Spotted on carsales...

[drucejnr]

As Bima just said I listed the common fualts with Mk3's.

Yh, was just confused about what you meant. Thanks for clearing it though.
Dads gonna ring tomorrow morning/arvo and we shall see from there!

[SpeciP3]

I'd be checking it out mate, looks very clean for that money. A clutch isn't a massive deal, but as stated above other things may need to be checked. Set aside a little money in preparation for any other problems that may occur, but mk3's are pretty reliable.

[KKK VR6]

proceed with caution. If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. Take a look at it, see its all nice, if you get serious, have it inspected by a trustworthy vag mechanic, and make sure its not stolen or a write off or something...

haha thats what you told me as well in the thread i made about a sus vr.
yeh i did proceed with caution and this is what i found using a vw machanic: control arm/bushings gone, oil leaking out from drive shafts & rocker cover and a steering pump that was on its way out.
Plus the pics he uploaded DID NOT portrait what it actually looked like, the pics show a damn fine mint looking dark green colour, instead the clear coat was pealing off in varous places.
id recommend using a vw machanic, but generaly speaking gl/cl's from my experence, seems that window regs/motors are the only annoying problem.

[dark]

A vr is a money pit...

x 2 to that one! I don't call it the black hole for nothing!

[jords]

I guess it also depends on what your level of mechanics is. I bought a 95 2.0GL few months ago and paid $1300. All the electric window regs needed attention, which ended up costing me $200 in parts. All 4 now work perfectly. The central locks didn't work either, but all that turned out to be was a pipe had come of the actuator.

The heater core was leaking pretty badly, but again, I sourced a new one from the UK for around $100. It took a couple of days to fit tho, but I saved over a grand in garage fees. It also need a new centre muffler, which was done for $300 and a new rocker gasket ($50).

All up, the car has cost less than $2000.

So, a MK3 can be bought for that sort of money, and if you have the skills and time to do the work yourself, then you can grab a bargin.

[ElliottJ]

i bought my mk3 for $1300 and ive only spent around $600 to get it roadworty (tires, battery, rockerhead seal, breather pipe)

[drucejnr]

Thanks for the first hand experience guys!

Dad rang the guy saturday morning but he had sold the car Friday. I was pretty disappointed but hey, there will always be MkIII's out there!