New Owner - MK3 VR6

[melbvw]

Hey everybody. New to the forum and VWs. Wanted to get people's opinion on the VR6 I picked up the other day.

It's a '97, 245 000 kms, all electrics work, very little rust, no strange noises or rattles when it was running. Some scratches and rubs on it, average for a 15 year old car.


It's my first VW, looking forward to learning about them and it seems like this is a good place to learn. Hopefully the VR6 won't turn into a money pit..

[KKK VR6]

Looks nice especially for that price.
Just don't thrash it to much and it shouldn't cause u any trouble!
Some Forever Black on those plastics will make it look trumps

[PoDgE]

Looks nice especially for that price.
Just don't thrash it to much and it shouldn't cause u any trouble!
Some Forever Black on those plastics will make it look trumps

Don't listen to him, thrash it fix it and maintain it lol.
But seriously it looks cool I like the green. Where abouts in melb are you?

[KKK VR6]

Don't listen to him, thrash it fix it and maintain it lol.
But seriously it looks cool I like the green. Where abouts in melb are you?

Lol well if your not tight on money go for it

[melbvw]

Thanks man. I was thinking plastidip for the plastics but that forever black looks pretty good, might give it a shot.

PoDgE, I won't be thrashing it... too much hah. I'm in bentleigh, how about yourself? Checked out your build thread, she's looking good mate.

[decksla]

hey!

looks nice. another greenie is always welcome

lol @ your money pit comment. they can be if you want them to be.

im sure ill see you around, im around that area a fair bit

[PoDgE]

Thanks man. I was thinking plastidip for the plastics but that forever black looks pretty good, might give it a shot.

PoDgE, I won't be thrashing it... too much hah. I'm in bentleigh, how about yourself? Checked out your build thread, she's looking good mate.

Thanks bro, im on the west side. Point cook area.

[fred27]

Welcome and congrats on the great buy. If you do go the plastidip way, let us know the outcome.

[Mk3_Vr6]

Congrats on the buy dude. Love the colour!!

[melbvw]

Thanks for the warm welcome guys. Finally picked up the car tonight. Had to wait for a while for the roadworthy to get done, needed a handful of parts and new tires. The dealer didn't add anything to the price so I didn't mind the wait. Just happy to have it home and sitting in my driveway . One thing is that my coolant light is flashing. The mechanic had tried fixing it by replacing the coolant reservoir and sensor but it didn't change anything. I looked around online and it seems to be a very common problem.. is this something that I should just ignore?

I'll get some new pics up on the weekend hopefully. It needs a cut and polish for sure, there's some nasty scratches on the passenger side which is a shame. Going to clean up the plastics and I think she will be looking good.