Oppinions on this MK5 Golf 2Ltd GT TDi?

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first of all, there the question of "do you need a diesel"?
Does the mileage warrant the tractor noise, the DMF which will eventually fail plus other risks such as turbo/injector failures that the petrol equivalent won't have?

IF you still want a diesel, then the one you posted seems a bit pricey considering you can get similar age and condition golfs for more than £1k less.

To be honest I think somethink like this would be a much better buy if you're looking at diesels. :)
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif.../radius/1500/postcode/co43sq/page/1?logcode=p
 
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Cristian said:
first of all, there the question of "do you need a diesel"?
Does the mileage warrant the tractor noise, the DMF which will eventually fail plus other risks such as turbo/injector failures that the petrol equivalent won't have?

IF you still want a diesel, then the one you posted seems a bit pricey considering you can get similar age and condition golfs for more than £1k less..
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Yes, I do need a diesel, I do a 65 mile a day round trip for work only, this does not include personal miles. A petrol would cripple me

I currently have a mk4 golf, Im not seeing any MK5 GT TDi's at a lower price than £6k with the same milage that car is, im afraid? Maybe you can show me :)

Im tired of hearing the same old (turbo will fail), surely every car that has a turbo has this risk???

My old MK4 car didnt have any turbo problems, and I remember people grilling me before I bought it saying it would, I bought it with 105k on the clock, its now got 165k
 
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quick search shows these for example, there are quite a few more.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif.../page/2/radius/1500/postcode/co43sq?logcode=p

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif.../page/2/radius/1500/postcode/co43sq?logcode=p

the turbo can fail on any car, it's true but it can't fail on a NA petrol car now can it? :)
Your 1.9 tdi was probably one of the most reliable diesels made by VAG, you can definately not say the same thing about 2.0 tdi's.

The DMF will fail at some point having a lifetime expectancy of 40k to 130k miles depending on how you treat it (your mk4 didn't have it) and a replacement for it + clutch kit is probably at least £800 just for the parts alone.

I don't think there is more of a reason to run away from a 120d than a 2.0 golf tdi, I mean there are the same risks of DMF, EGR, turbo and injector failure as with any other diesel and the 120d would deliver a much better driving experience.

the old 320d's with the 150bhp engine were indeed quite "unpopular" with their swirl flaps that could destroy the whole engine and disturbingly common turbo failures, but I don't think the newer 163bhp unit in the 120d has those.
 
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