bignev
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Registered: 14th May 09
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Goin to look at one tomorrow it has done 100,000 miles but has fsh what are the main things to look out for?
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bignev
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Registered: 14th May 09
Location: Nantwich, Cheshire
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Engine wise, weak spots, common faults etc
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johnny86
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Registered: 15th Feb 10
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I got a v5 golf and I love it tbh not too sure what to look out for though.
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Daniel_Corsa
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Registered: 21st Apr 04
Location: Wigton, Cumbria
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Fairly low mileage for a MK4 GT TDi.
Rust inside door along sill.
Coil springs. (same on all cars now)
Rust on front arches.
I owned mine almost 4 years, coil spring, engine mount, clutch and front arches were main things I changed.
Mine was remapped and 125k miles though.
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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It being overpriced. Don't understand why these cost so much still.
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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recarouk
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Registered: 30th Sep 05
Location: West Yorkshire
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look at the headliner up in the back passenger corner, if there are any wet marks its probably the rear wash pipe split and leaking, common fault.
make sure all the doors lock and unlock with the fob, the door modules can fail meaning you cant unlock or even open some of the doors.
if its got climatronic fitted get it up to temperature on the test drive have it blowing hot then whack it on cold and see if it continues to blow hot, mine did when i bought it and its a seized flap or something in the system that stops it switching onto cold.
if it starts beeping saying driver door open, or boot lid open its water damage on the boot sensor, again mine did this when i bought it, with the engine running open the boot, make sure the dash shows it being open as a lot of them just end up having the boot sensor unplugged to stop the fault.
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RichR
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Registered: 17th Oct 01
Location: Waterhouses, Staffordshire
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Electrics and sensor gremlins. My missus had one before the disco and it was a cracking car, went well and returned 50+mpg-her's was the 130 too, silver 3dr with recaro (iirc) black leather.
The only real issue it had was the alarm and central locking constantly having an issue and the car locking itself wether the doors had been opened or not so you could never risk leaving the keys inside it if you we're say washing it or working on it as it didn't matter if the engine was running or not, it would randomly lock itself!
Aside from that, it had done 140k and had no other issues.
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Windows falling into the door and never coming out again.
Check all suspension components as that's where the 100k will show wear first, not the engine
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colonel_g
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Registered: 11th Jan 09
Location: Thame
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Open the door, take a step back, wait a second, walk back to the door and close it. Make sure it sounds like a golf.
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big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
Location: Tullibody. Drives - Audi B8 S4 & Fiesta Zetec-S
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quote:
Originally posted by Daniel_Corsa
Fairly low mileage for a MK4 GT TDi.
Rust inside door along sill.
Coil springs. (same on all cars now)
Rust on front arches.
I owned mine almost 4 years, coil spring, engine mount, clutch and front arches were main things I changed.
Mine was remapped and 125k miles though.
And its still goin strong
[Edited on 05-01-2014 by big eck]
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Daniel_Corsa
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Registered: 21st Apr 04
Location: Wigton, Cumbria
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quote:
Originally posted by big eck
And its still goin strong
Glad to hear, I had an e-mail from Colin (owner before me) saying his neighbours mate had just bought a mk4, showed him a photo and it was same one. Small world.
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big eck
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Yea, Ryan's my mate and noticed the car straight away lol.
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Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
Location: Howden
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all the suspension/wishbone bushes go pretty easy and they knock so its pretty easy to spot. gearbox 'dogbone' mount bushes go too making gear changes slack due to engine movement.
make sure to warm it up properly and drive it hard on test drive make sure it doesnt go into limp, this would obviously indicate and issue with either a sensor/turbo. EGR faults/clogged turbo vanes are common
everything else is pretty much mentioned, front arches etc. If its not had a clutch it will want one soon id imagine
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Jenko_Sport
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Registered: 25th May 06
Location: Stoke-on-Trent
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Ive owned one for two years, bought it on 85k now on 116k and ive replaced the following
turbo
wishbones
axel bushes
various sensors
2 sets of topmounts
water pump
2 abs sensors
egr valve
Think thats it although its currently in bits on my drive waiting for another turbo to be fitted.
When its working its a great car, pull well, see 50+mpg etc
So id check to see when/if its had a turbo fitted as well as when the clutch and dual mass was done.
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Hammer
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Registered: 11th Feb 04
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Always liked these, they're getting a bit old hat now though - very few with decent mileage.
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birchieboy
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Registered: 18th Jan 06
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Bought mine on 94k and its now on 170k
I replaced alternator pulley, handle on the glove box and handle on the arm rest, wishbone bushes and about to do the engine stabiliser
Serviced it on the intervals
Touch wood the old girl is still going strong, would recommend to anyone
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Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
Location: Howden
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they are great as long as you dont fook about with them
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Tony M84
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Registered: 26th Jul 11
Location: Leicester
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I bought my MK4 GT TDI PD130 in Feb on 99k for £2450 with FSH and 12month MOT. Front arms are knocking well, rear wiper washer doesn't work but apart from them 2 issues its spot on to be honest.
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