Expert Advice Needed

**FknDubbin** · 03-10-2007, 06:38 PM

Is it at a reputable car yard? Maybe get a VW dealer to check it out. Small car yards have their own workshops they work with and will get anything passed to make life easy for themselves.

**Lukev85** · 03-10-2007, 06:40 PM

nah man its a very big rep dealer. Its one of them luxary car dealerships. These guys have all sorts of nice vehicles on the floor. Porsches, mercs, Jap Spec cars, BMW's, monaros, wrx's the works.

gpk_gti · 03-10-2007, 06:52 PM

Originally Posted by Lukev85

Im planning on getting an NRMA inspection done on the car. Im supposed to be meeting with the dealer on friday, I will definatly look into the warrenty INDEPTH.

Not easy to walk away mate

the reason im crazy over this car is because it have everything done to it that i would want to do, rims, system the works

well,,,make sure you get it looked at properly and find out what all those receipts are for.hope all works out for you mate,,dont jump in unless its all kosher.

**shami** · 03-10-2007, 07:49 PM

Hmmmm.....Sounds sus....

Why dont u get a stock one and do it up??? That way its to ure taste...

I dunno u dont wanna buy something thats gonna be a pain...

**Lukev85** · 03-10-2007, 09:50 PM

Originally Posted by shami

Hmmmm.....Sounds sus....

Why dont u get a stock one and do it up??? That way its to ure taste...

I dunno u dont wanna buy something thats gonna be a pain...

Thought bout that, its just that im gonna be payin it off, plus i got 2 other dubs to maintain (selling them is not an option), and id reather pay off something that has everything done to it rather then paying it off in addition to mods that i gotta add

**VW Convert** · 04-10-2007, 09:24 AM

Originally Posted by Lukev85

Not easy to walk away mate

the reason im crazy over this car is because it have everything done to it that i would want to do, rims, system the works

Take some advice from someone who has plenty of experience. NEVER buy a car because you have fallen in love with it, ALWAYS look at any car objectively and remember there is ALWAYS another equally good or better car around the corner. This applies doubly with VWs because they can be quite expensive to repair.

Reading your posts would indicate you are relatively inexperienced with cars, there are so many unanswered questions about this one it is scary and potentially a recipe for disaster.

Cheers

George

**Lukev85** · 04-10-2007, 03:26 PM

UPDATE

Went to the dealershipe today. Got some more info on the warrenty. Its an Australia wide recommended repaired warrenty. Which means anything goes wrong with the car i can choose where to get it repaired, and that includes Volkswagen

Also did some asking around. Apparently 100,000kms service is a major one, which includes timing belts. The dealership said that they will do the service at no charge.

In addition i took the car for a spin. Its great to drive. Sound system sounds crystal clear as, 2 12inch subs in the back. The car drives smooth and is quiet as, but when you hammer it thats when it opens up and flyssssss. Only thing is you gotta take bumps and humps slow and on an angle otherwise say goodbye bodykit. Thats just an annoyance though.

**VW Convert** · 04-10-2007, 03:48 PM

Originally Posted by Lukev85

Hey guys,

Its a 2.3L V5. From what I could see the FMIC was installed but previous owner never got around to turbo charging it. My mate definatly reckons its supercharged by the way it sounds, but i that it sounds like that coz of the massive air filter on it.

Did you get around to clarifying this, is it supercharged, is the FMIC connected to anything? Why would the previous owner have intended to turbocharge a supercharged engine? What work has been done for $40K?

I think these are very important points, gives an indication of what you are actually buying.

Cheers

George