looking at buying one in auto , any info would be grateful eg, reliable, petrol reliability, things to watch out for , parts cost etc
intrade,
Aug 8, 9:09pm
its a 14 year old car anything can potentially give problems. plus for vw you need rosstech vcds scanner and know how vw does diagnostics like on a cb radio with channels where each channel is allocated to diagnose some things , you got to dial in the right channel its unlike any other car make how that works. Door lock module faults is a well knowen and documented problem on mk4 golf and the bora is a mk4 golf sedan version. parts i get from rexbo.eu and darkside development for tuning price wise i would say you need 4500$ for a automatic trans rebuild it must have been serviced correctly all its live and it should be like 3 to 5 grand max to consider buying it. i dont know enough about the v5 my clients usually have vw diesel and old toyotas
ryanm2,
Aug 9, 4:24pm
Why not a V5 Passat - we have one, its great. If the auto ever shits itself it will be a write off though. Paid 3.5k for a clean example with 120k on the clock. A lot of car for the money.
stekar,
Aug 9, 7:53pm
wanted something smaller, we did have one of those years ago
tamarillo,
Oct 25, 7:06pm
Do a search on these forums and you'll find notes on these. Google too. From what I know it comes down to being great but crucial been serviced well and with right fluids. Best to have local workshop that knows and likes them.
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