Originally posted by cd.thomson
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anything I should look for
see if he has one of these round the back
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1199928.htm
Going tomorrow, anything I should look for? Any advice on them?
Cheers.
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anything I should look for
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Originally posted by cd.thomson
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anything I should look for
see if he has one of these round the back
soz but know nothing about them but I may be going to view this:
you dont want that.Get a proper Porker get a 911
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Originally posted by 02GF74
soz but know nothing about them but I may be going to view this:
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Originally posted by franky
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1199928.htm
Going tomorrow, anything I should look for? Any advice on them?
Cheers.
Door membrames leak . If you find any water in the car it's likely to have come through the doors. Remove door trim and all of the plastic sheet behind , carry out any repairs to door locks if needed then clean all traces of membrame and adhesive from door frames. Use heavy duty polythene cut to size to replace membrames ,spray contact adhesive works well . VW dealers charge an arm and a leg to replace them but dead simple and no special tools needed.
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Originally posted by westf27
you dont want that.Get a proper Porker get a 911
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Originally posted by McLannahan
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Originally posted by franky
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1199928.htm
Going tomorrow, anything I should look for? Any advice on them?
Cheers.
Love Golfs, great cars.
I'm no expert but I've had a few.
Rear calipers can stick - common to fit later calipers which didn't suffer as badly.
DON'T ever leave your Golf on a slope with just the handbrake on. A friend (cough.....) of mine (cough cough) left his Golf like that and not in gear. 10 mins later - discs had cooled and off the car rolled. Knocking me down (I mean him) and rolling down the hill. Missed the swimming pool by inches and came to "rest" in a massive oak tree. Oh poor poor Golfy.....
Heater matrix can leak (it'll smell musty inside the car and will steam up easily) VW did recall quite a few and install a bypass valve. Worst scenario was the matrix bursting onto the occupants.
Two of mine had been bypassed - the others hadn't. Matrix replacement is a pig of a job but not impossible.
Vaccuum pump c/l can play up. Many then fit a electrical mechanical replacement.
Headlights are crap. There's too much voltage drop around the circuit. Easy and cheap to fit an additional headlight loom. Parts a couple of quid. Diagram found on Matey Matey
http://www.matey-matey.com/
Seats always wear really badly. Driver's always bad on the boulster. No fix really (well not cheap) replacement only good option but second hand seats in good order fetch good money.
Dash bulbs often go - easy cheap fix.
Second gear crunch is common - either ignore it or sort it.
Umm...I'll think of more no doubt but watching Wheeler Dealers stuff up a Ferrari!
[Edited on 20/10/09 by McLannahan]
Unless you can spot something that hasn't been?
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Originally posted by 02GF74
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Originally posted by westf27
you dont want that.Get a proper Porker get a 911
unfortunately I'd be looking at over £ 20 k for a proper one (not the old models) and probs 3x the insurance.
Does look like a tidy one. Seems a little over priced but make a damn insulting offer!
I'd be after a 3 door myself but as Pants (Steve Hignett) and I have always said - The Golf is one of those cars that looks well in 3 or 5!
Check the rear wash wipe works as it should (push wiper stalk away I think?) It's another Golf "feature".
Check the sunroof seal - open sunroof fully and check it doesn't leak.
Two fobs for alarm? Never had more than one myself but always wanted the full set!
Alloy locking wheel nut key? (I did buy a Golfy just for the wheels and then the buyer remembered he didn't have the key - after I'd driven
it home)
Rear speakers next to parcel shelf aren't big enough to sound great but looks like those have been sorted?
Check all functions work on the trip computer - including stored average (button underneath stalk)
Check ISV (Idle stabilisation Valve) Engine will hunt and idle will dip and rise. Possible to run without one though - they are quite costly to
replace as they always fail. I ran without one on my 16v conversion.
Good luck with the viewing!
a little over priced but considering he's spent nearly £5k on it, £3k this year i'm not going to quibble over a couple of hundred quid. it
seems he's looked after it.
However this is locost builders so a cheeky offer will be heading his way
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Originally posted by franky
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Originally posted by 02GF74
soz but know nothing about them but I may be going to view this:
You buying that for your good lady?
They're a cracking car, folk rave on about the 205 being more fun, agile, better driver's car etc & they do have a point but as an
all-rounder the Golf is hard to beat & far better as a daily driver.
I've had mine for 7 years & it's the best car I've had. The only major failing was the gearbox which destroyed itself whilst doing
a steady 70 on the M6, no warning or idea why it did it, the 020 box is'nt unknown to have the diff pin let go but it was'nt that. I got a
replacement box from a car that had a blown engine only to discover they'd been living with the 2nd gear sychro gone which as already mentioned
is a problem, £25 bought a perfect box on ebay.
