Buying a GTi

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 3:25 pm

Well, in the next month or sooner with a bit of luck, I'm hoping to get a GTi, what does everyone class as high mileage etc on one, or are these the kind of cars where mileage doesn't matter to a degree?

Also feel free to add any other things to look out for except the obvious check for the Pedal Box Recall work being done.

Thanks

Tom

andyg · Post by **andyg** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:00 pm

The main bits of a GTi engine come from previous well proven VW engines, so the engine itself should last you very long (assuming you look after it and it hasn't been thrashed constantly).

I hear the gearboxes and clutches aren't great on the GTi, I think it depends a lot on how you drive.

The youngest GTi you will find is going to be at least 3+ years old so I'd say the average milage you should be expecting on most of the Gtis you see are going to be 40,000 to 50,000.

Like i said, if you find a well looked after GTi and you look after it yourself you should easy see 100k.

Don't think milage is a huge issue, only takes a few hundred miles of bad driving to mash up an engine.

Make sure the brakes dont bind, make sure the a/c works and the headlight washer jets. Pedal box recall code should show up as 30CI in the log book.

PhilGTi · Post by **PhilGTi** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 8:58 pm

Mileage is only an issue on resale, they are fine upto 100k+, just look for one with 40-50k tbh. Then you should get a bargin and a car that will sell easy. Look for low previous owners also, otherwise it might have been thrashed alot then sold on...

Phill.

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 11:16 pm

Yeah thanks, that's what I'm doing I did find one with 3 previous owners, so closed that straight away. There's a nice one I've found, just gotta wait for the money to come through.

PhilGTi · Post by **PhilGTi** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 11:49 am

I wudnt bother looking until you have the money in your hand, GTi's dont stick arround long if they are good, every1 i went to see sold in a few days, even the s**t ones.

Phill.

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 5:28 pm

That's exactly what I thought, you can gurantee it'll be gone when I get the money through

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 9:16 pm

This is what I plan for it once I have one - Thanks to PoloSilver for the picture, maybe not quite as low as that, all depends on cost and ease of the job. Just general smoothing and a bad boy bonnet.

PhilGTi · Post by **PhilGTi** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 9:20 pm

You got some photoshop skills.. i made one very similar to that myself!

Phill.

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 9:29 pm

Yeah quite like playing around on Photoshop

elephant · Post by **elephant** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 8:12 am

I have just test drive a 2nd hand Polo GTI (2001), the engine sounds a bit noisy at 1000rpm (idle) is it normal?? Beside the padal box, timing belt and the above, what other things should I look into????

thank you experts,
Cheers,
Dave

PhilGTi · Post by **PhilGTi** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 11:00 am

When idle at 1,000rpm i cannot hear my engine... sounds like a slight background noise!

Phill.

elephant · Post by **elephant** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 11:10 am

Thanks, Phill.
Anything else I should play attent to a 2nd GTI??