Buying a MK5

polo-bluebird · Post by **polo-bluebird** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:20 am

Currently looking at a modified MK5 as my first car.
Had a look at a 1.4 8v 5 door MATCH and just wondering whats the average price for these
The modifications are:
Front bumper (smoothed)
Side skirts
Debadged front and back with a pop open boot
OZ alloys
lowerd 35 mil
new exauhst system
sound system

Its been serviced and MOTd regurally.
Done just under 75,000 miles
51 plate

Cheers

xcore · Post by **xcore** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:27 am

i payed 2k for a 1.0 bogg standard bar exhaust 10 months mot no tax
on a y plate (2001) 3 door.

polo-bluebird · Post by **polo-bluebird** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:28 am

cheers

this guys asking for 4 grand with a good sound system

xcore · Post by **xcore** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:47 am

abit high tbh, could get a good GTI for that

polo-bluebird · Post by **polo-bluebird** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:56 am

xcore wrote:abit high tbh, could get a good GTI for that

would like a GTi but havnt got the money to blow on the insurance seen as im 17 and its my first car

lolhoward · Post by **lolhoward** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 5:38 pm

I just recently paid just under 4K for a SE model (only 8V though!!!) 5 door, with full mot and tax. From an independent VW dealership. Mint model, in and out. Just alloy scrapes. 3 Months warrenty, which i used as water pump went!!

So doesnt sound too bad if its got a good history and its clean

Plus mine had only done 50k miles.

Go for it!

Ollie_R · Post by **Ollie_R** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:24 pm

Too expensive, and plus it's modified, so there's a liklelihood that it's been ragged by its previous owner. I sold my 1.0E with 36k for Â£2.8k. Stick to the 1.0E as a first car and you'll do no wrong.

And I doubt most insurers will insure a new driver on a modified Polo, to be fair, you'd best stick with standard then start modifying when you gain some NCB.

kipper · Post by **kipper** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:21 pm

i got a 6n2 1 litre to..... join the gang

its modified but not finished.

4k i think is a bit high but if u want it try to knock him down a couple of hundred or so.

personally id go for a standard one then do all the work myself........which i have done n e way and most people do. then they know how its been run and wats been done to it etc.

but for the record just cause its modified dont mean its been thrashed but there is a good chance. i dont thrash mine. its cause ive owned this car since buying it from the vw garage i know wat has been done to it modifications and mechanically so i know how its been looked after and wats been modified and mechanically done to it.

NEW PARTS (AND WORK DONE) SO FAR IVE HAD:
engine rebuild
gear box rebuild
new clutch
new battery
new pedal box
new brake light switch
new temp sensor
new speed sensor

thats obviously not the mods...... but if wat i said makes n e sense u know where im coming from.........

lolhoward · Post by **lolhoward** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:30 pm

Yeah i didnt want to pay that but I couldnt let a clean car pass. Started modding myself. If you cant get insured on a Gti they wont insure on on a highly modified car.

I used to have a Type R (03) , churchill cost me Â£900, then got a 1.4 Polo and they wouldn't insure me with an induction kit!!!!!!

MENTAL!

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:20 pm

kipper wrote: 4k i think is a bit high but if u want it try to knock him down a couple of hundred or so.

Or a 1000 or 2!!

3LL1077 · Post by **3LL1077** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:36 pm

Tim_GTi wrote:
kipper wrote: 4k i think is a bit high but if u want it try to knock him down a couple of hundred or so.
Or a 1000 or 2!!

Thats what i thought!

I payed 2.2k for mine......1.4 16v 75hp and 85k on the clock (nearly 96 now!

)

With alot of gadgets......and its my first car

young dubber · Post by **young dubber** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:27 pm

mine is exactly the same as elliots just in black but i got mine on 42k for Â£3k

h4r1s · Post by **h4r1s** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:42 pm

3LL1077 wrote:
Tim_GTi wrote:
kipper wrote: 4k i think is a bit high but if u want it try to knock him down a couple of hundred or so.
Or a 1000 or 2!!
Thats what i thought!

I payed 2.2k for mine......1.4 16v 75hp and 85k on the clock (nearly 96 now! )

With alot of gadgets......and its my first car

Yeah mine was about the same as Elliott's

1.4 16v 75bhp 92k on the clock Â£2650, was over 2 years ago now though!

Oh except mine is a better colour

3LL1077 · Post by **3LL1077** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:56 pm

Bogey green is not better than Canyon Red Haris you gay bwoi

Post by **alexperkins** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:14 am

Red ones go faster