High miles on diesel vento?

vwhead

hello im going to look at a 1997 diesel vento this weeknd hopefully. its in good condition very clean for a vento (not farmer spec) only problom is it has 215k miles on it i just want to hear from people that had them are they still as reliable as there meant to be with that much on the clock ? ive been told there good for alot more but again just want to hear more opinions before i go to look cheers

Supergurrier

These things literally go forever

CiniO

vwhead wrote: »

hello im going to look at a 1997 diesel vento this weeknd hopefully. its in good condition very clean for a vento (not farmer spec) only problom is it has 215k miles on it i just want to hear from people that had them are they still as reliable as there meant to be with that much on the clock ? ive been told there good for alot more but again just want to hear more opinions before i go to look cheers

Is this 1.9tdi?
My friend bought 97 Audi A4 with 350k kilometres on the clock.
After the while he discovered that real car mileage was over 600k kilometres.
It still was running without any problems, and he had it for good few years.
So I assume those engines can live long.

vwhead

its 1.9 straight diesel, yea i heard off a few people that they will do douple if not triple whats alredi on it but just want to be sure :P its very clean i dont think i have seen one as clean before it was standard 3 months ago its now lowered on bbs reps with a few gti goodies to spruce it up it has never been messed with engine wise its still completly standard, is there any common issues or faults with these yokes ? miles wouldnt bother me aslong as there as good as people say they are

beauf

We had a diesel vento that nearly to 300k. The engine was about the only thing that wasn't worn out. It was the non turbo 1.9. I hated driving it even when it had under 100k on it. Only got worse with age. The only saving grace was massive boot!

vwhead

anyone have any tips on what to look out for to spot a bad one from a good one ? :P

bazz26

215k miles is not high for a car that is 17 years old but you ultimately need to judge the particular car on condition and any evidence of service history given it's age rather than a digit on the odometer.

JohnBoy26

vwhead wrote: »

anyone have any tips on what to look out for to spot a bad one from a good one ? :P

The sills rot on them so that's something to look out for.

Nekarsulm

Check for rust, more likely to be the eventual killer of a diesel vento than the engine giving up. Just keep changing the oil and filters and Timing belt, and it should run to 500k miles no bother. Had a 300d Merc and always changed the oil and filter every 4000 miles. Bought it with 250 thousand on it, put another 125 thousand miles , and it would still be going only the chassis broke across over the back axle. These older, relatively unstressed diesels are virtually bullet-proof.

Just don't have a test drive in a 1.9tdi Passat, it'll sicken you to get back into the Vento!

vwhead

cheers everyone some very good tips on here judging by the pics i have seen shes mint for a vento il be having a good spot for rust when i get to see it in the flesh but theres not a mark on it in the pics it doesnt look like a yoke that pulled cattle around for half its life. anyone have an idea what these are like to insure for a 19 year old with provo out on me own ? anything around 2k would be doable for me but all the better if it was less ? :P

vwhead

btw tb belt is good for another 40k was tested in december but back dated til the end of this month needs a wheel bearing on the back and a track rod end should i be worried ? :P

ldxo15wus6fpgm

My girlfriend's dad drove his 96 Vento to 380,000 miles and sold it 2 years ago. Still see it knocking around!

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vwhead wrote: »

anyone have an idea what these are like to insure for a 19 year old with provo out on me own ? anything around 2k would be doable for me but all the better if it was less ? :P

It's not going to be cheap. You would probably be a grand or so better off with a small-medium petrol engine at your age and on a learner permit.

Truckermal

vwhead wrote: »

btw tb belt is good for another 40k was tested in december but back dated til the end of this month needs a wheel bearing on the back and a track rod end should i be worried ? :P

Stick a set of RS8 wheels on her lad and a powerflow exhaust.