I BOUGHT A HIGH MILAGE MK4 GOLF TDI FOR £350...AND IT IMMEDIATELY BROKE!

[@TattyOldCars]

Trying a few different camera and mic combinations to see if I can up my production quality. Let me know what you all think!

[@alenkolar483]

I own Audi A4 B5 1.9 TDI and he will soon be celebrating his 300K miles! What a nice car he has been for 23 years. Zero major repairs, 50MPG, comfortable and better looking than most new cars on the market today

[@MrDamburger]

Good old uncomplicated cars, do not get a b6 though, endless issues

[@robbieguitarguitar]

Please get this heap off of my driveway! Love, Dad xxx

[@Bun0892]

I have the same car but with the 1.9 sdi engine sat on 218k and still going strong paid 400 for her 2 years ago best purchase ever, it's my 5th mk4 golf I've owned

[@renaultman4230]

Similar here pal. £300 scrap pre pd 90 estate with a blown turbo and hole in the sump. Recon turbo, new sump, 4 new legs, few sensors. Fluids and other bits. I'm £1200 deep now and it still doesnt drive with full power, Still..it's insured and using it as my daily painters van. Does the job no problem. I've recently bought a pd130 estate to have some fun with in future. 😂 It's parked up for now...

[@chestnut01111]

I have a 1.6 16v petrol hatch same colour and wheels etc. 201700 miles so far. I've had it since December 2020 and all its had since is a clutch and an ABS sensor. Previous owner had it from 3 months old until I bought it for £475. My Mk5 2.0 TDi PD has done 170000.

[@TattyOldCars]

Wow! A 1.6 with that miles is impressive, my 1.6 16v had 145k I think on the clock when I sold it and it still ran very well.

[@eddiegoldsack4339]

I found this really interesting. I have a Skoda Octavia with the same engine, ASV 110 2001 140000. Mk4 platform as well. I have had to do a lot of work to it in the 6 months of owning it. I have changed the bushes on the subframe using a threaded bar and some big offcuts of pipe as they were cracked (f*cked). Not too hard, Just remember to support the steering rack with some rope. I also had the over boosting turbo issue and I found out it can be cleaned with mister muscle oven cleaner while still in the car! Stick a pipe down the inlet and let it soak, look it up of youtube, it hasn't over boosted since but is making the whirling noise when traveling up the gears lol

[@declanvalters63]

love the VWs from this era. Got an SDI Lupo of the same year. The front subframe was the hardest job I've ever done though! Good luck!

[@lupulflamand5673]

I have the 4 door hatchback version in red color with a 1.9 TDI engine. Probably next month it's celebrating it's 300.000 km. It's a big chance that you will have to replace the headlights wiring looms. On my golf the wiring insulation disinterested letting the wire exposed.

[@michaelmerchant6280]

Have you put genuine vw thermostat in ? Did you have heater on full heat when running engine after new coolant change? Squeeze all coolant hoses as engine is running to free trapped air .also check your coolant temp sensor .when running to get air out does tha temp go to 90? .be intresting to see how it does with new rad on .i have pd 2002 with 260.000 miles still good 👍

[@gavinsmith9022]

I had a 2003 mk4 tdi golf with the 130 pump deuse engine with six speed manual, i had to replace both track control arms as well, done 200,000 miles in it with original factory turbo, clutch and engine internals, shame i had to sell it, best car i ever had.

[@ashleycox432]

Nice! Fine cars those. I'd name it Gary.

[@AlexsTheCat]

first of all LEMON CARS ARE COOL !! and Golf MK4 Varient is nice :3

[@pianoboogie51]

Great wagon, i have a 1.4 tdi of the same year

[@Sir-Prizse]

If I may ask you something... I'm a novice driver (31 years old) and drive well over 10,000 miles a year because of my job. At the moment I drive a bone stock 2012 VW up! without aircon, but with crank windows, hail damage and the gearbox input shaft makes noises when engaging the clutch quickly (a illness of the first years of production). My father had promised to give me his 2003 Golf IV Variant (with the 2.0 l Mk3 GTI engine) for free n two years' time, great condition, but already has over 136.700 miles on the clock. The up! is of course very cheap to run, but terribly slow and the noises the car makes drive me mad. The Golf would be much better suited to my driving profile, but has almost twice the mileage and is more expensive to maintain... how would you decide?

[@TechnologicalExperiments]

Have to be honest, I think my mum's 2005 b5.5 passat easate is in better condition and but that has over 200000 miles. But I love to see a volkswagen getting some care :). Great video though! Can't wait to see more on this car!

[@lukesmith2245]

nice vid mate love mk4s i drive cars with every problem you can ever get just turn radio up never want spend a penny

[@ianfox1723]

Change the water pump, probably got a plastic impeller that's broken

[@matthewt-ty33]

I was wondering if you could do things do with cb radio

[@TattyOldCars]

I've actually just got rid of all my CB gear, however I have thought about doing some off topic videos here on there on Amateur radio as I have a license for that stuff, Andy Kirby and Fred in the shed do some good CB radio videos on YT :)

[@rgillespie36]

Clean the turbo actuator and lube, I found the instructions on a forum and it stopped My car going into limp mode.

[@TattyOldCars]

Yes! One of the steps I’m going to take it cleaning the actuator before I take it off for replacement.

[@starlite3597]

168k miles is not a lot for 21 years old? should be well over 200k

[@jackgillen2857]

Is 168,000 miles high 😂😂

[@TattyOldCars]

I and many others would say so, here in the UK at least most people are terrified of a car when it reaches 100k, and when you say to people your car nearly has 170k miles on the clock they think you’re a lunatic.

[@jackgillen2857]

@@TattyOldCars yeah all the cars in the uk are low millage all the 1.9s over on Ireland have atleast 200,000 miles and most are well over 250,000

[@thepurdychannel8866]

No