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Mine's rusted on the tailgate just below the window (Water tends to sit there) also just behind the front wheel arches.
Usual checks on the engine etc.
A cambelt change cost me £130 at a VW Maindealer recently (including changed a crankshaft seal). Local independant would probably be cheaper though.
I can service mine for £23 if I buy the parts from GSF.
My 1.8 is on 125k and still going strong!
Dependant on milage and age you'd probably want to change the shocks, Golf's aren't well known for their handling!
Check the electrics work! Fuse boxes have a habit of giving up
Usual checks on the engine etc.
A cambelt change cost me £130 at a VW Maindealer recently (including changed a crankshaft seal). Local independant would probably be cheaper though.
I can service mine for £23 if I buy the parts from GSF.
My 1.8 is on 125k and still going strong!
Dependant on milage and age you'd probably want to change the shocks, Golf's aren't well known for their handling!
Check the electrics work! Fuse boxes have a habit of giving up
What to look for?
Look to make sure it's not an 8v one. I can't speak for the 16v or VR6 (as these are meant to be better) but the 8v Mk3 is a truly ghastly, ghastly car. Really, avoid it.
Pig slow, thirsty, wallowy, unreliable, expensive to run, rusted rather too quickly for my liking. I owned one, and it was the worst car I have ever called "mine".
Buy a focus if you want a cheap, modern-ish car. Or a very late Mk2 GTi Golf if a GTi is what you are after. (The late Mk2's were truly excellent cars.
But please, please don't buy a Mk3 8v.
Oli.
Look to make sure it's not an 8v one. I can't speak for the 16v or VR6 (as these are meant to be better) but the 8v Mk3 is a truly ghastly, ghastly car. Really, avoid it.
Pig slow, thirsty, wallowy, unreliable, expensive to run, rusted rather too quickly for my liking. I owned one, and it was the worst car I have ever called "mine".
Buy a focus if you want a cheap, modern-ish car. Or a very late Mk2 GTi Golf if a GTi is what you are after. (The late Mk2's were truly excellent cars.
But please, please don't buy a Mk3 8v.
Oli.
zcacogp said:
What to look for?
Look to make sure it's not an 8v one. I can't speak for the 16v or VR6 (as these are meant to be better) but the 8v Mk3 is a truly ghastly, ghastly car. Really, avoid it.
Pig slow, thirsty, wallowy, unreliable, expensive to run, rusted rather too quickly for my liking. I owned one, and it was the worst car I have ever called "mine".
Buy a focus if you want a cheap, modern-ish car. Or a very late Mk2 GTi Golf if a GTi is what you are after. (The late Mk2's were truly excellent cars.
But please, please don't buy a Mk3 8v.
Oli.
You must have had a lemon then, mate, ours is quick(ish) reliable, shiney, with an Audi based engine that has done 250,000 miles in my hands.
(Handling is a little soft for a GTI I grant you...
) Cheers,
Steve
>> Edited by Fat Audi 80 on Thursday 29th December 17:52
The only way to make a Mk3 8v quick(ish) is to launch it off a cliff. My Brother had one from new, and was gutless compared to my old Mk2 8v GTi.
Just got a Mk3 VR6 as a shopping car, and the amount of grunt is impressive, especially in the higher gears. Subjectively it feels almost on a par with my MR2T in a straight line. It is oversprung and underdamped though, and bounces around on the back roads, but is a great A-road weapon.
Just got a Mk3 VR6 as a shopping car, and the amount of grunt is impressive, especially in the higher gears. Subjectively it feels almost on a par with my MR2T in a straight line. It is oversprung and underdamped though, and bounces around on the back roads, but is a great A-road weapon.
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