Hello im new

[r1cky83]

Hello people im ricky i drive a vw polo 2001 model ive just picked up my new vw is a vr6 sharan on a P plate with 84 thousand miles and full service history 2 owners from new i got a right bargin i payed £700 for her,is there any problems i should look out for as ive never had a vr6 before,it needs a new set of rear lights as the boot lid has a dent and has a smashed rear light so better replace them ready for mot on friday its got 6months tax left on it and drives like a new car and goes very well for a people carria
thanks for your time looking at me post
Ricky:biglaugh:

[Crasher]

If it is an auto, the boxes fail and this usually results in the car being scrapped as repairs are unbelievably expensive, at least four times what you paid for it. The other common failure is timing chain tensioner breakage which happens around 100K and is also a very major job, about £1K+ if the engine survives. If it starts oiling up number 6 plug, get rid of it. These above reasons are why they go for half what a TDI would fetch, that and 18mpg around town.

[r1cky83]

its a manul and goes very well,its just had a full service at a local vw garage inc......water pump,cam tenseners and all belts,im supprised i got it so cheep as its a tidy vw inside and out

[Crasher]

I can't see it having had the cam tensioners, chains, rails etc as that is a huge gearbox out job and costs £400 just in parts.

[r1cky83]

what makes you think it aint been done when i have every recept for the car:zx11:drip

its had a new box and cluch 4k miles ago just b4 the service was done it had all the tensiones changed at the same time when the box and that went got a bill here for 2k work carried out in the last 5months

[Crasher]

Just surprised it had been done and sold for so little, mind you, we have all done it.

[r1cky83]

you know what i dident even ask the fella why he was selling it as i thort it was a good price for the P plate,when i done some reseach and see that they go for around the 2-3 k price i was supprised why he sold it for so cheep with all service history and a book full of recepts for a clean car:p what a bargin:beerchug:

[Crasher]

When people spend a lot of money on a car, they often lose faith in them. The trouble is I have seen this many times and often see the car with the new owner and I have had instances where they have said things like "never given me a moments trouble" and I know they gave the previous owner hell.