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Buying a car

  • 29-10-2013 8:51pm
    #1
    tornadoseye
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭


    pardom me if ive posted this in the wrong place as im new here but a long time lurker ,,, ive being considering buying a 03 petrol passat 1.6 but have read nothing but horror stories, are they really that bad ? this one isnt alot of money to most people but it is to me at E1500


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  • #2
    George Dalton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,728 ✭✭✭George Dalton


    Unless you know the car and/or it has an impeccable service history and low mileage then I certainly wouldn't recommend it. They are a pretty soft engine to say the least. Most of them will be burning a lot of oil at this stage in their life.


  • #3
    tornadoseye
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭tornadoseye


    it has 118k miles,, looks spotless ,i was told i has a fsh but i haven't looked at it or any service books yet, i only drive 25 miles a week max!! and only expect to keep it for two years or so but i don't want a money pit for those years


  • #4
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Is it a private sale from adverts/donedeal or a dealer? If a dealer, is there any warranty offered with it?
    Do consider taking it to a local mechanic and have them look it over. A couple hundred spent on a mechanic now can save you more down the road.

    Look on car review sites for that particular model and see what they say (besides the advice you get here of course).


  • #5
    tornadoseye
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭tornadoseye


    yes it is from one of those,,,i'll be bring a mechanic friend with me i think as the car is over a hundred miles from me


  • #6
    Idbatterim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,126 ✭✭✭✭Idbatterim


    a 1.6 focus might be a another option for you op...


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  • #7
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    tornadoseye wrote: »
    i was told i has a fsh but i haven't looked at it or any service books yet,
    tornadoseye wrote: »
    as the car is over a hundred miles from me
    Ask the owner to email the FSH over to you. There's a 90% chance you won't get it and you'll have saved yourself a 200 mile round trip. At €1500 it's all about the actual car rather than the make/model.


  • #8
    murphym7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,036 ✭✭✭murphym7


    George Dalton wrote: »
    Unless you know the car and/or it has an impeccable service history and low mileage then I certainly wouldn't recommend it. They are a pretty soft engine to say the least. Most of them will be burning a lot of oil at this stage in their life.

    I had a 2001 version of this and the engine was very soft indeed. Also burned a lot of oil. I wouldnt recommend the 1.6 petrol, just not enough umphh really.


  • #9
    tornadoseye
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭tornadoseye


    thanks for yer advice guys,,,, greatly app,,,, but im outta here,,,


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