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'08 GTI, 2-door, 114K, leather, Heated Seats, Sunroof

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ChadNH

Ready to race!
Location
Allenstown, NH
Forgot to mention, 6-speed in title.

I'm in the market and noticed a local car pop up. They are asking $10,900 for it. What do you guys think...I'm wanting to get back in to a GTI again as a commuter car, so mileage is not super important to me as I'm going to drive it a lot and would rather not take a huge hit on depreciation on a lower mileage car.

What should I use to haggle with? I know timing belt...anything else at this milege you would recommend I look in to? How are the higher mileage well maintained cars holding up?

Thanks! its been a few years since I sold my '07 so I'm a little rusty.
 
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obdboost

Ready to race!
Location
ma
I would just worry about the t belt. I would hope it been done with that mileage. The cam follower still under the extension.
 
HereticByDefault

HereticByDefault

Go Kart Champion
Location
Chicago
I wouldn't buy it. 114k is a lot of miles when you don't know how the car was treated.

-The cam follower/cam lobe/fuel pump need to be checked at no cost.
-All open recalls should be checked and done as needed.
-Timing belt and water pump.
-PCV
-Convince them to do an oil consumption test before you buy it.
-Don't pay over $10k.

But again, I wouldn't buy it. There are better deals out there. Buy a slightly older one with less miles. Unless its a TSI, the fact that it's a 2008 isn't worth shit.
 
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ChadNH

Ready to race!
Location
Allenstown, NH
Well I purchased it yesterday, hopefully its a good car. Again...I'll probably only have it for a couple years. Thanks for everyones advice, I planned on doing some of the things mentioned above.
 
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ChadNH

Ready to race!
Location
Allenstown, NH
TO ME THE COLOR COMBO AND THE WAY IT WAS TAKEN CAR OF WAS WORTH IT AS WEL AS IT WAS AN HOUR AWAY FROM MY HOME...I REALLY WANTED LEATHER AND THAT WAS HARDER TO FIND AS WELL (NOT A FAN OF CLOTH) ALL THAT WAS WORTH SOMETHING TO ME. IVE BOUGHT MANY USED AND NEW CARS, HAD AN '07 I BOUGHT NEW A FEW YEARS AGO AND PUT 50K ON IT. I KNOW THE CAR AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME TO BUY IT, CHECKED OUT WELL, DROVE GREAT AND APPEARS TO BE GREAT. FOR REFERENCE I WAS LOOKING FOR CARS IN MD, FL, TX WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN A AIRLINE TICKET, TAXI EXPENSE ANDHOTEL/GAS EXPENSE FOR THE RIDE BACK AND ALSO TIME OUT OF WORK. I TALKED HIM DOWN TO 10,500 AND ITS DONE.

MOD PLEASE CLOSE THREAD....I'M DONE DISCUSSING.
 
Bunnspeed

Bunnspeed

Salad Tosser
Location
MA
Car(s)
2008 GTI four door
DUDE, **YOU** ARE THE ONE THAT NEEDS TO DELETE YOUR OWN THREAD IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT ANY MORE. MODS DON;T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT TIDYING UP AFTER YOU. CLICK 'EDIT' THEN YOU CAN DELETE YOUR OWN THREAD.

ANYHOW, GOOD LUCk WITH THE NEW-T0-YOU RACECAR!!!!!1!! MILES SEEM A LITTLE HIGH BUT IF IT HAS BEEN WELL-MAINTAINED, HOPEFULLY IT WON'T EAT YOU ALIVE WITH LOTS OF THINGS WEARING OUT ONE AFTER THE OTHER. I, PERSONALLY, WOULDN'T BUY A EUROPEAN CAR WITH THAT KIND OF MILES, BUT AS LONG AS YOU'RE HAPPY, THAT'S WHAT MATTERS.

I HAVE 117K MILES ON MY 2008 FSI AND IT HAS BEEN TUNED SINCE 20K, AND I'VE POUNDED ON IT SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW, AND IT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY RELIABLE SO THERE"S A CHANCE YOURS WILL BE RELIABLE, TOO.
 
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tylerandreas

Banned
Location
Wyoming
Car(s)
07 VW GTI
Bunnspeed said:
DUDE, **YOU** ARE THE ONE THAT NEEDS TO DELETE YOUR OWN THREAD IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT ANY MORE. MODS DON;T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT TIDYING UP AFTER YOU. CLICK 'EDIT' THEN YOU CAN DELETE YOUR OWN THREAD.

ANYHOW, GOOD LUCk WITH THE NEW-T0-YOU RACECAR!!!!!1!! MILES SEEM A LITTLE HIGH BUT IF IT HAS BEEN WELL-MAINTAINED, HOPEFULLY IT WON'T EAT YOU ALIVE WITH LOTS OF THINGS WEARING OUT ONE AFTER THE OTHER. I, PERSONALLY, WOULDN'T BUY A EUROPEAN CAR WITH THAT KIND OF MILES, BUT AS LONG AS YOU'RE HAPPY, THAT'S WHAT MATTERS.

I HAVE 117K MILES ON MY 2008 FSI AND IT HAS BEEN TUNED SINCE 20K, AND I'VE POUNDED ON IT SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW, AND IT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY RELIABLE SO THERE"S A CHANCE YOURS WILL BE RELIABLE, TOO.
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I read that as if you were yelling out of a window like on a commercial or something. hahaha
 
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