I Bought a Cheap Mk5 Golf GTi SIGHT UNSEEN

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KiwiCarLife

KiwiCarLife

Күн бұрын

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@cdogvlog5557
@cdogvlog5557 2 ай бұрын
Seems to me a better idea to invest in a waterblaster rather than go to the wash place.
@WayToManyAssassins
@WayToManyAssassins 2 ай бұрын
What NZer doesn't have a water blaster 😂
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Yeah I'm gonna get one soon
@cdogvlog5557
@cdogvlog5557 2 ай бұрын
@@KiwiCarLife If you get one that is a karcher you can get an attachment for it for wet sandblasting. Got a feeling that may come in useful if you ever have to deal with rusty intricate metal etc etc. The mower powerful machine you got the better job.
@Kitanu
@Kitanu 2 ай бұрын
These videos are sick. Hard to find resellers who document their journey in the NZ market. Keep making these💪🏾
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Thanks man yep will do!
@Krezo200
@Krezo200 23 күн бұрын
I love you Biding, buying, transfering, cleaning and repairing process of used cars. Could watch it all day
@Krezo200
@Krezo200 23 күн бұрын
Woah, i love your videos* Thats what i meant to write haha Cant edit on my phone adblock browser
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 23 күн бұрын
Haha thanks bro no homo
@Jonathan.MichaelNZ
@Jonathan.MichaelNZ 2 ай бұрын
You know its going to be a quality vehicle when it's delivered on forks
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Oh absolutely
@OliverMoore1973
@OliverMoore1973 2 ай бұрын
Hey I like your reviews man. You do a really good job. Totally honest, because you're not reviewing a brand new car and have to pander to a car company. Nice 👌 Most of us don't buy new cars anyway so, it's also good that you sell the vehicle that you review. Best of luck man. New subscriber. 😉🤙
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Thanks man yeah I just give my honest thoughts. Don't really have much interest in reviewing new cars tbh
@Sam-go3mb
@Sam-go3mb 2 ай бұрын
I mean yes but that said he is selling the car he's reviewing, so part of me takes the positive comments with a skeptical grain of salt 😂it'd be nice to know - if it's so great, why aren't you keeping it?
@OliverMoore1973
@OliverMoore1973 2 ай бұрын
@Sam-go3mb He also mentions some of the cars negative traits as well. It's nice to see someone reviewing 2nd hand cars and what I've gathered is that he flips cars. So he probably doesn't have room to keep them all. I'm sure that in the future he may find a plum, and keep it.
@Sam-go3mb
@Sam-go3mb 2 ай бұрын
@@OliverMoore1973 I know, he's still honest, I've heard him make legitimate criticisms of some of the cars he's selling - but it always ends on overall positive, I'm sure you'll never hear anyone sane who is selling a car say, this isn't a great car and I wouldn't recommend it, but it is for sale so please, place a bid.
@NZsarge1
@NZsarge1 2 ай бұрын
Sound purchase for the k’s, I quite like the wheels on it too.
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Yeah it's turned out nice!
@spadgm
@spadgm 2 ай бұрын
For the money, that is a great car, it's scrubbed up pretty good!, another winner mate!
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Thanks man!
@MrWilliam.Stewart
@MrWilliam.Stewart 2 ай бұрын
The suspension has collapsed. "Some putz has dropped it on its guts" Thanks for taking us on the journey.
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Lol
@The_Noticer.
@The_Noticer. 2 ай бұрын
3:16 that door is looking pretty gnarly, ngl.
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Yeah might have to get a new door tbh. The back one is fine but the front one isn't the best
@NverNo.1
@NverNo.1 2 ай бұрын
defiently going to buy a daily on turners. Great vid
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Yeah there's some good stuff on there!
@DavidLimofLimReport
@DavidLimofLimReport 2 ай бұрын
Wellington represent baby!!! Started watching your vids and love them! And the Mk 5 Gti is my all time fav
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Thanks man!
@ayske1
@ayske1 2 ай бұрын
When these first came out and drove a mates mk5, I thought they were tonnes of fun, the steering, linear power and brakes I thought were bang on! Would be a great daily
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Yeah honestly I've come round to them. Certainly not the most "raw" driving experience and some might find it a bit soulless, but they're a great all round package.
@Indestructable
@Indestructable 2 ай бұрын
Gotta admit those clay bars do such a good job on the paint. definitely gonna pick one up next time i'm at supercheap😅
@opulan
@opulan 2 ай бұрын
i would recommend a synthetic clay mitt over a proper clay bar I swear to god the first tiem i used a clay bar it took me soooooooooo long becuase the clay is so small, the mitt is much bigger and easier to use haha
@Indestructable
@Indestructable 2 ай бұрын
@@opulan haha thanks i'll keep it in mind
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Yeah either or, I can clay a whole car with the clay ball in like 30 minutes so it doesn't take that long
@MrButtonpresser
@MrButtonpresser 2 ай бұрын
Why do they insist on forking car that can be driven? It's just extra damage.
