BUYING A GTI FOR £2300

[syloe12]

YO, AS U MITE KNOW IM NEW ON THIS WEBSITE.. I FOUND ACCIDENTALY, BUT IVE LOOKED AROUND AND ITS A GREAT WEBSITE..

SO HERES MY QUESTION.. IM PRETTY CLOSE TO BUYIN A POLO GTI MARK 5 'W' REG, BUT WAS WONDERING IF I SHOULD BE A BIT CAUTIOUS BECAUSE ITS SO CHEAP... USUALLY I HAVE SEEN THEM GOING FOR ABOUT 3000-4000. IS THERE CAUSE FOR CONCERN?

ITS DONE 82K AND HAD ITS CAMBELT CHANGED AT 67K, WHICH I FORT WAS A TOUCH!... BUT IS 82K ALOT ON A POLO GTI OF THIS MODEL??

IM ALSO AWARE OF THE GEARBOX AND PEDAL FAULTS FROM READING A FEW THREADS ON THIS WEBSITE

IS THIS PRICE TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE

[6N2 GTI 00]

The Price for a GTI has dropped majorly in the last 12 months so £2300 seems like a good price to me.

Last year I paid £4000 for my GTI with 53,000 miles on the clock and that included all the extras (including leather heated seats). A good GTI is probably worth £3K now and maybe £500 more for an exceptional example.

You wont find many for sale in the 4K bracket because the reccesion has effected the value of all cars.

£2300 is cheaper than average but I wouldnt be put off because it's cheap.

Its had the cambelt done as well which is good . The Gearbox is a problem on the GTI so make sure you ask the buyer if it has been replaced/refurbed during its time and if it hasn't then dont let it bother you.
Alot of people have problems around 50-80K miles but some people dont have any problems.
Si_GTI is on over 106,000 miles on his original gearbox so it shows that if the car is looked after then box can/will last

My car has done 61K on the original box and I havent had any problems whatsoever.

82,000 miles is about average mileage when buying a GTI so that fine, the engine is good for well over 150,000 if serviced on a regular basis

Ben