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 ckar21
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| posted on September 13th, 2011 at 07:01 PM |
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opinions on Bora 4-motion
Hey guys im looking at buying a '01-'02 Bora 4 motion soon and just wanted to know ur opinions about the car, performance and reliability and
service costs 
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| posted on September 13th, 2011 at 07:17 PM |
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g'day & welcome
we are 99% air cooled here
probably get more answers at http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au
Still - some one will have an opinion
Futue te ipsum!!!
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Craig S
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| posted on September 13th, 2011 at 07:30 PM |
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I had a three week lend of one recently, 4motion, 2.8 V6 motor, 6 speed manual, leather interior, sunroof, oettinger pack etc, it was lovely to drive,
performance was good, traction was fantastic. Loved nothing more than pointing it at a corner and being able to give it a bootful on the way through.
It was also large enough for the family, and the boot big enough to fit a bass guitar lying flat.
It was looking tired though, as most cars of that vintage will be unless they have been kept by the most fastidious of owners.
Leather steering wheel was worn, plastic bits and pieces everywhere were cracked or broken, but most of all, the last week I had it was pouring with
rain, and I got a swimming pool's worth of water in the front passenger side, which I think came through the ventilation system, because I couldn't
trace any leaks to the door, window or sunroof.
The car I borrowed was for sale, and I seriously thought of buying it because it was fun to drive, but the mixture of it having been driven by a
smoker, and the fact that a lot of money needed to be thrown at it to get it up to decent nick put me off. If anything major went bang, it would cost
a fortune I think.
Lovely car though.
1969 Beetle - June
1974 L Bug - Gwendolyn
2002 Bora V6 4Motion - Anita
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ckar21
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| posted on September 13th, 2011 at 07:36 PM |
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Ive heard their fantastic to drive, and im pretty determined to get one but these reliability issues are putting me off 
hopefully your experience was a one off...
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| posted on October 6th, 2011 at 09:10 PM |
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2.8 24v go for it...201hps nice power just lack the porting of head but otherwise rev great...
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| posted on October 10th, 2011 at 05:48 PM |
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I had a 2001 v5 bora, manual 5 speed... I was a bit worried as well about buying one as I researched it, and it said that boras can be unreliable. I
never had an issue with it besides A piece in the window that snapped causin the window to drop inside the door, but apparently this was a call back
on boras 00-02 from Vw as they'd made it from plastic instead of metal. Other than that it was an amazing car, leagues above every other car from the
same year
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| posted on October 25th, 2011 at 07:33 PM |
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i currently own a 4 motion bora and i love it to bits.i did have an issue with it just after i bought it the hydraulic clutch cylinder died on me on
the M5.Good thing iv owned beetles because i drove it home with out a clutch very entertaining. NOT!!!!!
try and get a bora with good service history and not with over 180ks with cream leather.
also If the idle is rough or its got a diff whine dont get it
good luck
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| posted on October 25th, 2011 at 07:40 PM |
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Oh and make sure they have changed the belts at 100km
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| posted on October 26th, 2011 at 12:01 PM |
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posted by Gringo_54_oval
Oh and make sure they have changed the belts at 100km
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Only the 2.0l had a timing belt
Also all the mk4 chassis cars had plastic window regulator clips , but once changed to the metal ones you wont need to change them again for a long
time .
The cars are fairly well built with mainly smaller issues . The biggest issues Im finding is the lack of proper servicing and parts replacing . CV
joint boots tear and if not replaced damages the joint . Oil leaks not fixed early will damage coolant hoses etc .
The 2001 model came with coilpack + leads , 2002 onwards was individual coilpacks .
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| posted on October 27th, 2011 at 10:04 PM |
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look up on ECSTUNING.COM from the usa lots of mechanical parts and heaps cheaper from them than stealerships.
and a good mechanic is Matt from Camden Gti and vw village at kensington if you live in sydney.
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