@TB1M1
@TB1M1 2 ай бұрын
Welcome to New Zealand the land of idiots.
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
No idea aye it's so annoying
@NeonSteps.
@NeonSteps. 2 ай бұрын
Laziness
@eithias671
@eithias671 2 ай бұрын
forgot to take the eyebrows off?
@bbgninja9779
@bbgninja9779 2 ай бұрын
😅
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Yeah sorry I forgot to mention I decided to leave them coz i was worried they'd damage the light underneath. They were reeeeally stuck on
@fabianr.straube751
@fabianr.straube751 2 ай бұрын
@@KiwiCarLifehairdryer or heat gun and patience will get you there mate.
@iBOVRacining
@iBOVRacining 2 ай бұрын
@kiwicarlife you don’t need to replace the whole door itself, all you need is the outer skin they bolt on and bolt off for example a window regulator you’d take the skin off and do the job from the outside
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Car is already sold as is but I'll keep that in mind for next time
@chrismartin5662
@chrismartin5662 2 ай бұрын
just needs some long red spiky wheel nuts to match the grill trim
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Oh does it ever HAHA
@thatguyben3128
@thatguyben3128 2 ай бұрын
_amazing the difference, there’s something therapeutic about this process_ … _even if it’s a Golf_ 😝
@Swiss4.2
@Swiss4.2 2 ай бұрын
Whats wrong with a Golf?
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Yeah it's come up nice!
@thatguyben3128
@thatguyben3128 2 ай бұрын
@@Swiss4.2 not my choice Golf
@Swiss4.2
@Swiss4.2 2 ай бұрын
@@thatguyben3128 Fair enough. It is a bit vanilla and the drivers don’t exactly have the best reputation
@thatguyben3128
@thatguyben3128 2 ай бұрын
@@Swiss4.2 lol, yep, P platers prized chariot
@JakobusVdL
@JakobusVdL 2 ай бұрын
It certainly has scrubbed up nicely. Whats the ride like with the lowering springs? Would you have to reskin the doors to get rid of the damage to the passenger door? How mucht time do you think you put into the whole clean up?
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
It's honestly not too bad, I've definitely had worse riding cars. And nah I'd just get some used doors if I wanted to fix it. Took me two whole days to do everything
@armandoabdul6464
@armandoabdul6464 2 ай бұрын
Im interested in purchasing. Looks pretty descent. How much are you after?? Cheers
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Hey man got it listed for $6500. Hit me up kiwicarlife@icloud.com
@zeroyon4562
@zeroyon4562 2 ай бұрын
Those headlight eyebrows are terrible! The contis at least say it wasn’t neglected too much, better than some hifly or whatever ling long ditchfinders people throw on.
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Yeah who knows aye... maybe they swapped the original tyres on to those wheels seeing as they're the same size as stock mk5 gti wheels
@tactful_proposal
@tactful_proposal 2 ай бұрын
Throwing cheap tyres on fun cars are just strange - like, do you want your GTI to handle like a normal Golf, or worse, a Nissan? Also the former owners did do the timing belts too, so that's also a good sign.
@Peterz32tt
@Peterz32tt 2 ай бұрын
What was the best MPG you got from your Accord K24 ? In my here in Zimbabwe we managed 5.8L Per 100KM which is around 17KM per liter on open road cruising.
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
That’s impressive! I usually averaged about 7.5
@SamFrostDigitalMarketing
@SamFrostDigitalMarketing 2 ай бұрын
Do you have any general advice for buying a car sight unseen? There's a wagon I'm interested in all the way up in BoP (and I'm in Chch) and they don't come up very often. Never done it before. It's not a life-altering sum if the purchase goes wrong but still want it to go as smoothly as possible.
@izzy031096
@izzy031096 2 ай бұрын
I used to buy and sell cars all over NZ (in Aussie now). Get videos of the car running, pics of fluids and dipsticks. Also, see if they’ll meet you somewhere that is a little bit of a drive for them. To make sure the car can be driven warmed up for some time. Outside of that, tick off all of the specific stuff and known issues for the car you’re looking at. Carjam check can be well worth it as well.
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Yeah get a video and detailed photos/service history from them. I've bought almost every car sight unseen, never had a problem
@KRBY555
@KRBY555 2 ай бұрын
you need a new dent guy. you can get better than that
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Yeahhh... normally he does a good job for some reason on this one he didn't not really sure why
@victorwilks88
@victorwilks88 2 ай бұрын
Looks much better 👌
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Indeed!
