looks like a deal

cantdecide

what do you think of this? it look like a steal.

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=444454

junkyard

If it was original it might be but generally any thing a boyracer has got his hands on is usually thrashed to death.Q: Why do you think there are so many souped up boyracermobiles for sale on the side of the roads? A: Because garages won't trade them in because of the DIY modifications.

bazz26

cantdecide wrote:

what do you think of this? it look like a steal.

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=444454

Personally I would not part with €3k on a 14 year old Golf GTi with 182k miles on the clock. I think that is about a grand too much for that car. It looks like the owner is looking for the money back on his modifications to me.

I would go over to the UK and pick up a mint condition similar car for probably less money or even the better Corrado.

KeRbDoG

Most likely been a boyracers car and been trashed

smash

are you taking the p1ss????

do you think this is a good deal too....

http://www.carzone.ie/450474

mikedragon32

Boy Racer wrote:

genuine reason for reluctant sale. price reduced (again).

Oh dear. Barryboy mods add NO value to a car!

I can never understand the economics of spending thousands modifying a car, when you could just go and buy a decent one to begin with. At least you've a better chance of recouping some/most of what you spend.

As someone said earlier... it's still a 14 year old Golf. €3k is too much.

Gurgle

cantdecide wrote:

what do you think of this? it look like a steal.

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=444454

lol

As in somebody trying to steal your money?

ninty9er

steve06 wrote:

are you taking the p1ss????

do you think this is a good deal too....

http://www.carzone.ie/450474

Car must have some history behind it at that price or else there's a superfluous 0.

The OPs car would probably be worth that un-modded although there's no visible modding done. Modding just narrows the market you can sell to.

I wouldn't agree that so called "Barryboys" drive the **** out of their modde cars. A few friends have modded their cars and wouldn't dream of driving them hard after the money they poured into them

Eoin

mikedragon32 wrote:

Oh dear. Barryboy mods add NO value to a car!

I can never understand the economics of spending thousands modifying a car, when you could just go and buy a decent one to begin with. At least you've a better chance of recouping some/most of what you spend.

Sometimes the mods aren't available as factory options, so you have to do them after-market. Also, you may only have the cash to do it a while after you buy the car. And, sometimes it's fun to work on your car!

Cyrus

if you want a mk2 golf gti have a look over on vagdrivers.net

plenty of irish fans of tasteful oem modding, alas plenty of dipsticks with fibreglass tat on our roads

peasant

182,000 miles / 292,901 kilometers

GTI or no GTI, modded or not modded ...that yoke has pretty much reached the end of life and will be a huge money-pit in years to come ...and obviously one would like to keep a GTI looking and driving well for a few more years.

Savman

cantdecide wrote:

what do you think of this? it look like a steal.

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=444454

Hand over the cash and it will be a "steal" :rolleyes:

junkyard

steve06 wrote:

are you taking the p1ss????

do you think this is a good deal too....

http://www.carzone.ie/450474

Actually steve06 that Merc is probably worth a bit more than 35k restored which I presume it would be.
As regards Golf Gtis, I have 6 of the mk.2s stashed away but they're original un modified ones and will most definitely be worth a lot of money in years to come.

cantdecide

a friend of mine paid over €6k for one of these recently. though it was (and i've rarely said this before) in showroom condition. i know lots of people with these and none of them are boy racers (a couple of guys are actually middle aged)....

junkyard

Ahem....what do you mean by middle aged?:rolleyes:

colm_mcm

I suppose middle aged depends on how long you plan on living.....

cantdecide

40+

colm_mcm

I'm guessing you're post mid-life then!