BANGERNOMICS (sub2k) of the week/day Part 6

ver y good looking deal with all that tax , offer accepted on it several times already

fryup wrote: »

what about it

It’s a good car with terrible pictures.

CoBo55 wrote: »

You were right the first time, the inside is manky. Quarter of a million miles and a few weeks test she's a €300 banger at best.

It has test til 08/07/21
Drivers seat could do with a clean - is that your idea of a manky interior on a 21 year old car?

nsnoefc1878 wrote: »

'What can I say still looks as good the day it drove out of the showroom' - not on the inside it doesnt.
Looks really well outside, but is it not a bit expensive? 250k miles on the nct cert, ad says 240k kms. Could just be a mix up.
Its practical but will be hard to insure, 400-500 seems more realistic.

Edit - inside doesnt look too bad actually, my eyes are deceiving me.

It may not be bad, given its age, but its not nothing near as looking as good as the day it drove out of the showroom as the seller seems to think - commentary like that is just another example of factually incorrect waffle that does nothing to let a potential buyer know something worth knowing about the car. Anyway I doubt VW ever actually had that one in the showroom - showroom would have likely being the reserve of top model Passats and Golf GTI's back in 2000.

There are over 254k miles up on the car as per odometer. More laziness on the sellers part to just lump 240,000 km in and he is actually a trader.

Open to correction but I believe the SDI only had 65 bhp. Must be mind numbingly slow. I drove a late Mark III Golf back in the day with the flat diesel and it was an absolute pig of a thing.

colm_mcm wrote: »

The mk4 is just as slow, maybe even a bit slower.
That engine would go forever if you had the patience.

I'd have to slap a turbo on.....

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

I debated posting that ages ago. Think it was €1250 originally way before Christmas. It’s coming into it’s actual worth now.

Mad to think that they even offered the Mk5 golf with the sdi engine

It was the era of windey windows too!

Thinking back though you would have still had non turbo new Corolla, 306/Xsara, Almera etc selling back in 2000. Probably best forgotten!
Mk4 estates are already rare, and obviously going to get rarer.

There’s a pattern on the seats. You can see it on the back seat. The test date I quoted is the expiry as per the NCT site.
There’s little point in arguing this with you using facts I’m afraid, so I’ll bow out now.

colm_mcm wrote: »

There’s a pattern on the seats. You can see it on the back seat. The test date I quoted is the expiry as per the NCT site.
There’s little point in arguing this with you using facts I’m afraid, so I’ll bow out now.

The facts are, yes there's a pattern on the seats but they're still filthy and the nct disc says 03/21, centres are open so there's nothing stopping him getting a proper test on it. That's what I would do if I was trying to flog a 21 year old snail for ridiculous money, maybe I'm too fussy for your liking that's just me (and a few others)

CoBo55 wrote: »

The facts are, yes there's a pattern on the seats but they're still filthy and the nct disc says 03/21, centres are open so there's nothing stopping him getting a proper test on it. That's what I would do if I was trying to flog a 21 year old snail for ridiculous money, maybe I'm too fussy for your liking that's just me (and a few others)

So you want this €750 car to come with a fresh nct and a full valet. Would you like a warranty with it as well?

User1998 wrote: »

So you want this €750 car to come with a fresh nct and a full valet. Would you like a warranty with it as well?

Plus full tank of petrol please 🥳

User1998 wrote: »

So you want this €750 car to come with a fresh nct and a full valet. Would you like a warranty with it as well?

Stop being an eejit, an hour with a vacuum cleaner and a basin of water with a drop of washing up liquid would have those seats spotless, the seller should do that not the buyer( if one ever turns up)