Mk3 van on ebay

nuttinnew · Post by **nuttinnew** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 11:13 pm

I've been looking for one for ages and am now not in a position to get it

Someone please do the right thing!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... Track=true

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 2:57 am

damn! where'd that spring from?

Krupa · Post by **Krupa** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 4:47 pm

Problem with buying a van is that it's very unlikely to ever have been driven by someone who actually owns it.

That car's J reg, so it's had around 14 years of people thrashing it probably. Polos may be bullet proof, but how much abuse can they take?

That's in need of some TLC in the bodywork department, and a G40. It'd be ok then.

robz · Post by **robz** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 7:32 pm

i want a polo van!!! but i cant really jsutify 4 mk3 polos in my driveway. oh well, one day.......

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 8:15 pm

Polos may be bullet proof, but how much abuse can they take?

A: A lot (sayeth I!), and as its a business vehicle its likely to have been kept on the road (by way of servicing and repairs) a little more carefully/costfully than a privatley owned one. I don't suppose too many fleet purchasers are blind to the fact that company cars and vans get thrashed mercilessly...

Looks like its seen a lot of building site work by the state of the arches tho, the load bay might be well worn!

Gareth_GT_Hatch · Post by **Gareth_GT_Hatch** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 11:10 pm

As long as the oils been changed every 10,000 miles then mechanically even if its been ragged it should be ok. The oil in my black GT hadnt been changed for years - which is what killed it ultimately.

hayesey · Post by **hayesey** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 10:58 am

and as its a business vehicle its likely to have been kept on the road (by way of servicing and repairs) a little more carefully/costfully than a privatley owned one

yeah right! If it's been a company vehicle it's going to have been ragged to within an inch of it's life on a daily basis & just about kept on the road at the lowest cost possible.

I've worked for several companies who have a fleets of company cars & driven most of them at my last job. by the time they're about 5-6 years old they're f**ked!

Although that Polo van looks in OK condition from those pics.

pettsy · Post by **pettsy** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 6:03 pm

oh so tempted to bid on it

bstardchild · Post by **bstardchild** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 6:05 pm

pettsy wrote:oh so tempted to bid on it

Use it as a mobile shed to store all your wheels

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Fri Nov 05, 2004 12:03 am

im working on the assumption that if it's that age and its still a runner, its probably seen care by a decent company maintenance program. they do exist, so i'm told.

well at least i hope they do, otherwise that kangoo used for deliveries from the pharmacy i worked in will be written off due to the engine blowing before it's seen 40k

heartagram · Post by **heartagram** » Fri Nov 05, 2004 1:27 am

Why don't you just convert your breadvan into a proper van? You can get the metal plates from VW to reaplce your windows.

Sorted.

amstrange1 · Post by **amstrange1** » Fri Nov 05, 2004 2:25 pm

heartagram wrote:Why don't you just convert your breadvan into a proper van? You can get the metal plates from VW to reaplce your windows.

Not that simple. They need welding in, it's not just a case of popping out your windows and sticking in the metal panels using the old window rubbers. I looked at getting it done on my squareback a while ago, but the cost of paying for someone to weld them in stopped me.