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 kombi_kid
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| posted on November 7th, 2007 at 01:09 PM |
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buying a VR6 golf
hey people
whats the pros and cons about buying a 1995 VR6 golf whats peoples experience etc
anythings to look out for when inspecting
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rhys
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| posted on November 7th, 2007 at 03:57 PM |
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Hey kombi kid, I owned a vr6 for about 6 years from 30,000k's to 198,000k's, the main problem I had was common with all golfs ,dam window
regulaters!A few other probs I had was with the aircon/heating had a leak inside (smells like cat piss for a minute when turned on) so check for this
on inspection it apparently is common,leading to dash off job which I was quoted $1500 up.Also check roof lining as they have a tendancy to sag.
Now for the pros IT'S FRIGGIN QUICK!!!!and seeing the look on peoples faces when your golf kicks their ass off the lights.total sleepers.
P.S keep an eye out for' colour concept' vr6's only 100 in australia red,black,blue,yellow,green 20 of each.Colour coded leather interior.Mine was
red(the best of the lot I think) he he he.Look for colour coded badges on back pass. doors and stamped on seats.There are some pics of mine on flat
four veedub club website.
Hope this helps,and be sure to put some pics up if you get one.GOOD LUCK DUDE.
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| posted on November 7th, 2007 at 04:24 PM |
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make sure the ABS system is working cost me $2800 to get fixed
some people remove the warning globe
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| posted on November 8th, 2007 at 09:55 AM |
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ok kool thanks for all your advice is there anyway to pick up the abs faults if the warning light has been removed?
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rhys
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| posted on November 8th, 2007 at 10:09 AM |
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Well it should come on with the ignition and go out shortly after the car has been started
If this happens then try jaming the brakes on when test driving the car stick your foot hard on the pedal it should pulsat slightly
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| posted on November 9th, 2007 at 08:49 PM |
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Should have bought mine Rhys. I'd just say beware of the fact the cooling system is built poorly out of plastic and will begin to fall apart. The
heater core would have caused Mr G's problem and if you're handy it's not that hard to pull the entire dash out and swap in a new core. They
don't go 'that' hard compared to todays cars but when you compare them to the equivalent years commodore or falcon they're pretty good.
Have a look here too....
VW Watercooled
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| posted on November 12th, 2007 at 02:31 PM |
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Just purchased a R32 04 6months ago! One very fukin quick car.No probs yet.
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| posted on November 13th, 2007 at 09:14 AM |
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yer thats what i was thinkin steve ended up buying a VR6 passat up here the golf "had its problems" the passat has log booked 95000 km's and is in
great condition!
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| posted on November 13th, 2007 at 10:50 AM |
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I had a VR6 Passat for 9 years and was a brilliant car to drive...the manual box was a hoot.
My main issues were a fuel pump at 120,000kms ($1200) and a myriad of cooling problems, water pump and hoses.
Also, being so heavy, the Passat chewed brakes and front rotors, probably not a problem with the Golf.
The positives certainly outweighed the negatives. So long as it has a solid history, all should be good and you will have a wonderful car.
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| posted on November 13th, 2007 at 11:15 AM |
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I know that my brother has seen a number of VR6 vehicles with damage to the front engine mounting point (where the engine mounts are bolted to the
chassis) - usually caused by too many drag-racing style starts off the lights.
A couple of my friends own them - they all have medium to huge number of K's on the clock - and apart from the odd cooling issue (hoses and plastic
connectors/header tanks, etc) they have been very reliable.
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| posted on November 13th, 2007 at 04:50 PM |
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I have a 95 vr6 with 55800k's, no problems to date, awesum to drive with good fuel economy. Looking at letting her go if any one intrestead.
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