after months of searching...

[J4MES]

...we found a Golf TDi to replace the wife's Clio! They're like rocking-horse sh1t, good ones.

So, pics to follow tomorrow...

[Skii]

Good choice m8

[J4MES]

'95 TDi 1.9 GL, one owner, fsh, 42850 miles! nice...

[5lab]

cheap? i'd guess under 2k? thats a low milage for tha age..

[J4MES]

2K??? you must be joking. it was 3k, and that was cheap...

[Shad]

Now all you need is the NOS kit

[Atomic]

Now all you need is the NOS kit

Then find a NSX...

[J4MES]

i'm after the little black box which gives 110bhp, but i think it may be only for PD engines...

and some alloys

[5lab]

£3k for a 9 year old small family car? christ

[J4MES]

hmm... 3k for a car which cost £14k, and will last the wife at least 5 years and loose a further £1.5k in that time... and returns 50mpg... and being a VW is built to last... go figure

edit: small? compared to what? a passat? (i do not have a size complex btw)

[5lab]

yeah small compared to passat/mondeo kinda thing..

i'd have thought in 5 years it'd loose more value than 1.5k? i mean no-one in there right mind would pay £1500 for a 14yr old car? maybe im wrong on all these things but i'd not realised cars were worth this much..

[Capt Doufos]

i mean no-one in there right mind would pay £1500 for a 14yr old car? maybe im wrong on all these things but i'd not realised cars were worth this much..

Depends on the car. You wouldn't pay that much for a 14yr old Sierra, but you would pay double that for an excellent condition MX5

[XTR]

*looks at 1933 Austin 10.... ahh that must be worth.. ohhh... 10p now then? 70 odd year old car... with god knows how many miles on... yeh... about 10p then innit!!!


muppet!


Nice car James... ya'll miss the mx5 though.... at least ya can still steal Davids when ya need to have a bash

[5lab]

dont be an arse XTR. a golfs hardly got collectors/rarity value has it. 10apenny they are.

[XTR]

dont be an arse XTR. a golfs hardly got collectors/rarity value has it. 10apenny they are.

i seem to remember you having the exact same arguement when I was looking to buy a BMW 3 series coupe.....


German cars hold the value alot better than other manufacturers due to the build quality and reliability!

[5lab]

i dont remember that

german cars do hold value a bit better but i didnt realise it was as well as that - i'd strongly doubt a 14 yr old golf is worth £1500. mx5 yes, because they are open top cars and are a load more desirable than a golf (like any convirtable is more desirable than a family hatch). im not saying he didnt get a good deal, i was just surprised they were worht that much - me dads 11yr old hatch (volvo 440, so similar spec/size to that golf) is barely worth £500 these days