To Good To Be True?

stevire

Looking at a Golf this evening, given the money spent on it I'm very suprised there's no NCT with it. I had a chat with the owner and he has spent a bit of money on it over the last while.

Is there anything I should look out for when viewing this car? Also, how do you spot/hear a car that is misfiring a bit?

Here's a link to the Ad:
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2615209

yop

Think scratches is an understatement, it will cost a fair few euro to fix all the paint work.

If the seller says that they see no issue with NCT then they will have no issue in putting it through before you buy.

ShadowHearth

overpriced... :rolleyes: ( not being smart.... by a long shot too )

stevire

yop wrote: »

Think scratches is an understatement, it will cost a fair few euro to fix all the paint work.

If the seller says that they see no issue with NCT then they will have no issue in putting it through before you buy.

Given the price I can't see the seller going through the hassle of an NCT and don't think he'll have any problem selling it. I'd be suprised to see it last until Friday!

no1beemerfan

If it was me he either gets it tested or I don't buy. But tbh I wouldn't buy it in that condition. If the visible parts were not looked after what does it say about the rest of the car?

stevire

ShadowHearth wrote: »

overpriced... :rolleyes: ( not being smart.... by a long shot too )

The majority of 99 TDI Golfs I've seen on Donedeal are going for around 1600e. Been looking for a while, not just at Golfs but Octavia/Focus and a few other decent TDI's.

What makes you say overpriced?

yop

no1beemerfan wrote: »

If it was me he either gets it tested or I don't buy. But tbh I wouldn't buy it in that condition. If the visible parts were not looked after what does it say about the rest of the car?

I would be the same tbh, I know a little bit about cars but shag all enough to go out and buy a car without an NCT, then again going by some of the cars on the road with NCT's and recentish programs an NCT means feck all too

stevire

stevire wrote: »

......... Also, how do you spot/hear a car that is misfiring a bit?..........

Why are you concerned about that?

stevire

RoverJames wrote: »

Why are you concerned about that?

Just been doing a bit of research into them and seems to be a common enough problem with Golfs, and given what looked to me like a low price I was thinking it could be an underlying problem with this car! Was thinking a problem like that wouldn't be caught in an NCT either?

corkcomp

tell him NCT it or your not interested.. if he tells you where to go your not missing out on any great bargain IMO

It'll be gone is a day or so as is, don't buy it if you don't want it but the seller won't be NCTing it if he only wants close to the asking for it.

stevire

Cheers for all the quick replies, good to get some advice before rushing into anything! I'll report back if I do go look at it tonight...

ShadowHearth

stevire wrote: »

The majority of 99 TDI Golfs I've seen on Donedeal are going for around 1600e. Been looking for a while, not just at Golfs but Octavia/Focus and a few other decent TDI's.

What makes you say overpriced?

those scratches are huge. it is not something you can fix with a spray bottle.

no nct, but it will one shot it! bull fecking ****... :rolleyes:

if you can get a decent one for 1500-1600, why would you bother with this coffin? If its only scratches and minor thing for nct it will be only few quid cheaper then good one for 1500eu. if seller is not getting nct done, it is very likely that it hage big problems, which will make it not a bargain, but money pit.

copeyhagen

buy a clean one with nct for 1600

buy one with no nct that looks like it had a date with a wall for 900.

no contest. nct'd all the way

corktina

why bother fixing the scratches? Its a 99, an old banger which will get you from A to B for little money (IF it will pass the NCT...)

Id rattle can those scratches, with a bit of filler if they are deep and a bit of wet n dry it would be as good as Edd China would do.

rsole1

Presume you have taken it for a test drive - a lot can be learned from that. Have you done the basics? Check oil filler cap for milky sludge, expansion chamber. Hill start and hold to check clutch. Full lock both ways for any driveshaft probs. Check that oil warning light actually comes on when key is half turned as some feckers take the bulb out. I could go on and on and on and on .

Atlantic Dawn

Theres an anchor bolt in her bow, a clear sign she's not been able to return to port under her own steam recently.

O.A.P

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Theres an anchor bolt in her bow, a clear sign she's not been able to return to port under her own steam recently.

Well spoted, that would put me off anyway.

Atlantic Dawn

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Theres an anchor bolt in her bow, a clear sign she's not been able to return to port under her own steam recently.

Add says wrote:

new battery
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-Corkie-

Shes gone.;)

ootbitb

RIP

-Corkie-

-Corkie- wrote: »

Shes gone.;)

Wasn't going to last long at that price really, things aren't that bad yet

L-M

Not surprised it's gone, that's a flat colour anyway so scratches would be easily tipped up.

They fail on **** all NCT wise, unless it was as smokey as hell it wasn't a major risk.

heate

Jasus a look at carzone would nearly suggest that golf tdi's are one ofthe very few cars which seem to be rising in value! Nuts - what's funnier very few of em have covered enough mileage to justify what they cost new over the equivalent petrol even though the vrt rate wasn't that different (there was 3 bands still in place up until I think 2003) but I think thy were 5kish more than the 1.6.
Consumer shock and inertia - concepts talked about in economics and now o get to see it in action - yikes!

FlashD

I don't get it, the car's got no NCT and 12 years old.

Hardly a bargain at 900 quid, I wouldn't give anymore than 500 and that's pushing things.

NO NCT, no buy, them's my rules anyway.

L-M

FlashD wrote: »

I don't get it, the car's got no NCT and 12 years old.

Hardly a bargain at 900 quid, I wouldn't give anymore than 500 and that's pushing things.

NO NCT, no buy, them's my rules anyway.

You may not, but that doesn't matter. They're sought after, and it's evident in the fact that it's sold.

FlashD

FlashD wrote: »

I don't get it, the car's got no NCT and 12 years old.

Hardly a bargain at 900 quid, I wouldn't give anymore than 500 and that's pushing things.

NO NCT, no buy, them's my rules anyway.

Same view as some folk yesterday

The proof is in the pudding, 'tis sold (quickly) as predicted by some folk.
€500 at a push is just daft really, no offence but you must have no clue about what shifts and what doesn't.