What is the going rate for a MK4 these days?

[spritle]

Hey guys,

im looking to trade my 350z and get a MK4, the 1.6L version, (saving money for a house)

As a Mk4 1.6 owner (and a AE112R Corolla for the other half), saving money and having a 1.6 mk4 is mutually exclusive .

ie: Had my Golf since new, done 113K kms. Mechanically it's getting it's 3rd gearbox at the moment (common manual 1.6 Mk4 issue). There's a few electrical bugs that happen and window regulators (plastic clips that hold the front window glass need to be changed to metal) seem a normal Mk4 thing.

The Corolla's done 110K kms, and hasn't had any issues... yet. But there's isolated issues with ECU's but nothing systemic like what happens with Mk4's.

If you want to save money, I'd buy jap.

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If you want to save money, I'd buy jap.

Or avoid the 1.6!

[gavs]

I would keep the 350z.

The insurance probably is all that much more expensive.

Case in point:

1999 MkIV 1.6 GL Rally, $1300

BRAND NEW Renaultsport Megane 2.o Turbo, $1100......

Same insurance company based on Rating 1 with optional excess.

There are quite a number of MkIV's on the road, there are also quite a few in wreckers and crushers also. Something that was pointed out to me by a friend in the insurance gig is that sometimes the more exclusive the car, the cheaper the insurance. There are so many MkIV golfs on the road that the likelyhood of one of them being involved in a crash is pretty damn high, that coupled with the amount of P platers that drive them also bumps up the likelyhood of one being in a crash.

Do yourself a favour, check exactly how much a golf will cost you, I think you will be surprised how much a Mexican car can cost over Japanese (or South African, depends on the luck of the draw!)

[sierra055]

The insurance probably is all that much more expensive.

Case in point:

1999 MkIV 1.6 GL Rally, $1300

Do yourself a favour, check exactly how much a golf will cost you, I think you will be surprised how much a Mexican car can cost over Japanese (or South African, depends on the luck of the draw!)

Holy Cow! $1300!!
My 03 GTI with mods listed is only $1100, and it's insured for agreed value of $22000, and that's with RACV who I only insured with cause I had a $450 insurace credit with.

Aren't most of the GTI's made in Wolfsburg? According to my VIN mine was at least...?

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Aren't most of the GTI's made in Wolfsburg? According to my VIN mine was at least...?

Yup. But I think he's referring to normal Golfs.

[AusScare]

On this topic, I'm going to go see this car.

http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars...d=11F8A7C38B1B

Thoughts?

[Manaz]

On this topic, I'm going to go see this car.

http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars...d=11F8A7C38B1B

Thoughts?

Looks nice to my uneducated eyes - the exterior appears well looked after, be sure to check the leather (looks the same as what's in my V6 4Motion Bora) for wear & tear (looks to be a bit). Make sure the service history reflects the reported kilometres (with only that many kilometres on the clock, check that it hasn't gone too long (in terms of time) between services).

I'm sure someone else will pipe up with some other things to look for!