Other stuff I've done is the rear beam bushes (made a tool to fit them as they're a funny shape), replaced most of the brake pipes due to
corrosion & perishing, handbrake cables, had to free off the handbrake arms a couple of times (a known fault), a front wheel bearing, brake bias
valve & general servicing, pads & discs etc.
All in I'll be sorry to see it go but it just doesnt get used enough so it'll be on the market soon too. White's a bugger to keep
clean, you want a Helios blue one & did I mention how much better the 8v was over the 16v?
B Bumpers and 3 door HBilly?
Yes big bumpers but at G reg it'll be just too old so they've been fitted by a previous owner, 5 drs though which has been great for me
taking my mates to the pub but the 3 dr seems to be more sought after.
Difficult to tell from a photo but mabye not quite as tidy as that white one but still a nice old car & loads of life left.
I still love my MK2 GL which has done 243k miles and is now very poorly.
But just can't bring myself to part with it.
Dreaming of a 1.8t conversion which I know is silly! 
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Originally posted by franky
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Originally posted by McLannahan
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Originally posted by franky
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1199928.htm
Going tomorrow, anything I should look for? Any advice on them?
Cheers.
Love Golfs, great cars.
I'm no expert but I've had a few.
Rear calipers can stick - common to fit later calipers which didn't suffer as badly.
DON'T ever leave your Golf on a slope with just the handbrake on. A friend (cough.....) of mine (cough cough) left his Golf like that and not in gear. 10 mins later - discs had cooled and off the car rolled. Knocking me down (I mean him) and rolling down the hill. Missed the swimming pool by inches and came to "rest" in a massive oak tree. Oh poor poor Golfy.....
Heater matrix can leak (it'll smell musty inside the car and will steam up easily) VW did recall quite a few and install a bypass valve. Worst scenario was the matrix bursting onto the occupants.
Two of mine had been bypassed - the others hadn't. Matrix replacement is a pig of a job but not impossible.
Vaccuum pump c/l can play up. Many then fit a electrical mechanical replacement.
Headlights are crap. There's too much voltage drop around the circuit. Easy and cheap to fit an additional headlight loom. Parts a couple of quid. Diagram found on Matey Matey
http://www.matey-matey.com/
Seats always wear really badly. Driver's always bad on the boulster. No fix really (well not cheap) replacement only good option but second hand seats in good order fetch good money.
Dash bulbs often go - easy cheap fix.
Second gear crunch is common - either ignore it or sort it.
Umm...I'll think of more no doubt but watching Wheeler Dealers stuff up a Ferrari!
[Edited on 20/10/09 by McLannahan]
cheers for that.... looks like this one has had everything done then
Good cars. Loved my Mk2 GTi 8v. Try and see it early in the day in this weather to see if it's full of water/condensation. Door trim was replaced - but were the membranes intact? Front nearside looks well curbed.
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Originally posted by James
I still love my MK2 GL which has done 243k miles and is now very poorly.
But just can't bring myself to part with it.
Dreaming of a 1.8t conversion which I know is silly!
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Originally posted by Jasper
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Originally posted by James
I still love my MK2 GL which has done 243k miles and is now very poorly.
But just can't bring myself to part with it.
Dreaming of a 1.8t conversion which I know is silly!
Mate - it really is time to let go of that one - it's let go on you enough times!
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Originally posted by Hugh_
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Originally posted by 02GF74
unfortunately I'd be looking at over £ 20 k for a proper one (not the old models) and probs 3x the insurance.
I beg to differ, 996's are the cheapest (example), but imho they're the least worthy and therefore least proper of all the 911's...
Here's a proper (albeit older) 911 for £20k...
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Originally posted by 02GF74
yeah, but the roof doesn't come off those.
not down here in the sunny south 
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Originally posted by hillbillyracer
did I mention how much better the 8v was over the 16v?
All this spare cash is so depressing! Our department is staring possible redundancy in the face
Any of you guys with all the cash to spend got any jobs going?
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Originally posted by martyn_16v
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Originally posted by hillbillyracer
did I mention how much better the 8v was over the 16v?
Have you been drinking?
The 16v is a far better engine. 8v owners always seem to think that the 8v has more low down grunt, but the 16v has more torque all the way from idle up to the 8v's redline. And then the 16v wakes up
Check that it's still got the little plastic guard screwed on to the lower of the drivers side front chassis leg. It's there to stop the power steering pump/belt getting wet from road spray. If it's gone AWOL the power steering belt will squeal when it rains. Very annoying.