maddog2020
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I'm thinking about buying a 2006 Golf TDi - I think this particular car is still a Mk4 even at 2006 - I know it has the 1.9 motor, which I thought was only on the Mk4 - if I should be posting in the Mk5 forum, then please let me know.
Anyway, the car has 130k miles and is an auto. I'm looking at this as a car for my daughter to use through college - with a fair amount of freeway driving to and from college thrown in, so reliability and fuel economy are both important. I believe the 1.9 diesel motor is considered to be highly reliable, and it know it satisfies the fuel economy need.
What do I need to pay close attention to, to ensure I'm not getting into a money pit? Per Carfax the car has no accidents or incomplete recalls, but also from Carfax there hasn't been a lot of regular maintenance (at least not the Carfax shows, which means it could have been done religiously at an independent shop, or could have not been done at all. Are there specific things I should anticipate replacing? Particular warning signs to look for?
Is it going to get expensive to maintain this? I've seen some with very high mileage, are they considered pretty solid?
Any advice will be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Ian
Anyway, the car has 130k miles and is an auto. I'm looking at this as a car for my daughter to use through college - with a fair amount of freeway driving to and from college thrown in, so reliability and fuel economy are both important. I believe the 1.9 diesel motor is considered to be highly reliable, and it know it satisfies the fuel economy need.
What do I need to pay close attention to, to ensure I'm not getting into a money pit? Per Carfax the car has no accidents or incomplete recalls, but also from Carfax there hasn't been a lot of regular maintenance (at least not the Carfax shows, which means it could have been done religiously at an independent shop, or could have not been done at all. Are there specific things I should anticipate replacing? Particular warning signs to look for?
Is it going to get expensive to maintain this? I've seen some with very high mileage, are they considered pretty solid?
Any advice will be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Ian