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Bought a Golf

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  • 04-03-2008 1:58pm
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    bigpoppa
    Registered Users Posts: 459 ✭✭


    Afternoon,

    Story that might be of interest to someone (or not)

    Ok so did research and decided to buy a Golf (got some advice in here too).

    Did the carzone, made some calls and found on in Grange Motors I wanted. It was a 2002 Golf 1.4 5 Door 52K miles on the clock and priced at 9,450K

    Called them and had a quick haggle and got it down to 9K but he would budge no more.

    Strolled in last Sat and basically played ignorant and said I had max 8.5K to spend and after much waiting got it for 8.5K . Also they agreed to fully service it, replace timing belt, valet and got a warranty too.

    Very happy :)


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    Max_Damage
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    Not a classic.


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    Oshbosh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 129 ✭✭Oshbosh


    still good info regardless of the car in question


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    bigpoppa
    Registered Users Posts: 459 ✭✭bigpoppa


    defo not a classic, I am not a big car person so thought someone might find this of interest :)


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    Anan1
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    bigpoppa wrote: »
    defo not a classic, I am not a big car person so thought someone might find this of interest :)
    You posted in Classic Cars, rather than Motors.:)


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    bigpoppa
    Registered Users Posts: 459 ✭✭bigpoppa


    woops so sorry jaysus can the mod move it to motors :)


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    Silvera
    Registered Users Posts: 4,033 ✭✭✭Silvera


    Good info (and deal!) nonetheless! Well done and thanks for letting us know...most of us woulda reckoned that such a main 'stealer' wouldnt budge below €8k?!


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    unkel
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    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    bigpoppa wrote: »
    woops so sorry jaysus can the mod move it to motors :)

    Done! :)

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    bazz26
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    Asking price of €9,450 for a 6 year old Golf 1.4 was crazy to begin with to be honest imo.

    You did well on the inclusion of a service, new timing belt, etc though.


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    Vain
    Registered Users Posts: 2,689 ✭✭✭Vain


    bazz26 wrote: »
    Asking price of €9,450 for a 6 year old Golf 1.4 was crazy to begin with to be honest imo.

    You did well on the inclusion of a service, new timing belt, etc though.

    Its not really thats the price you pay for golfs all the vw are costly sure its 8grand of a 00 beetle..


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    bazz26
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    Vain wrote: »
    Its not really thats the price you pay for golfs all the vw are costly sure its 8grand of a 00 beetle..

    Well it's only expensive if you pay it. I never really could see the mad fasination that people have with paying silly money for VWs.


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    unkel
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    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    Vain wrote: »
    Its not really thats the price you pay for golfs

    It might be what you pay, but it is overpriced in my book. Or let's call it differently: a second hand 6-8 year old Golf 1.4 is about the worst value for money car that can be had in the Irish second hand market

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    bitemybanger
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    I dont understand why more people dont go up north or even to england to buy cars, A friend of mine was looking for a Golf GT TDI and couldnt get one under 11k for a 2002 here in the south,
    He looked on Autotrader UK and got one with every possible extra for a golf with only 85k miles for 7.5K which included flights, HPI check, VRT and getting the car to Dublin


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    littlenibbles
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    Sounds like you did a great deal it was worth playing dumb nice to hear a main dealer looking after the customer for a change by preparing the car right and changing the belt ! Will be in the market soon for a car who was the sales man might go in myself and try the hardball approach you used.
    Well done nice to see the "Stealers" get done for a change:D


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    Biro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,091 ✭✭✭Biro


    bitemybanger wrote: »
    I dont understand why more people dont go up north or even to england to buy cars, A friend of mine was looking for a Golf GT TDI and couldnt get one under 11k for a 2002 here in the south,
    He looked on Autotrader UK and got one with every possible extra for a golf with only 85k miles for 7.5K which included flights, HPI check, VRT and getting the car to Dublin

    At €7,500 cleared and all for a GT-TDi Golf, I'd say your mate has bagged a dog of a thing, or it's clocked. They're not that cheap in England either.


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