2008 VW Golf estate 2.0 TDI SE

120_Minutes · 28-09-2018 4:53pm #1

My friend recently changed his car to the one above, and after having a spin in it, I like it enough to consider one as my next purchase. These were not available in Ireland in 2008, so his was imported by the previous owner.

His was a manual, but I'm considering an automatic. the current second-hand value is within my budget (<5k) but because they're rare in this country I'm probably going to have to go up north or to the UK.

Anyone have any advice or tips I should look out for? not necessarily the estate, but the engine and gearbox.

Toyotafanboi · 28-09-2018 6:14pm

That'd be a BXE engine, they aren't great.

There's better ways to blow 5k that a ten year old UK import BXE engined Golf. Its a nice idea but that's where it's best kept IMO.

GustavoFring · 28-09-2018 7:26pm

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

That'd be a BXE engine, they aren't great.

There's better ways to blow 5k that a ten year old UK import BXE engined Golf. Its a nice idea but that's where it's best kept IMO.

BXE is a 1.9 though?

colm_mcm · 28-09-2018 7:36pm

GustavoFring wrote: »

BXE is a 1.9 though?

PD 2.0 TDI risky enough too?

Toyotafanboi · 28-09-2018 8:23pm

GustavoFring wrote: »

BXE is a 1.9 though?

Actually, yeah. Still not sold on the idea though :pac:

GustavoFring · 28-09-2018 8:56pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

PD 2.0 TDI risky enough too?

I think in the Golf/Leon/A3/Octavia doesn't have the balancer shaft issue that a Passat/Superb/A4 would have.

Not saying there aren't other problems but no ten year old diesel will be perfect.

120_Minutes · 30-09-2018 11:31am

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

That'd be a BXE engine, they aren't great.

There's better ways to blow 5k that a ten year old UK import BXE engined Golf. Its a nice idea but that's where it's best kept IMO.

What better ways would you suggest?

2008 VW Golf estate 2.0 TDI SE

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