@TheSidharth123
@TheSidharth123 2 ай бұрын
Nz’s Mat Armstrong 🙌🏻
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Just with much worse cars haha
@ererwereqreqrqer
@ererwereqreqrqer 2 ай бұрын
just remember that matt armstrong started at the bottom too, right now watching him finish rebiilding a rolls royce 😮
@Fluffy_g3
@Fluffy_g3 2 ай бұрын
So turners just gives you your cars on a forklift at this point😂 c'mon turners, you should know better.
@GiddyDingus
@GiddyDingus 2 ай бұрын
For damaged cars on their damaged vehicle/truck sites, for some reason, yes.
@Fluffy_g3
@Fluffy_g3 2 ай бұрын
@@GiddyDingus that is so stupid, just because it's damaged doesn't mean you need to crush the body rails that are used to secure a jack.
@stevepritchard9556
@stevepritchard9556 2 ай бұрын
Not being funny but how else would you stack and sort damaged cars? They don't depreciate further when using a forklift mate
@WayToManyAssassins
@WayToManyAssassins 2 ай бұрын
Turners doesn't surprise me 😂
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Yeah I guess most of the cars at these yards are already damaged and bent out of shape so it doesn't really matter. But there are some drivable ones they still put on the forklift... very annoying
@Nakita-y3i
@Nakita-y3i 2 ай бұрын
More cheap car challengers with you and the boys now that content is of the chain 1000likes is that what we want or is that what i want 😅😅
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Yeah man more coming!
@ChristianTawaka-u1o
@ChristianTawaka-u1o 2 ай бұрын
How do we get the cars you do on your channel? As I watch you’re channel all the time
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
As in buy them? Hit me up on instagram @kiwicarlife.autos
@Pixels1920
@Pixels1920 2 ай бұрын
Hopefully that dsg doesn't go, how many kms does it have?
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
108,000km. DSG's are pretty solid really. Plenty of GTi's with a lot more k's than this running just fine
@Pixels1920
@Pixels1920 2 ай бұрын
@@KiwiCarLife maybe I am thinking of a different car, my dad works at a vw dealership and the 2008 golf's or there abouts cost a fortune for the gearbox replacement up to 20k aud
@brandonotte3359
@brandonotte3359 2 ай бұрын
Brilliant!
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Thanks
@Gianluca92
@Gianluca92 2 ай бұрын
6500 KWD??? That's a STEAL. I love this car so much. After i'm done with my cl9... a MKV GTI or r32 is next
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Would recommend!
@Birmingham_racing
@Birmingham_racing 2 ай бұрын
Seems like you got a decent buy
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Yep I sold it today, didn’t take long!
@HopeCoreHubb
@HopeCoreHubb 2 ай бұрын
haha i saw this on marketplace looks like a good deal i was gonna buy it
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Yep it’s for sale now! Not out to rip people off just make a living ya know
@stanleychung88
@stanleychung88 2 ай бұрын
Good score.
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Thanks
@MartinJones123
@MartinJones123 2 ай бұрын
NZ Hoovies Garage (kind of)
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Haha kinda yeah
@chiran2004
@chiran2004 2 ай бұрын
How do you access the turners damaged website?
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Make an account
@jotsingh4359
@jotsingh4359 2 ай бұрын
Hey man, how are you able to buy and sell so many cars without a dealer license? I thought private sellers could only do Upto 6 per year?
@izzy031096
@izzy031096 2 ай бұрын
Use your Mrs name, that’s 12. One per month.
@tobygray497
@tobygray497 2 ай бұрын
He's a registered motor vehicle trader.
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Yeah I'm registered
@TheDangerBuck
@TheDangerBuck 2 ай бұрын
What clay bar lube are you running
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Water lol HAHA
@bubbabadboy8712
@bubbabadboy8712 2 ай бұрын
would you recommend a golf gti (mk6) or an audi s3 (8p)
@BittaThisBittaThat
@BittaThisBittaThat 2 ай бұрын
Audi s3 imo
@craigauty6756
@craigauty6756 2 ай бұрын
S3 better car mk6 looks better
@izzy031096
@izzy031096 2 ай бұрын
I’ve had both. S3 is cooler being a 2door. Also comes with the Haldex system and can be easier to find manual (which is what you want in either car).
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
S3 has the higher power engine too. Audi always keeps the best for themselves.
@juice6071
@juice6071 2 ай бұрын
Are turners buyers fees bad?
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
20% so yeah very bad haha. Absolute rip off tbh
@tyler_raf23
@tyler_raf23 2 ай бұрын
where can i purcase this car? thanks :)
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
kiwicarlife@icloud.com
@TroySteel-q8f
@TroySteel-q8f 2 ай бұрын
w
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
W
@juniorsibanda6118
@juniorsibanda6118 22 күн бұрын
Hi
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 21 күн бұрын
Hi
@bigmannn6532
@bigmannn6532 2 ай бұрын
First
@KiwiCarLife
@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын
Well done
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