xalu
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SOLD - FS: Bad engine Blue 2002 Golf GLS TDI - Rochester, NY area
SOLD -- Thanks for the interest everyone.
Asking $800, but will consider any reasonable offer.
Let me first say that this needs to be a quick sale. It's currently sitting at the auto shop. I told them to price me an engine. So I probably have a couple days then its going to be towed away for scrap.]
Hello all,
Let me explain what happened to the best of my ability.
I was driving on the highway when the car began smoking from the tail pipe. I pulled into the right lane and started to slow down when the oil light came on. At this point I immediately pulled over and shut the car off. It was towed to the shop where they told me all the oil was gone. I had checked it recently and it was fine. They added the oil and now it just smokes and smokes away.
They told me I need a new engine. It may be something else. (Turbo seals?) Not sure. I know the engine runs but it smokes like crazy so its probably peeing oil out of the exhaust.
I will practically give this away... Please make an offer. If someone needs a few things from a car like this (parts car). Or knows how to fix this...then they will get a great deal. The people I took it to could well be 100% wrong about it needing a new engine. Probably not diesel literate..but who knows.
The reason I am unwilling to invest too much effort into it is because 1. It's my girlfriends car. 2. She was just about to buy a new car anyway. So there really isn't much motivation to try to spend a bunch of money/time fixing it. Not to mention I don't have the time. End of explanation..
Here is some more details on the condition of the car.
Mileage is between 240-250,000. Give or take 10k.
Please contact me with any questions at all. I am not sure if this forum requires I list a price, however I will do so just to start the process at $800. Should definitely be worth that to someone. However, if you have a price in mind please go ahead and send me a pm, or you can post it here. If you do send me a pm post here as well to let me know (not sure if I will get an email when I receive a pm)
Thanks everyone.
SOLD -- Thanks for the interest everyone.
Asking $800, but will consider any reasonable offer.
Let me first say that this needs to be a quick sale. It's currently sitting at the auto shop. I told them to price me an engine. So I probably have a couple days then its going to be towed away for scrap.]
Hello all,
Let me explain what happened to the best of my ability.
I was driving on the highway when the car began smoking from the tail pipe. I pulled into the right lane and started to slow down when the oil light came on. At this point I immediately pulled over and shut the car off. It was towed to the shop where they told me all the oil was gone. I had checked it recently and it was fine. They added the oil and now it just smokes and smokes away.
They told me I need a new engine. It may be something else. (Turbo seals?) Not sure. I know the engine runs but it smokes like crazy so its probably peeing oil out of the exhaust.
I will practically give this away... Please make an offer. If someone needs a few things from a car like this (parts car). Or knows how to fix this...then they will get a great deal. The people I took it to could well be 100% wrong about it needing a new engine. Probably not diesel literate..but who knows.
The reason I am unwilling to invest too much effort into it is because 1. It's my girlfriends car. 2. She was just about to buy a new car anyway. So there really isn't much motivation to try to spend a bunch of money/time fixing it. Not to mention I don't have the time. End of explanation..
Here is some more details on the condition of the car.
Mileage is between 240-250,000. Give or take 10k.
- Physically the car only has one small dent which you can kind of make out in the photo. Its on the passenger side of the car on the rear pillar between the roof and the tail light. If you follow the hatch line up fro the tail light you will see it.
- The car drove very well. No vibrations. Always started right up. Never had any issues with it at all before this incident.
- The car paint job is pretty bad. Especially in the front, and left side of the car. A rabid dog attacked the car when someone left some food inside the car with the window cracked. Windshield has scratches from it as well.
- The interior is fairly worn. Out of 10 I'd give it a 4. There aren't any tears though so the seats may be salvageable. A lot of the interior is okay...but mostly its just poorly maintained so it's probably ruined. It's tan interior.
- I had just replaced the front rotors and brakes. OEM German made for both. And the rear brakes were also changed but not the rotors.
- The tires are Bridgestone Blizzak. Probably around 10-15k miles on them. They weren't cheap. I do have the plastic covers for the wheels. They were just off since I just changed the breaks and didn't put them back on yet (early September).
- Stereo works great. Has 5 disk cd changer.
Please contact me with any questions at all. I am not sure if this forum requires I list a price, however I will do so just to start the process at $800. Should definitely be worth that to someone. However, if you have a price in mind please go ahead and send me a pm, or you can post it here. If you do send me a pm post here as well to let me know (not sure if I will get an email when I receive a pm)
Thanks everyone.
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