Does anyone know the History of this Golf?

**NOH032** · 21-04-2009, 04:37 AM

Ive done some e-stalking and noticed the dude who used to own it isnt registered onto these forums anymore..

Reason i am asking is im looking at purchasing it off the guy who bought it off him now in queensland...

The guy is claiming some stupid numbers like 180kw's and ****...

In its current state its got stock vw wheels, the car has been resprayed, interior retrimmed, MTM chip, k03s, H&R coils, few more mods here n there and hes asking 16k for it...

My father seems to think that its overpriced, and i am just wondering if anyone knows of any accident history or anything, whether the car was abused and all of that

**Manaz** · 21-04-2009, 07:09 AM

I've got a vague idea of who owned it (I'm fairly sure it used to have an R32 steering wheel on it that I had arranged to buy once it was pulled off the car, but the seller dropped off the face of the earth), but not enough info to say one way or the other based on knowledge of this car in particular.

I will say though that right now, it really is a buyer's market out there - used car prices have dropped considerably lately, and if you have any serious concerns about a car, the smartest thing to do right now is to walk away and find another - there's plenty of cars on the market.

Regarding price, I'd have to say that $16k is probably a bit high for a GTI these days, particularly considering the fact that by and large, mods don't add value to the sale price of a second hand car (except in rare circumstances) - this is why a lot of people strip modded cars back to stock before selling them and then sell the mods separately.

**91eah** · 21-04-2009, 08:42 AM

I know the guy who is selling this car in QLD and have been for a spin in it and its a very quick little car!

Its very tidy and comes with some sweet extras for $16k!!

**DubSteve** · 21-04-2009, 09:42 AM

The owner was on this forum and I know him personally, however ask him what he bought it for 14k I remember!

**NOH032** · 21-04-2009, 12:18 PM

Thanks for the swift responses!

The car has a very clean interior, its been fully retrimmed in black leather with grey suade inserts and double stitching throughout... It does have quite abit of get-up & go...

I personally dont have any doubts about the car lol, i just think that 16 is abit off a reasonable price.. but hey, its a nice ride.. doesnt have the gay black tails anymore, or the gay black wheels or the gay grill, so it just looks like a decent little non-homo GTi haha

If i can pick it up for a little cheaper, ill be more then happy to join this little community, seems like a great source of info

, We already have a b5 Passat Variant 20VT, but this seems like a great addition to the family...

**DubSteve** · 21-04-2009, 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by NOH032

Thanks for the swift responses!

The car has a very clean interior, its been fully retrimmed in black leather with grey suade inserts and double stitching throughout... It does have quite abit of get-up & go...

I personally dont have any doubts about the car lol, i just think that 16 is abit off a reasonable price.. but hey, its a nice ride.. doesnt have the gay black tails anymore, or the gay black wheels or the gay grill, so it just looks like a decent little non-homo GTi haha

If i can pick it up for a little cheaper, ill be more then happy to join this little community, seems like a great source of info

, We already have a b5 Passat Variant 20VT, but this seems like a great addition to the family...

This car has over 20k worth of mods I think 16 is quite reasonable.

**Manaz** · 21-04-2009, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by DubSteve

This car has over 20k worth of mods I think 16 is quite reasonable.

Are all the mods still in place? I know the R32 steering wheel is gone, the wheels too, and there were a few other parts that were being removed before the owner we're both aware of sold it.

The interior retrim was very well done though from memory. That alone probably justifies the price if you like how it has been done (by this age, the stock interior can be getting a little "worn").

The value of engine mods is rarely reflected in the sale price of a car - I personally don't fully understand why, but that's just the way it is.

**NOH032** · 21-04-2009, 02:22 PM

Yeah i understand both view points...

The interior is well done, but redbook values 2000 GTi's at 11.2 to a max of 13.4k, somehow a 2.6k premium for a used vehicle im having a few doubts about is kinda expensive.. but it is a gorgeous interior haha