My GTi story................So far (short version)

darranwrx · Post by **darranwrx** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:03 pm

Here goes

(Sorry if its boring people)
Bought my GTi in Feb 07 with only 45k FVWSH,One lady owner,part ex me scooby was this was costing way to much to run,only got a 3 mth warranty with this,but now thinking should of paid for a bit more

as this runs out on the 15th May !

My ex:

New member of the family:

so far ive spent on repairs:
Â£15.00 on new plugs
needs disc's & pads all round

poss Â£100+

atleast 4/5 various bulbs blown Â£10.00 (there abouts)
New fuel filter (bought today) Â£8.89
Carb cleaner Â£5.00
various cleaning stuff Â£15.00

Problems so far:
Brakes need replaced

spluttering when accelerating in 2 and 3 this only starts @ 2500rpm in both gears, got the RAC to come and have a look last Thursday cleaned the leads then took it out, he did'nt seem to think it was a miss fire ! but damn car did'nt really do it

So the bloke said he could'nt really find the fault

Its still spluttering/juddering so finally took it to VW got a guy to take it for a road test, (Whey-hay) it actually done it (sort of) guy said it could be a miss fire told him Rac bloke said might not be,Vw guy was a bit of a tosser tho

(sorry any decent Vw mechnics) but then said if it was his car then he would try the fuel filter,So Â£8.00 later and a call to VW to find the damn thing & eye full of petrol

Seem to of helped but time will tell.

Now the good points:
Great car to drive had various GTi's but favour this

(did have a Proton Gti dont laugh !!!,but was quick)

Got tints done cheap enough Â£90.00
replaced alloys Â£350

Dark Lexus light (from Dee-Vub) when they finally get here

new exhaust & airfilter coming soon

One thing i want to know is can i get my cam belt done before the warranty runs out or will the company say this does not need to be done as there is no fault !

(hope i can save me loads of cash

)

Please add your fun filled expriences as i know i can't be the only one
Ta Darran

rustypolo · Post by **rustypolo** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:27 am

il swap my probs for yours any day

i brought my gti july 06 so far it has had (listed below)

new discs and pads all round
new callipers all round
new master cylinder
new servo
new front top suspension mounts
tracking done twice due to legs being split and not tracked afterwards
new ht leads
2 sets of spark plugs
new alternator
new coil pack
new windscreen
both front electric window motors
imobiliser faults
rear silencer
rear bumper due to rear silencer spliting and melting bumper
ive had it serviced twice and it has covered a whole 45000 miles

the car is still under warranty thank god but come july its going not that theres much left to go wrong

darranwrx · Post by **darranwrx** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:35 am

God i now feel lucky

better not speak too soon

rustypolo · Post by **rustypolo** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:43 am

thanks mate although i say il get rid of it nothing makes me smile more than gettin in my baby at 6.30 and giving anything a run for its money

nafeGTI · Post by **nafeGTI** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:00 pm

I got mine in November 2006 with 49000 miles, 2 previous ownersa nd some some service history. so far i've only had to replace ....

new motor for passenger window (done on warranty)
1 rear bulb

things I have to fix are ... catch on passenger seat keeps coming off, bit of superglue should sort that

one of the rear number plate lights is loose and keeps falling out the bumper, think i may superglue that too!

garnier · Post by **garnier** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 5:40 pm

I got mine in 2000, new. Nothing's ever went wrong with it, ever. It's done 70k and is still running with it's original tyres and gearbox!

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 5:48 pm

garnier wrote:I got mine in 2000, new. Nothing's ever went wrong with it, ever. It's done 70k and is still running with it's original tyres and gearbox!

70'000 miles on one set of tyres?

polo_gti21 · Post by **polo_gti21** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:06 pm

i brought my 3yrs ago 2 owners 58k on clock and a full vwsh it had been really beaten up front seat broke, steering wheel bent, burn holes in the carpet due to some cowboys welding trying to fix the seat. air vent broke and sun visors mirrors broke. but not even a scratch or dent on the body

(was up for 5G got it for 3850) due to the above
Now 3yrs on every thing is sweet sitting low as fcuk and lookin like a dub should with freshly refurbed bbs wheels.

darranwrx · Post by **darranwrx** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:49 pm

Thats a lot of miles on one set of tyres

,they must be like slicks by now

GTILass · Post by **GTILass** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:59 pm

2.5ks worth of warranty work on my baby

kind of alright now - i keep breaking her apparently

darranwrx · Post by **darranwrx** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 10:05 pm

Try cotton wool or bubble wrap

may save the warranty work(only joking

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 11:00 pm

Bought mine back in September 2006, with 48k on the clock...from a dodgy dealer, as soon as I left the place it stalled & the engine management light came on!!

To cut a long story short it turned out to be a dirty sensor. Since then bought:

-New sensor
-Paid for full VW service & check up + cambelt change with water pump to be on the safe side
-New gti floor mats
-BBS 16's RXII's with new tyres
-new seat belt (stopped pinging back)
-brake caliper paint

thats it for now

darranwrx · Post by **darranwrx** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:17 am

Still feel lucky-So far !!! seems to be if u hit lucky your ok

GTILass · Post by **GTILass** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:50 am

darranwrx wrote:Try cotton wool or bubble wrap may save the warranty work(only joking

it was the man who owned her before that did the damage...................................enough said