence?

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Re: Thinking about buying a GT TDi
« Reply #13 on: 03 November 2008, 12:37 »
Went to see a couple yesterday...

Both had problems around the boot lock & handle (bubbling/rust)
Is this a common problem or just coincidence?

sadly a common problem - its a trap for dust, salt and grime and also water can collect in the handle and rust it  :sad:

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Re: Thinking about buying a GT TDi
« Reply #14 on: 09 November 2008, 19:31 »
Just got my GT TDI 150 about 3 weeks ago and i cant stop driving it  :nerd:

So glad i got it , was looking at a Fabia VRS but glad i got the Golf

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Re: Thinking about buying a GT TDi
« Reply #15 on: 14 November 2008, 23:38 »
nice move darchi, been the same as you, once you get one you just dont know what to replace it with when the day comes,

Easton, if you get your paws on a good one and are working in newmilns, if you need any advice or work done take it to McMinn motors in umberley road kilmarnock, Top Guy knows the Vw's like the back of his hand (any model) I live in Hurlford and its only ten minutes drive from there..Absolutely cracking workmanship and knowlewdge, really honest and reliable with veedub enthuasiasm 100%.

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Re: Thinking about buying a GT TDi
« Reply #16 on: 01 December 2008, 10:36 »
hi matee,i brought a gt-tdi130 pd last oct,i paid £8500,she'd done 61.167mls the day i got her,i had it re-mapped and just drove it..got to 90.000mls back in june,so de-catted it,put a stainless exhaust on,k&n filter,strut brace and coilovers and had it re-mapped again.she now done 103500mls!!a year on! she strong as ever,no smoke,no knocks or bangs and it's had 45k of thrash!!! absoloutly fantastic,by far the best car i ever had,
you will never look back if you get one,mine pulls 150mph,video to prove,but no matter how hard i drive i cant get the average fuel consumption lower that 36.2mpg!!
re-mapped,de-catted,exhaused,filtered and coilovered GT-TDI 130 PD running 200+bhp!just waiting for the rolling road,more tuning waiting!

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Re: Thinking about buying a GT TDi
« Reply #17 on: 01 December 2008, 11:46 »
hi matee,well what can i say,buy a gt-tdi pd and it will be the best thing you'v eva done.
i brought a gt-tdi 130pd last october,it had done 61k.i had it re-mapped,but could still tell it had more to give.they re-mappped it again,this time we did alot of driving around playing with the 2nd torque limiter to avoid clutch slip.i ran iit like this for 30k,she didnt miss a beat,would pull to 145mph but average 42-46mpg.only maintanance was service and cam-belt.
then last month i decided that now she done 100k i'l treat it..so on when a stainless exhuast,de-catted,k&n induction.mapped it again,she pulls 150mph(vids to prove) and im averaging 38.1mpg.but im av been driving it hard since lol and she's coming up to 104k!!!!
i am the 2nd owner and i know this car is still on the original clutch!!just waiting to get it in the rolling road,we'r expecting 200+bhp.soon as she bin on rolling road i'l try and put the printout up so people can see i aint chatting sh!te!!then will follow frattelli 520+ injectors,frontmount intercooler,and the next size up in the garrett variablevein range,bm330D turbo some reinforce pipework and she should be good for 270-280bhp
GT-TDI's are a bargain at the min,buy one now and catch the pd bug,and watch the deisel tuning scene become huge!!
there fast enough,quite enough,such a smooth engine,lets so the petrols the way foward.power,torque and economy!
re-mapped,de-catted,exhaused,filtered and coilovered GT-TDI 130 PD running 200+bhp!just waiting for the rolling road,more tuning waiting!

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Re: Thinking about buying a GT TDi
« Reply #18 on: 01 December 2008, 11:57 »
Ive got a 1.8T and love it would definatly recommend a MK4. My dad had a 130TDI anf that was quick standard.   :smiley:
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Re: Thinking about buying a GT TDi
« Reply #19 on: 12 January 2009, 13:19 »
Ok so went to see a GT TDI 150 at weekend
Needs a few things done and just looking for some confirmation on what you all think they'll cost

*Front grill is broken -he says ill pick one up off ebay for bout £20 and they're easy to fit
*One lamp washer flap is missing the other doesn't sit flush -he says v easy fix
*Management light is showing on dash -he's got a printout saying its the wheel sensor and its £18 (how much will labour be?)
*Leather on drivers bolster is totally worn -says he's been quoted £80 to fix
*Finally oil service light is on -we didn't really discuss that but he says it had a service a few months ago (should this not have been seen to then?)

Has anyone had similar problems or knows how much these cost to put right?

I'm not letting this put me off at the moment because he's willing to swap with the celica and also willing to put towards putting some of it right
Plus we went out a run in it and it pulled like a train  :grin: