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| seanery |
 Dec 26 2018, 02:23 PM
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waiting to rebuild whitey!  Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,841 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None  |
I'm considering buying this car, you may recall that this is the 2nd GTI I've been looking at. The first one has some issues that the seller is trying to get sorted. I found this one, same price, looks to be in nice condition.
Find as much as you can wrong with it, please. I didn't see any major flaws on the exterior, but I did see that both front doors' door cards need some love, the fabric is coming off them. Also, the shifter knob needs replaced. From my previous query, I know that I need to look out for chain tensioner and water pump issues. What else? I know it's no 914, but I also know that a lot of us Porsche guys have/had many VWs as well! 2009 GTI Tornado Red 92xxx miles - Dealer's Website 2009 Tornado Red GTI Carfax - CARFAX Website CARFAX is also available as a pdf download. 
Red_GTI_Ft_Myers.pdf ( 499.93k )
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| seanery |
Dec 26 2018, 05:35 PM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,841 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
Pretty good advice, so far Stephen & Chris.
I do plan on fluids right away, and was going to have my local German car shop check the tensioner and water pump. If the tensioner isn''t the latest revision, then it would be replaced. Probably leave the water pump alone if it doesn't show any signs of leaking. I haven't priced a clutch, hopefully its not too bad if necessary. I'm really not too scared, as long as there are no lies about the car. CarFax seems fine, no accidents reported is always a plus. |
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| tmessenger |
Dec 26 2018, 05:48 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 6-December 18 From: Iowa Member No.: 22,707 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I bought a car sight unseen last year just from photos (with 110K miles) and had it shipped. I ran a carfax on it I think it was $40 for the report. The carfax showed really good maintenance records, a recent clutch job, new exhaust, recent brake service, and no accidents. This gave me the confidence to do the deal and it turned out to be a good one at a good price. Well worth the $40 fee to get the history on the car upfront.
Tim |
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seanery OT - Tear this car apart Dec 26 2018, 02:23 PM
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