Jim 1 Posted April 29, 2005 I never take gambles, but decided to go for it. I could regret this, this could have been suicide, but I guess time will tell eh? Still.. good engine at least :) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... %3AIT&rd=1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dinkus 10 Posted April 29, 2005 Ah cool, nice one Jim it looks good :) I take it that you actually went to go look at it first? :? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bally 0 Posted April 29, 2005 cant get on ebay at work... what Golf is it??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted April 29, 2005 So you're chicaneuk then? Gambles mate, life's full of em..... take one now and then :wink: Nice colour and decent engine, the only thing I don't like about it is the fact it's 5 door, but it's not my car and therefore not my problem :D Enjoy! I'll tell my mate you are just another typical time waster then. Only messing :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted April 29, 2005 isn't that gonna be a 150bhp engine rather than a 115? Looks nice anyway... hope you're happy with it Jim... 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted April 29, 2005 cant get on ebay at work... what Golf is it??? MK4, Black, X reg, 5 door, 115 PD diesel.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 1 Posted April 29, 2005 I didnt go look.. I bid for the hell of it, and I didnt actually get outbid. As I say, I could hugely regret this. But I never take gambles.. its about time I got some balls and took one. I wanted 5 door cause i'm fed up of mates scrambling to get in the back seats ;) And sorry to have wasted your mates time Kev.. I just decided to be spur of the moment on this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted April 29, 2005 isn't that gonna be a 150bhp engine rather than a 115? Not on an X plate mate. The 150 only appeared in the GT TDI, 03 onwards I believe.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted April 29, 2005 fecking typo... that was supposed to read 130... :roll: I thought that red D red I was 130 BHP on a PD engine? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted April 29, 2005 TDI can be either 130 or 115....DI denotes PD engines AFAIK....and I was normal TD. I think CAIOSG60PWR knows for definite... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted April 29, 2005 ah, furry-muff... 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dinkus 10 Posted April 29, 2005 Blimey guys, put the anoraks away will ya? :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted April 29, 2005 I haven't even put my Kagool on yet! And it's the one with the map reading pocket :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jedi-knight83 0 Posted April 29, 2005 nice one Jimbo... high mileage though!!! you gonna do anything to it or keep it standard? i can get you in at AMD for a cheap remap if you want!?! £470 inc vat instead of £550 PLUS vat PM me if you want Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
biggerbigneil 0 Posted April 29, 2005 No offense mate but 106,000 miles for £6K? My mate has a dark red 3 door TDI 115 for sale at £6,200 with about 60k on it and a load of extras. It's on the trader in Guildford, if you want to cancel last minute I'm sure you'd like this one Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
G-Lader 0 Posted April 29, 2005 might be wrong but with that mileage i would not say its much of a bargain? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 1 Posted April 29, 2005 I thought it seemed like a good price ffs.. i've spent a good few days looking round the Autotrader in my area and found nothing that came close to this spec for the price. Sigh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
biggerbigneil 0 Posted April 29, 2005 I rekon you could cancel it... pm me if you want my mates number a few days searching... in your area.... Come on the national search for a good month atleast Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
randal 0 Posted April 29, 2005 It is a fair price, nice spec too. Besides - whats 100K on today's engines? Especially a diesel, just getting bedded in! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Campaign 0 Posted April 29, 2005 Is there some project you're not telling us about Jim V8 engine block? It looks okay for the monies to me - why spoil a 100% feedback? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dinkus 10 Posted April 29, 2005 Is there some project you're not telling us about Jim V8 engine block? :lol: Yeah, spill the beans Jim. If you'd wanted a Daimler V8 I had a fully dressed one complete with auto 'box sitting in me dad's old garage. Come to think of it, it's still there... I'm sure they'd let you have it for free :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 1 Posted April 29, 2005 I'm confident it'll be a good car.. and at the end of the day he is local. If its got some huge fault with it, I wont have any problems chasing him down! The fact that he has good feedback makes me feel a bit more reassured too. As I say, its a big gamble but the optimist in me says I won't regret it. I figured 100k on a modern diesel is nothing and with a FSH, full MOT, it can't be too bad. Fingers crossed. Will go see it and leave deposit hopefully this weekend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 1 Posted April 29, 2005 Is there some project you're not telling us about Jim V8 engine block? :lol: Yeah, spill the beans Jim. If you'd wanted a Daimler V8 I had a fully dressed one complete with auto 'box sitting in me dad's old garage. Come to think of it, it's still there... I'm sure they'd let you have it for free :) Well my Dad has been rebuilding a Daimler V8 250 for a few years now.. its nearly complete: http://novaprospekt.co.uk/daimler/ Though might be interested in that V8 block mate.. got any more info? :) Seeing as my dad knows those engines inside out now, we're considering a project actually.. possibly doing something stupid like shoving it in a MK1 shell.. would be fun ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dinkus 10 Posted April 29, 2005 Ahh ok, it might not be what you want then and I've got no idea if it runs.. IIRC it's out of a '75 350SL... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
randal 0 Posted April 29, 2005 novaprospekt.co.uk? Half Life 2 fan? :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
