VW Newbie looking to buy GTI Mk6 Manual

[Rostic83]

Hi Guys

Comimg from Jap sports cars i am very skeptical about buying golf gti mk 6

i have my eye on MY11 3 door with 45000km, it looks like brand new car

however i read that people have water pump failure, chain tension failure and carbon build up.

Can some one prepare me to what i should expect in terms of maintenace and what should i look formwhen buying one.

Thanks a lot

[tigger73]

Looks like you've done your research on the common issues with these cars.

Choosing a 3 door manual is going to limit you in terms of cars that are available as there are fewer of this combination around. So if you find one you like at a good price I'd move on it.

Same with all second-hand cars get it checked out and look into the service history. These will be 12 months/15,000km but likely if you're looking at a lower km car it'll be 12 months. Major service is at 4years/60,000km.

If it's being sold through a dealer I try and find out the previous owner and talk to them about any issues with the car.

Good luck!


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