If You Had £4K To Spend On A Commuting Car (20K Miles A Year)...

[welshpug 1,657]

The "boring vag group" isn't the most exciting, but they are reliable!!

 

debatable! especially at this price bracket .

[BlueBolt 156]

 

 

debatable! especially at this price bracket .

 

Which bit?? Te exciting or reliable??

My pd150 lump is 120k and still going strong, no problems, just general servicing costs like the clutch & fly, and the belts and pump that have cost me a bit this last year...

I'd say that was in this price bracket now, mk1 leon on a 54 plate...

[Anthony 1,003]

As I said somewhere further up the thread - some VAG's of that era seem to be fine, whereas others are a nothing but a very expensive nightmare.

 

(it might be me being old fashioned, but I wouldn't call a flywheel a "general service cost" - stupid designed-in failure maybe, but certainly shouldn't be a service item!)

[BlueBolt 156]

I completely agree!! Dual mass are crap idea!! I was going to put a standard fly in it at the time but it was going to cost me a couple of hundred extra which I didn't have at the time... Would have saws money next time... Have to say I think I may have been lucky with mine as you righty say...

[MiniGibbo 142]

Golf,a3, passat or a4 IMO and obv derv.

 

If I didn't need a van I'd have a passat or a4.

[Zara 41 1 Cars]

im sure anthony will vouch for an asspat!

[BlueBolt 156]

im sure anthony will vouch for an asspat!

 

For a what???

[Zara 41 1 Cars]

asspat!

 

 

 

 

 

passat

[BlueBolt 156]

asspat!

 

 

 

 

 

passat

 

That's another of your northern things again isn't it!!???

[mech205eng 11]

e46 320d, 330d, mk4 gt tdi 130/150, mk5 astra cdti 150

[screwloose 6]

Golf mk4 150 tdi has notorious chocolate cams.

[BlueBolt 156]

Golf mk4 150 tdi has notorious chocolate cams.

 

Never heard that...

[Anthony 1,003]

He's right, it is a fairly well known fault on them, and hence the general recommendation is to stick with the PD130 engine which doesn't suffer the same issue.

 

Do a search on Google for something like "Golf TDi 150 camshaft" and I'm sure you'll find tales of woe.

[BlueBolt 156]

Will do just that... Thank you

[samthornton1990 23]

2000-2004 Passat sport 130bhp...... 4k will get you a minter and they remap up to 170bhp with 55+mpg

 

Also after driving a 406 hdi..... they don't pick up very well in comparison to my d tub. I'd go vag personally. Audi 80s/100s with the straight 5s in are ment to be bombproof and still retain 55+mpg. Easy to work on too and you could pick one up for £500 ish and then spend a bit on sorting it out

Edited April 21, 2012 by samthornton1990

[welshpug 1,657]

Also after driving a 406 hdi..... they don't pick up very well in comparison to my d tub.

 

that does not surprise me one bit, its a good 500 kilos heavier without any more power

[Alan_M 66 1 Cars]

e46 320d, 330d

 

Great cars, and IMO the best diesels out there, but seized injectors, fragged turbos and swirl flaps scare the bejesus out of me!

[coombsfh 2]

Guys and Gals.... Guess what I bought after all...

 

It has 76000 miles, is German, has 4 doors and is a diesel...

[Tom Fenton 1,542]

From the 4 doors, its a saloon, so a Passat, Bora, A4, 3 series?

[BlueBolt 156]

From the 4 doors, its a saloon, so a Passat, Bora, A4, 3 series?

Leon, Golf??

[coombsfh 2]

From the 4 doors, its a saloon, so a Passat, Bora, A4, 3 series?

 

3 Series, yes... But which engine?

 

Surprising hint: it was cheaper on ins than a Honda Accord...

Edited April 22, 2012 by coombsfh

[welshpug 1,657]

rusty old merc?

[BlueBolt 156]

 

 

3 Series, yes... But which engine?

 

Surprising hint: it was cheaper on ins than a Honda Accord...

 

Old 325??

[coombsfh 2]

rusty old merc?

 

I would love an old 240 D but sadly no...

 

Old 325??

 

Add 5 and put a D after it...

[coombsfh 2]

I bought a 330D manual saloon in black. It is fully HPI'd, 3 owners (hubby, wife and family friend), 76000 miles, FSH, All extras, no swirl flaps, and it only cost........

 

Guesses (trade price according to Glass's for an 80k car was £2645, retail was £3365 or something)