Golf GL...

[MattyT]

Hopfully will be looking at this tomorrow. Chances are it will disappear before then, like the other two golfs I have attempted to go look at/posssibly purchase. This is driving me to tears

Thats a nice car but cars being bought before u get the chance is part of the game man. It's irritating as hell but dont let it get to you.

Heres a story, i went to look at a Pulsar SSS before I found my vr6. I wanted it badly. I'd driven a few already and really liked the look of this one. Turns out there was a guy in his living room signing the papers right then and there! Bitterly dissapointed BUT it meant I found my vr6 and have been happy as a lamb who has avoided the slaughterhouse

Moral of the story is thus: One door closes, another opens

[Dubdubdubdot]

Another picture for the front lip.


peedman- Generally should I be looking for one with 97/98, <150 clicks, working electrical everything (REVS CHECKED) and good, non worn out interior? Then just the general check over.

[peedman]

Definately check the a/c, if its not cold its never just the gas. Ive had to replace 2x a/c in 2 mk3s now and they arent cheap! Check the heater is working too. Look for rust in all the door jams and seals. Check floor carpets and boot too. Test power windows as well (common problem). See if headliner intact, no signs of sagging. Service record like timing belt, water pump, clutch etc. And then listen out for any knocks or noises and it steers and handles ok. Good luck with it! I think 6k and under would be a reasonable price, u could prob even get less for a private sale if u looked hard enough. Oh and tell them that the front lip is missing to haggle some more!

[bboyskidz]

Another picture for the front lip.

looks hideous without the front lip. first step when you get it is to buy a euro lip...

peedman- Generally should I be looking for one with 97/98, <150 clicks, working electrical everything (REVS CHECKED) and good, non worn out interior? Then just the general check over.

REVS check is just to see that it isn't still under finance, written off or stolen... it's got nothing to do with the electrics... It is definitely something you should do when buying a used car though. I just wanted to point that out...

If it has electric windows, make sure thy work. Also, make sure the heater and aircon work well. If there is any kind of feel that they are not super warm or super cold then be warned. aircon is expensive to replace.

[Dubdubdubdot]

looks hideous without the front lip. first step when you get it is to buy a euro lip...

TBH I reckon it looks ace without front lip, like cleaner....
But it doesn't matter, cause some tard bought it during the week. No lookies for me today, cause its gooooooooone.
Why oh why???

[Dubdubdubdot]

Went of and looked at this instead.

And a guy reckoned there not much difference power/acceleration wise between the GL a CL? GL would have to be a bit faster with 25% more engine cc then the CL?


Acouple of other Q's to get your teeth into now that I can think off some.

VR6's have a cool window down/up function with the drivers key entry, does this trickle down to the GL's?

What excately is the problem with the windows and how much will it cost to fix for good/repair?

The Aircon is cold and warm, but didn't have much guts. Dad reckoned a regas would fix this, would he be right in the case with the aircon 'problem' with golfs?

[Mind's Eye]

1) Its not 25%. Its 1.8l plays 2.0l, so about 10%
2) Yes it does for GLs, don't know about CLs, but i'll hazard a guess they'd have it too
3) The window regulators are prone to breaking. IIRC there's a disc made out of a polymer that wears out. Mk4s are made out of aluminium/some other metal? But aren't interchangable. Golf Loon can do you one installed for $150
4) Possibly. The condenser in my GL is broken, and to buy a new genuine VW one is in something of the order of $2,000. Initially thought the gas had run out. It can go hot but won't blow cold air. Don't know if its a common problem though, definitely worth checking out first.

I'm learning stuff

Also, I noted in the green one the battery doesn't have a little fabric pouch thing they're meant to have. Don't know how vital it is to have one, someone else might be able to help you out there

[Water Boy]

Have you checked out any private sellers? Seems to be a few good GL's being sold on car sales etc...

[Dubdubdubdot]

Sydney? Not to many...

[Golf Houso]

Well for perspective my old 98 GL with 149k went for 7500 early this year and that was really mint car, I honestly didn't have much interest in the car either, just the one person that was really keen.

So around 7k should be the absolute ceiling for a non VR6 mk3, unless you find a diesel or some freakishly nice condition CL/GL