Buying my ed30, private sale help!!!

[alackofspeed]

 Open the oil filler cap and check for a white mayonaise like substance.  If anything like that walk away, most likely head gasket gone and is expensive to fix.  

Hmm, not a given on a GTI - could simply mean the car has seen lots of short journeys and the condensation hasn't been liberated.

[Leebo310]

The car looks nice mate but the fact that he's specifically put that it's only had one owner from new yet your HPI check has said differently would be really worrying to me.
Doesn't mention service history either.

I'd request some more info before you go and see it mate. Get him to send you a picture of the V5 to prove the one ownership for a start. Then get him to send some pics of the service book and ring some of the dealers to double check it's actually been there.
If he genuinely has been the only owner then I'd expect him to have all the paperwork in order and stuff.
 

[edition30jmr]

The car looks nice mate but the fact that he's specifically put that it's only had one owner from new yet your HPI check has said differently would be really worrying to me.
Doesn't mention service history either.

I'd request some more info before you go and see it mate. Get him to send you a picture of the V5 to prove the one ownership for a start. Then get him to send some pics of the service book and ring some of the dealers to double check it's actually been there.
If he genuinely has been the only owner then I'd expect him to have all the paperwork in order and stuff.
 

Thanks mate and yeah something isn't quite right really!

I've found a few other cars which have full vw service history etc and are mint low miles so hopefully il go view some tomorrow etc!

[dmac1969]

How can someone only own a 2007 regd car a year and say he is the only owner? Was it suspended in another dimension for 5 years or something? 

[edition30jmr]

How can someone only own a 2007 regd car a year and say he is the only owner? Was it suspended in another dimension for 5 years or something? 

I haven't got a clue, haha, on the hpi check it says he brought the car this time lad year roughly and he says he's the only owner so I'm not even bothering with it! I found one better I can probably get for 1000k more! :D

[Jonathon555]

How can someone only own a 2007 regd car a year and say he is the only owner? Was it suspended in another dimension for 5 years or something? 

I haven't got a clue, haha, on the hpi check it says he brought the car this time lad year roughly and he says he's the only owner so I'm not even bothering with it! I found one better I can probably get for 1000k more! :D

what have you found now ???

[Leebo310]

How can someone only own a 2007 regd car a year and say he is the only owner? Was it suspended in another dimension for 5 years or something? 

I haven't got a clue, haha, on the hpi check it says he brought the car this time lad year roughly and he says he's the only owner so I'm not even bothering with it! I found one better I can probably get for 1000k more! :D

1000k more makes it hypercar expensive 

[edition30jmr]

How can someone only own a 2007 regd car a year and say he is the only owner? Was it suspended in another dimension for 5 years or something? 

I haven't got a clue, haha, on the hpi check it says he brought the car this time lad year roughly and he says he's the only owner so I'm not even bothering with it! I found one better I can probably get for 1000k more! :D

1000k more makes it hypercar expensive 

Haha a white eddy going to see it in the morning :)

[Jonathon555]

Haha a white eddy going to see it in the morning :)

Link to advert ????

[edition30jmr]

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/volkswagen/golf-gti-mk5-mk6/volkswagen-golf-mk5-gti-edition30-t-230-----------2007/1563244

What you guys recon?

[edd666999]

£13,000 

[edition30jmr]

£13,000 

I know it's steep it includes the plate in the sale too 

[MC71]

^^^^ Sh*t a brick, that's expensive for a early, bog standard Eddy, oh its got sissy sensors. 

[edition30jmr]

I know my moms Gti has got sensors they do my bloody head in!

[Jonathon555]

Bit puzzled by the advert , cam belt & water pump done on 13th August but no record ????

It's only 17th today

.£13750 ............ Wow !