mk3 vw golf (ever owned one?)

[turbojolt]

going to go have a poke around one later tonight, anything worth looking out for?

Ive read the 1.8ltr engines are fairly bomb proof and this ones only done 100k miles anyway

[scorge01]

I'd say rust on sills behind body plastics front wings and inner arches are all common places for rot owned a vr6 and mates had a few so that central locking window mechanism's also fail often but engines haven't ever given us problems :)

[turbojolt]

its not ideal im seeing it tonight in the dark then lol

[novadave24]

i had a mk3 gti 16v they are nice cars to drive but as above sills rust behind the trims if its a gti check the rear lights they can leack and will hold water and if its lowered check the drive shafts mate mine never let me down they are good cars :)

[turbojolt]

its not a gti unfortunatly :( just a normal 1.8 the only mods done is a set of alloys by the looks of it

[novadave24]

well least you can check for rust on the wings oh yeah check around the rear windows for rust as well mate if you buy it and want some gti stuff i got some left from my old one

[turbojolt]

thanks mate, but im not going to mess about with it, im even going to sell the wheels if i get it and just run it on steels lol

[kent14sr]

I had a 1.8 mk3 Driver

Great car, as above watch for rot and headgasket issues.

[novadave24]

put steels on it and drop it to the floor mate ;)

[Calamity Josh]

good luck with gearbox's is all i'm saying...

[turbojolt]

put steels on it and drop it to the floor mate ;)

that was one plan me and a friend came up with, as i know the vw boys will pay 700 odd quid for it like that lol

[turbojolt]

good luck with gearbox's is all i'm saying...

explain please xxx

[novadave24]

my gear box was fine

[novadave24]

my old one dropped
http://i1149.photobucket.com/albums/o585/novadave24/IMG_0813.jpg
http://i1149.photobucket.com/albums/o585/novadave24/IMG_0115.jpg
next to my escort can tell its dropped
http://i1149.photobucket.com/albums/o585/novadave24/IMG_0116.jpg

[turbojolt]

'if there isn't sparks its not low enough' vw philosophy

[novadave24]

i got a lot of sparks but one night i did not seen a bump as it was poor paint on it to see and i almost rip the exhaust off ;(

[Jack]

Do you manage to eat your toast in the morning without asking if anyone has tried that bread before? lol

My dad had a Mk3 2.0 8v GTi. Slow as funk. Also had some issue with the radio (I think) where he put the code in wrong and it would not stop this annoying beeping alarm lol

[turbojolt]

mehhh if you have a resource of car nuts that have owned everything going use it! lol

[Calamity Josh]

explain please xxx

my brother had two, one the gearbox just self destructed, the other the diff shredded it'self, and my dads old transporter blew 5th, we got a recon box, a year later exactly the same again, could never really trust a vw

[Edd]

'if there isn't sparks its not low enough' vw philosophy

if it aint scrubbing it aint Dub'ing

[Alex J]

gearbox on any vw is even ****ter than an f20 or any escort turbo box!

[chrisd1986]

right ive had a couple of these, my 1st was a gl with electric everything and it was a superb car it had done just over 200k and drove perfect couldnt fault it and it even had a bit of poke when you needed to get on. my 2nd was a gti 16v an even better car that was on 170k and i loved it. the only thing that lets em down is rust. check all the bay, inner & outer sills, a, b and c pillars, abouve the wind screen, arches, fuel flap, under the tail lights and rear floor pans

[turbojolt]

ive put a deposit down on it and should be picking it up this weekend after the mot is done, i poked around the sills etc and there alright, there is minor surface rust on different panels (front wings and some around the rear windows) but nothing to bad tbh


first working car ive owned since the mx5 and that was nearly a year and a half away lol

[Asa-James]

oh you fool.

[turbojolt]

http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/482210_10151517075172118_662948115_n.jpg

nothing special but cant grumble at the price tbh

[Jeff16v]

I'm quite fond of my Vw's, always fancied a VR6.

[millworm]

I had one of these at my work a while back and it was rotten you could put your foot through the floor in places lol

[L14MNP]

mehhh if you have a resource of car nuts that have owned everything going use it! lol

What is your Pistonheads screen name? lol

[steviegsi]

Drove my old bosses mk3 gti a few times, shlt brakes, shlt clutch, shlt steering, shlt gearbag, shlt slow engine and was a bsatard on petrol too.

edit ooops- didn't realise opinion time was over and you'd bought one! lol Best of luck with it!

[L14MNP]

Drove my old bosses mk3 gti a few times, shlt brakes, shlt clutch, shlt steering, shlt gearbag, shlt slow engine and was a bsatard on petrol too.

edit ooops- didn't realise opinion time was over and you'd bought one! lol Best of luck with it!

lol lol lol

Comfy seats in the GTi though.

[ocdstigy]

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c154/flamerkit/602526_176356859168790_1447970736_n_zps2a6ac45a.jp g

My gti 8valve,172k miles,apart from the dent in bonnet it's a minter,solid gearbox engine and chassis,none of the common faults on this at all :D

[turbojolt]

Drove my old bosses mk3 gti a few times, shlt brakes, shlt clutch, shlt steering, shlt gearbag, shlt slow engine and was a bsatard on petrol too.

edit ooops- didn't realise opinion time was over and you'd bought one! lol Best of luck with it!

lmfao, i just fancy a change from vauxhall lol

i shouldnt have it to long tbh, going to sell the wheels put it on steels tidy it up and sell it on, hopefully make a nice little proffit and get this golf phase done and dusted lol