Edition30 Buying Advie - I'm new! Help wanted

[dubsteruk]

If anybody could let me know how to find out the edition number that would be great; nothing I have seen with the car tells me.

Thanks
A

[Dogma]

If anybody could let me know how to find out the edition number that would be great; nothing I have seen with the car tells me.

Thanks
A

You need to contact VW directly.


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[absolute]

I contacted VW Customer services and they very helpful.

[dubsteruk]

Thanks.... I will follow that up. Just hoping that per my previous post that I did not make poor judgement regarding the engine.... any thing is fixable right??!!

[muff1991]

Anything is fixable.. cost is the killer.
I brought my second GTI at just under 140k and I can't say it doesn't drive any worse in the slightest to my first mk5 GTI at 49k. I did also replace the cam follower, cam chain & tensioner.. timing belt, water pump etc. :)
Unfortunately, these engines do have a tappety type sound anyway from the injectors. but if its over exaggerated and very diesel sounding then your cam chain and tensioner will need doing. by the sounds of it, you're in the same position as me - had budget left over! so it makes sense to get it all sorted now with the spare cash 

[pudding]

Hi All, thought I'd post an update to share.

I am now in the procession of a 2007 5-door Edition 30 with 130k on the clock.

OMG what a difference to my MK5!!??.... did know GTI's could accelerate so hard!!

To collect the car mean't a 10 hour round trip, so worth it. Picked it up for sub £5k. The condition through-out is very good, 10 stamps in log book with DSG service last year. Wheels un-curbed with what appears to be original lacquer.

Got the impression it has sat on motorways a lot of its life.

The bad bit is that it has the infamous tapping sound from the engine, this is a calculated risk; since I paid under the budget I have it in for a service for CAM belt, tensioner, water pump and chain adjuster/ tensioner?!! + get the CAM foller replaced. WIll keep you posted, I can imagine im going to become a bit of an avid reader of these forums haha.

Good stuff.  Yeah they do pull well and the fact you were impressed shouldn't ring any significant alarm bells engine wise.  My Ed30 had Revo Stage 1 on it when I bought it and it made my R32 feel slow!

The noise could be a worn cam chain, not uncommon, especially at that mileage.  The ED30 engine is a solid work horse if looked after 

There is no shortage of help and advice on here, so don't feel like you have to pay garages a lot of money to fix stuff.  It's all easily DIYable.