First Post!

[GTwhy]

Hi VWwatercooled.
I'm 17, and really interested in buying a Mark4/5 as my first car. My birthday is in 1 month, so I'm bound to buy one by from my parents. And I get my P's on the 29th of Sept. I have a couple of boundaries by my parents for my first car. No moddifications except wheels, and sound system. And it must be Auto with low k's.
After months of research I bought a 2.0 FSI on Thursday from an auction for $5100. Real cheap. Within the week, of being able to test the car before paying full price for it, I experienced a lot of engine faults. We took it to VW service, and found out 2 of the doors don't lock, The car doesn't switch into 3rd gear and revs to about 8000revs at 50km/h. And the car shook going uphill, which would result in a total price of about 2-3 thousand, so I got it returned yesterday. Now I'm looking for more...
Im just here to enjoy and learn more about these beauties.
Thanks

[sports racer]

So you've already learnt your 1st lesson - drive it before you buy it. If it feels good to drive AND you can look at it with a critical eye then you get serious about buying it.

Welcome to the forum, lots of friendly and helpful people here.

Cheers

Paul