JayC
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Need some advise form the VW people, JR, ICY etc...
I've seen a car i'm interested in and need to know fi there any good and if the price is right?
It's a 03 plate Passat 1.9TDi sport 4motion estate, it has all the extras including the W10 wheels, full leather, chrome roof rails, parking sensors etc...They are selling it for £12995 it has 28000 on the clock.
Is this any good and is it worth the extra money than the non 4motion diesel's? Is this a good price? Wot are the service intervals and aprox costs?
Thanx,
JayC
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dna23
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http://parkers.co.uk/pricing/used_car/valuation.aspx?deriv=24601&model=1048&plate=72&pay=false&buyorsell=buy
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SXi_Tim
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About right, that from the dealer?
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JayC
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Yeah dealer.
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SXi_Tim
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If its from the dealer 2nd hand, the dealer will be making a nice wedge on that price, best to buy private if you can
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JayC
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Yeah been trying to find a private one but they are quite rare being an estate.
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Icy
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wudnt have a clue about prices ma dear 
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JayC
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Any good sites to buy a different Grill/bumper for it? Also some lowering kits.
Already found a company who'll re-map the diesel from 130bhp to 170-180bhp for £400 cash.
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SXi_Tim
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www.vagweb.co.uk
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Tony Lockhart
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I'd say if you are happy with the car and the dealer then go for it. I've just bought a Bora from a VW dealer and I really don't mind paying the extra. Nice touches like all 4 tyres are top brand, loadsa depth left. All bodywork perfect. VW's own recovery service, which is very well worth having...... and so it goes on.
Most at independants are tired/scruffy, decent ones privately are very rare, especially with the spec you have found.
Tony
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JayC
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Yeah it is in very good condition and I'm happy to pay it, just wanted to know if they are decent and if the 4 motion is worth the extra grand or so over the non 4motions.
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dna23
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Should be able to knock that price down quite a bit anyway tbh, are you px'ing your car?
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Tony Lockhart
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Do you really neeeeeeeed four wheel drive? Hoovers the fuel, extra things to go wrong/get serviced.....
I should assume you've thought about all this stuff, but for most cars most of the time 4wd is a waste.
Tony
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SXi_Tim
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The haldex oil service on vw's costs a bomb aswell
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JayC
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I want something with a bit of poke still, i've got a Vectra Sri150 estate at the mo and due to being an estate the back end is too heavy and slides out so I want the 4wheel drive for handling and it'll shift off at the lights better with a boot full.
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Little Vik
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The TDi engines are the nuts, there are loads of places that tune them to silly bhp. I think its a great choice. The price sounds about right to me.
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jr
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quote:
Originally posted by SXi_Tim
The haldex oil service on vw's costs a bomb aswell
in two years at VW we have never done one of these, or ever suggested one
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jr
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jay, service intervals are either every 10k/12 months or varible
its proberly on varible servicing, depending on how its driven it could see up to 18k before next service
theres usally about £220 for the 1st/3rd/5th service and £350 ish for 2nd/4th/6th service
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JayC
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Cheers Jr...
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SXi_Tim
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
quote:
Originally posted by SXi_Tim
The haldex oil service on vw's costs a bomb aswell
in two years at VW we have never done one of these, or ever suggested one
I worked for a pretty big vw dealership, did a few including the filters, mainly on the 2.8 v6 4motions though.
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