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VW Golf 2.0 Avantgarde Convertible, 2001/Y for sale, £600 no offers, Langdon Hills - Essex
Details
- Top of the range model
-108,000 miles
- MoT to 12 August 2017
-Pretty much FSH - Stamped book up to 2013 (when I acquired the car) and a bundle of receipts since then. I have had it serviced annually but can’t quite locate all bills. Most, but not all.
- I was told that the cambelt was done at 78k but have no proof of this.
-2 sets of keys (driver’s door lock is different so 2 sets of 2 keys)
- Was taxed to 31/3/17, which I haven’t yet cancelled
- Car in Langdon Hills, Essex (near Laindon/Basildon postcode SS16)
- Power Hood, wind shield
- Leather seats, heated and working
- Aircon, working
- 4 x Electric windows, electric heated mirrors.
- Electric windows front and rear
- Tonneau cover
- 16” BBS wheels
- Log book present (2 previous owners from memory)
- Standard VW head unit (Gamma) and 6 CD changer
Maintenance History
In my ownership (since 2013, 20k miles) - all from memory as don’t have docs with me while writing;
- Cat back mild steel exhaust early in my ownership still in great shape
- 4 good tyres, Fronts (mid-range) a couple of years ago, rears (budgets) last year.
- New radiator and fan c. 2 yrs ago
- New Cat August 2016, new exhaust rubbers
- Various MoT parts; a shock, ball joint, CV boot, abs sensor etc
- Last serviced August 2016 including new spark plugs.
The good
Totally reliable, would drive this car anywhere.
Uses no fluids (except petrol, unfortunately!).
Great engine, emissions spot on (MOT tester always comments)
Shines up pretty well
Hood still very good for (I assume) original with no rips or leaks
Leather in really good condition for age
Great time to buy with summer just around the corner
Car not messed with - not lowered, no stretch tyres, butchered lights etc!
Never welded and sound underneath
The not-so-good
Wheels badly need a refurb.
Rust in both front wings (arches and rear lower parts).
Rust under fuel filler
A few minor blisters and marks elsewhere
Reason for sale
We are having a reshuffle of our ‘fleet’ as one of my daughters has just passed her test. So we have bought a little runaround for my wife and her to share and I have decided to take over her Rover 75 given that I have spent some time and money getting it running well and have grown rather attached to the old barge, in a pipe and slippers kind of way.
Summary
We need the space so I have priced (IMO) very cheaply to sell quickly - hence NO OFFERS AND NO SWAPS PLEASE. I could probably break it for more but that would be a crime as it’s a great little car that I’ll be sad to see go, but needs must. Note that I have transferred my insurance so can’t take you for a test drive but if you have your own insurance (or an appetite for risk) you can take it out.
Grab a bargain for the summer, either use as is or tidy/replace the wings (wings are bolt on) and paint/refurb the wheels and it will be a very good looking car again. I have probably made the car sound far worse than it is, but would rather highlight everything I am aware of.
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VW Golf 2.0 Avantgarde Convertible, 2001/Y for sale, £600 no offers, Langdon Hills - Essex
Details
- Top of the range model
-108,000 miles
- MoT to 12 August 2017
-Pretty much FSH - Stamped book up to 2013 (when I acquired the car) and a bundle of receipts since then. I have had it serviced annually but can’t quite locate all bills. Most, but not all.
- I was told that the cambelt was done at 78k but have no proof of this.
-2 sets of keys (driver’s door lock is different so 2 sets of 2 keys)
- Was taxed to 31/3/17, which I haven’t yet cancelled
- Car in Langdon Hills, Essex (near Laindon/Basildon postcode SS16)
- Power Hood, wind shield
- Leather seats, heated and working
- Aircon, working
- 4 x Electric windows, electric heated mirrors.
- Electric windows front and rear
- Tonneau cover
- 16” BBS wheels
- Log book present (2 previous owners from memory)
- Standard VW head unit (Gamma) and 6 CD changer
Maintenance History
In my ownership (since 2013, 20k miles) - all from memory as don’t have docs with me while writing;
- Cat back mild steel exhaust early in my ownership still in great shape
- 4 good tyres, Fronts (mid-range) a couple of years ago, rears (budgets) last year.
- New radiator and fan c. 2 yrs ago
- New Cat August 2016, new exhaust rubbers
- Various MoT parts; a shock, ball joint, CV boot, abs sensor etc
- Last serviced August 2016 including new spark plugs.
The good
Totally reliable, would drive this car anywhere.
Uses no fluids (except petrol, unfortunately!).
Great engine, emissions spot on (MOT tester always comments)
Shines up pretty well
Hood still very good for (I assume) original with no rips or leaks
Leather in really good condition for age
Great time to buy with summer just around the corner
Car not messed with - not lowered, no stretch tyres, butchered lights etc!
Never welded and sound underneath
The not-so-good
Wheels badly need a refurb.
Rust in both front wings (arches and rear lower parts).
Rust under fuel filler
A few minor blisters and marks elsewhere
Reason for sale
We are having a reshuffle of our ‘fleet’ as one of my daughters has just passed her test. So we have bought a little runaround for my wife and her to share and I have decided to take over her Rover 75 given that I have spent some time and money getting it running well and have grown rather attached to the old barge, in a pipe and slippers kind of way.
Summary
We need the space so I have priced (IMO) very cheaply to sell quickly - hence NO OFFERS AND NO SWAPS PLEASE. I could probably break it for more but that would be a crime as it’s a great little car that I’ll be sad to see go, but needs must. Note that I have transferred my insurance so can’t take you for a test drive but if you have your own insurance (or an appetite for risk) you can take it out.
Grab a bargain for the summer, either use as is or tidy/replace the wings (wings are bolt on) and paint/refurb the wheels and it will be a very good looking car again. I have probably made the car sound far worse than it is, but would rather highlight everything I am aware of.
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