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SteveH 20 years ago

Last chance to buy at a knock-down price!

Daren't post an ebay link, 'cos I don't want to lose my account.....

Anyway:

1998R, 147k miles, FWVSH to 129k miles, local garage has serviced and changed the cambelt at 142k miles. Decent tyres all round. Just had all the brake pads replaced. Brand new MOT carried out on Friday - expires 3/11/2006. Not the best colour - solid dark green. SE spec, so climate, gamma audio etc.

It's on Autotrader for £1895, ebay at £1695 BIN. Will do a bit of a deal if someone buys from me outside of ebay.....

Pics are on my website.

Location: Cardiff, South Wales.

Before anyone says 'HFM' - this is a knock down price for what it is.

Anyone who knows me knows I look after my cars, and JackH can testify that it's a good one.

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Rob 20 years ago

is it standard?

any pics?

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Depresion 20 years ago

How about £300 so I can use it at the track day? ;)

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AstraVanMan 20 years ago

I'm sure it's something along the lines of

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JackH 20 years ago

(Seeing as I know SteveH is currently 'away from keyboard')

Yes, it's standard in every way, including the audio.

Nice enough car, but then given I have the TDI version, I would say that.

I'm sure MrH will be along presently...

-- JackH

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Vamp 20 years ago

no alloys! yuck!

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Vamp 20 years ago

quick question, why does it have the 20v badge and not the 1.8T if it is a

1.8T? my dad's had a 1.8T badge and no 20v badge and was on a V plate the same shape, although his was a sport!

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JackH 20 years ago

You forgot the bit about it being a bit anonymous, not least in that colour - the old bill don't look twice at them.

-- JackH

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SteveH 20 years ago

Buy it.... spend a grand on a 200bhp chip and some suspension.

You'll then have something stupidly quick, that handles, but also something the police don't look twice at.

Seriously, that's the plan for me if it doesn't sell.

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SteveH 20 years ago

Good point, well made.

I've been hacking around at silly speeds in it - for example, an

*average* of 75mph from here to Manchester including piss and food breaks, and I've not had a ticket..... the Cinq. and the VFR have attracted 'unwanted attention', however.

As t'other MrH can testify, I don't hang around when driving.....

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JackH 20 years ago

You appear to have mis-spelt 'I don't particularly pay much attention to which side of the road I'm veering all over' :-P

-- JackH

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SteveH 20 years ago

Pah! You have to use the full width of the road where you can, ffs!

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Depresion 20 years ago

Sod that, swap the turbo out and you are looking at ~300bhp without problems.

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SteveH 20 years ago

It's done a few too many miles to push it that far, IMHO.

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Depresion 20 years ago

Maybe needs a new set of rings but the rest is just bedded in nicely.

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SteveH 20 years ago

Problem with that is that I could flog the Passat on the cheap and buy a Fiat Coupe 20V turbo for less money. Or an Alfa 164 24v Cloverleaf.

Both of which are more attractive propositions than spending money on a sensible family saloon.

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JackH 20 years ago

Can you show me where these Fiats for less money than your Passat are???

TIA

-- JackH

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SteveH 20 years ago

Sorry, misunderstanding......

Compared with getting a new turbo and new rings for the Passat to get

300bhp, I could buy a Coupe 20v Turbo cheaper.

HTH.

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JackH 20 years ago

It does... especially as you'd probably then have to buy the same for the Fiat. ;-)

-- JackH (Still contemplating the merits of a Fiat 20v Coupe Turbo, over his Passat)

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Tom De Moor 20 years ago

I have a hard time seeing the alloys when driving the car.

Alloys on a car: fine. Steel rims on a car: also fine.

Most ot the time the steel rims are stronger and lighter than their "lightweight" counterparts.

Tom De Moor

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