Two questions...

[cicca_294]

hey guys,
so im looking at buying my first vr6,
its a local one, with 179000kms on it, but has had clutch, bushes, piping, and a few other bibs and bops changed, mechanically a1
the owner is an engineer who defiantly knows wat hes talking about.
its pretty straight, few little dings here and there, nothing to bad.

the two questions
1. before i hopefully commit, wat should i be checking slash looking out for.
like everything and anything.
watever you guys look out for, i dont care how minor,
i know stuff like clutch, windows etc etc.
anything.

and second
insurance.
how much you guys paying?

cheers
xo

[Golf Houso]

Have the timing chains been done? Otherwise don't bother with it unless it was incredibly cheap. A VR6 is about 10-15% more pricey than a GL/CL to insure, although I wouldn't bother telling you what I pay for insurance since I have one of the worst post-codes in Sydney anyway...

[Shteifen]

X2 timing chains. even if you can do them yourself id seriously just get another cor thats had them done. its a good days work, and thats working with a hoist and a full workshop.

i had a GL then my VR and with the VR i only pay another 30-40 bucks a year, i thought it woudl have been more

-steve

[RedVR6]

Check for:

Heater core not leaking?
Timing chains noisy?
ABS working correctly?
Pwr windows all working?

Anything else (and realistically even each of these things) is no big deal.

I found Shannons to be by far the best bet on insurance but it obviously depends upon heaps of factors. My ins. is about six hundge pa for a VR6 (Passat) in Melb.

[cicca_294]

whats the deal with the timing chains?
do they need to be replaced?
how much is that usually?
i did note on how quiet the car was, does that mean anything?

anything elsE?

[SpeciP3]

whats the deal with the timing chains?
do they need to be replaced?
how much is that usually?
i did note on how quiet the car was, does that mean anything?

anything elsE?

Timing chains like belts are prone to wearing and if they done break it'll be an expensive rebuild number. Also when finding out about the timing chain ask about the guides, these wear and are also expensive.
As said above heater core often fails and takes a while to replace or else is costly to have replaced.

I'm not on the mainland, but have accident history and got a few quotes here and there, shannons was about $600 with the car insured for $10k, which was not bad. BTW the online quotes are often far more than excessive than if you ring up.

[cicca_294]

Timing chains like belts are prone to wearing and if they done break it'll be an expensive rebuild number. Also when finding out about the timing chain ask about the guides, these wear and are also expensive.
As said above heater core often fails and takes a while to replace or else is costly to have replaced.

I'm not on the mainland, but have accident history and got a few quotes here and there, shannons was about $600 with the car insured for $10k, which was not bad. BTW the online quotes are often far more than excessive than if you ring up.

cheer buddy, ill get in contact with the guy,
and another thing, the dude mentioned that the springs may need replacing soon..
wat would you guys recommend and how much do they cost?

[Golf Houso]

wat would you guys recommend and how much do they cost?

Just get these instead:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/VW-GOLF-MK3-M...item3356fa9b02

you can play around with the ride height as well if you want to do that They'll cost as much to fit as replacing the springs as well, so just go the whole way!!!

[Lorenz]

Or PM Evorobin on this forum for HotTuning Coilovers which can be bought locally with local support

[cicca_294]

alrite, so i spoke to the dude about the heater core and the chains,
hes an engineer, so i guess i a way i trust what he says, he seemed like a good bloke and all.

heater core "is still fine"
timing chain "looked at when the clutch was replaced, guides are first to go and there fine, if the guides are replaced when the engine is noisy the timing chains dont need replacing, mk3 hold chains when looked after arnt meant to be changed unless you thrash it."

so to me thats sounds pretty good, wat do you guys think tho?