my new car

[mikeFRP]

as some of you was aware i was after a runaround so i can keep the miles of the frp. After test driving a suzuki baleno and old clio and hated them and was having no luck finding a cheap car i liked that was in good condition.

However i finaaly found one, ,lol. A VW golf 1.4. A friends garage was selling it and i got a very good deal on it

Covered 97k, he fitted a new clutch, cam belt, gave it a full service and 12 months mot. All for 1000 quid

heres afew pics, what do you think??

 

[Dal]

Bargain mile muncher!

Looks in great condition as well and should be reliable being a golf.

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[red]

Looks great mate :thumbs:

For the age you can't grumble at all at that price

 

[DradusContact]

That was made in the period were VW were still affordable no nonsese cars, before the current Audi rivals they have beacme. Should be bullet proof.

 

[mikeFRP]

thanks guys, yeah its in really good condition for the age. Bit more than i wanted to pay for a second car but its alot nicer and better car i think. hopefully be trouble free so i can spend money on the frp lol.

 

[Jasper]

Golf Mk3s are well build and designed before the penny pinchers started making cars.

Having said that, I work for VW commercials and drive a Puma. What does that tell you?

 

[zebitz]

Looks sweet!

Good old mk3 golfs. I loved mine.

 

[BOK]

Overrated, overpriced, under engineered, problematic and dull

Sorry but that's just my first hand opinion having had experience with a Passat TDi of the same age which is virtually the same thing, just a bigger sausage. I'd never buy another. I still can't believe they would fit non-vented front discs to a 1500kg (load carrying) estate car capable of 115mph.
I wasn't aware the Golf 3 having a good reputation for reliability or build quality- anyone remember this?

Much prefer old Jap stuff which is simply...dull :lol:
At least for the budget of £1000.

But what actually matters is that you are happy

 

[mikeFRP]

yeah i agree its dull, just wanted a runaround in decent nick and this fitted the bill just nicely. big enough, 5 doors, wat i thought would be a reliable car (i hope) and as he has spent not far off 500 quid doing things for me, i thought it was extremely well priced.

hopefully ive done well with this one, lol

 

[jacko]

only thing iv got against cars of that period is; look at the styling!!! so bland, thinking fiesta mk3a snoopy eyes too....

ok, its a silly point but everyone beat me to say...

vw....golf.....less than galactic miles.......bulletproof....bit dull but theres an frp just waiting for the weekend.....!

i drive my other halfs 106 most days; quite impressed with the drive and economy but shes been very lucky, iv had 2 mates with them & they both fell apart!!!!!!!!! never buy french! (unless its a clio v6........oooooo!)
started driving that after she paid less for front discs and pads & fitting at a DEALER than i paid for frp brake pads!!!!!!!!!!

 

[mikeFRP]

vw....golf.....less than galactic miles.......bulletproof....bit dull but theres an frp just waiting for the weekend.....!

love that line, lol

 

[chris3boro]

Decent car Probably a similar engine to my old Ibiza (1.4 8v with 60bhp) nippy enough.

 

[Neil]

Looks better than the absolute shitter of a Fiesta I bought to keep my FRP good. Selling it as soon as I get chance.

 

[jacko]

my old fiesta went in a skip! by the time id released it of all the good bits there was pretty much a bare shell and a dash! chopped the roof off, shortened it a bit & it went straight in!