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Hi Guys,
This, as you can see, is my first post - as seems common on this page I'm another pom moved over to brisbane last year - love it
Since my better half and I arrived we've been driving a festiva
we picked up cheap the week we landed. I've now reached the point where I've had enough, this thing may be fairly reliable but it is awful to drive and feels about as solid as a red rooster takeaway container.
In the UK I drove a number of VWs and always loved them - a polo 1.6, a Mk2 Golf GL and then a couple of nice Mk3 Golf Drivers.
However, the VW market here seems a little different from the UK. A number of people I have met have told me to not buy a VW as parts and servicing is prohibitively expensive, from what I remember though these things are fairly reliable. I've also been told that they weren't designed for such a hot climate and are more prone to failure over here. Is this all talk?
What I'm looking for then is something reliable that won't cost a fortune to service (ideally 1998+) - money is still fairly tight so we have around $8k to spend. My question is - will ~$8k buy me anything decent that I can rely on - ideally I'd like a golf or a bora.
To give you an idea of the stuff I've been looking at I've been in touch about this bora - the owner seems fairly honest but I've no real idea if 200,000kms is just too much for one of these, if not what should I be looking for if I go to see it?
As you can see I'm a little confused about what my options are, therefore if anyone has any advice/wisdom/suggestions they wish to impart it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for reading
Dan
PS. Great forum guys - it's good to find a nice active community of VW fans on the otherside of the world
This, as you can see, is my first post - as seems common on this page I'm another pom moved over to brisbane last year - love it
Since my better half and I arrived we've been driving a festiva
we picked up cheap the week we landed. I've now reached the point where I've had enough, this thing may be fairly reliable but it is awful to drive and feels about as solid as a red rooster takeaway container. In the UK I drove a number of VWs and always loved them - a polo 1.6, a Mk2 Golf GL and then a couple of nice Mk3 Golf Drivers.
However, the VW market here seems a little different from the UK. A number of people I have met have told me to not buy a VW as parts and servicing is prohibitively expensive, from what I remember though these things are fairly reliable. I've also been told that they weren't designed for such a hot climate and are more prone to failure over here. Is this all talk?
What I'm looking for then is something reliable that won't cost a fortune to service (ideally 1998+) - money is still fairly tight so we have around $8k to spend. My question is - will ~$8k buy me anything decent that I can rely on - ideally I'd like a golf or a bora.
To give you an idea of the stuff I've been looking at I've been in touch about this bora - the owner seems fairly honest but I've no real idea if 200,000kms is just too much for one of these, if not what should I be looking for if I go to see it?
As you can see I'm a little confused about what my options are, therefore if anyone has any advice/wisdom/suggestions they wish to impart it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for reading
Dan
PS. Great forum guys - it's good to find a nice active community of VW fans on the otherside of the world
black steels ftw!
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