greetings from a newbie

[paranoid pete]

hi everyone
am considering buying a golf tdi pd 100 se.
as i have never owned a vw before,
i wondered if anyone can give me any info or known faults to look for.
the car is a 52 model with 43k on and is in excellent condition,and has full vw history.
any help would be appreciated.
pp

[stuart]

hi everyone
am considering buying a golf tdi pd 100 se.
as i have never owned a vw before,
i wondered if anyone can give me any info or known faults to look for.
the car is a 52 model with 43k on and is in excellent condition,and has full vw history.
any help would be appreciated.
pp

Hi

Almost all VAG group diesel engines are very reliable units, as long as they are maintained correct. So if your prospective purchase has full VW dealer service history, you should be OK there;)

As for known faults, I can only think of 2 "minor" problems that we get comments on, and they are the Air Flow Meters, which are very common across the entire VAG range, and the window winder mechanism clips break, which cause the windows to drop down, but this has been modified as far as I am aware from plastic to metal clips.

Other than that, you will have a very reliable car.

Thanks

Stuart

[paranoid pete]

cheers for that stuart
guess i've already made me mind up to go for it.
was concerned mainly because i've heard that vw had a few reliability problems in recent years.
this is probably a daft question but,never having had a diesel before..
do i drive it any differently ?
pp

[stuart]

cheers for that stuart
guess i've already made me mind up to go for it.
was concerned mainly because i've heard that vw had a few reliability problems in recent years.
this is probably a daft question but,never having had a diesel before..
do i drive it any differently ?
pp

No problem, the site was set up to help;)

Driving a modern diesel is no different to a petrol these days, so enjoy the experiance.

Stuart