I SAVED A VW GOLF MK4 FROM THE SCRAP YARD!! WAS IT WORTH IT??

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In today's video we start on a new little project which I literally saved from going to the scrap yard! My new Volkswagen Golf Mk4 1.6!!

[@MrColdIce83]

These are the kind of projects I want to see!

[@MrZimmaframe]

I did the math £20.47 for rear right brake pipe/hose. euro car parts "winter50" £52.64 Front Wiper Motor Euro or £30 ebay secondhand OEM part fully functional assembly £26.02 Control Arm offside front GSF Parts "AFF60" 60% off The service parts for this car are super cheap too, like for a new oil, fuel and air filter totals about £14.85 at GSF and then oil is £20 or like £12-15 from TPS parts, not sure if he has an account with them. replacement windscreen £80 through insurance. Worth saving.

[@dopiaza2006]

@@MrZimmaframe Trade insurance won't usually cover windscreen, especially on a car bought with broken windscreen! Plenty of small outfits around that will replce for £100 though.

[@johnpaton9578]

Think worth saving parts are easy and cheap to get

[@MrZimmaframe]

@@dopiaza2006 I was saying personal cover but either way works lol, £100 is a good price for a replacement.

[@markbennett6658]

Like he says the tittle of the channel is Saving Salvage & in many ways it’s environmentally better to keep a tidy old car like this on the road than scrap it. A great first car for a learner or a general cheap little runabout

[@scorcha100]

Defo worth fixing for such a low mileage and well cared for car. Also defo worth doing more cars like this as its very inspiring for others to take on and do at home. Nowadays i think too many older cars get scrapped and not enough is done to keep them on the road

[@nickluckleek2445]

Amen to you fella totally agree

[@pjd1984]

amen 😉👌🤛👍

[@craiggell1686]

Bodywork looks very clean for the age of it, gotta be worth saving

[@gizmo6164]

Love the stories these old cars can tell. Once bought a hand-painted gold Vauxhall Chevette. There was a big block of hardwood in the engine bay and another in a large pool of water under the drivers seat. I asked the then owner why the wood was there only to be told that they had been throughout his ownership and, as the car consistently passed MOT with them in situ, he didn’t want to move them “just in case”. Tongue in cheek, I asked whether he had ever yacht varnished the wood under the drivers seat to protect it from the water there. He looked bemused and said he hadn’t ever felt the need to preserve the wood. I bought the car and it was great. Full of character that Chevette and filled a specific need at the time to avoid taking my Subaru Impreza to some dodgy places.

[@madern7]

It would’ve been a really sad day if this went of to the scrap yard …. Someone could be really happy with a car like this!

[@pedrosantos2065]

Well, I have a 1.4 and so far Im pretty happy

[@tomhawkins13]

I'd love another one I miss my 1.6 :(

[@almehgub]

It's really sad seeing cars like these going to a bad end. I'm really pleased to see you saving them

[@al.f.8204]

Great looking vehicle. I’d love to see it fixed and would certainly like more vids like this where a car is saved and given extended life. Cheers 👍🏽🙂

[@russellbrown1138]

My wife has exactly the same model and colour with an automatic in Australia. Legendary car that we will be keeping until it rusts away. Definitely worth fixing and keeping on the road as a doring daily driver. it wont get stolen, thats for sure. I vote for more cheap "shed fix" projects

[@colingarner6175]

Mine is a 1.4 S and I don’t find it boring. It’s a ‘ Y ‘ reg same as yours . I love mine .

[@Robert13O8]

I can’t believe someone was going to scrap that over such tiny issues. Especially after they’d owned it for so long. Definitely has so much life left in it and is worth saving!

[@johnrichardson544]

When I saw the thumbnail for this video with all the arrows pointing, I thought yo'u'd bought an absolute wreck, but when you showed the mot fails, I thought, that's nothing, all common and to be expected. Very clean car for it's age!

[@h3n488]

Yes! These kinds of projects and videos are the most interesting kind! Please, make this for everyones benefit!

[@williamhavers7460]

Yes please save it. These are the sort of videos I like

[@martsvan1]

When you do the sunroof drainage pipes remove the front inner wheel guards to remove any dirt leaves built up over the years if any caused a damp problem on previous golf

[@garysimpson3900]

Deserves to be saved. This is the sort of car I want to see on KZbin channels rather than some uber high performance/high value machine that has depreciated to death. Something ordinary people can relate to.

[@stewartturner3181]

Definitely worth saving 😃 Has a lot going for it, low owners and mileage, great rust free bodywork and it's even nice and shiny 😁

[@joshlismore]

The wiper arms seize up after time. Just get the wiper up in the air and add WD-40 at the hinge. Work it back and forth to unseize. For the starter I've packed mine with grease and it's fixed it for a while. Cheap fix, but it worked.

[@MrFlazz99]

Great little fixes come out of the woodwork. Experience is the best teacher. Keep it going, that's the name of the game!

[@philipdynes3058]

I like these ‘fix a cheapy’ videos. Definitely a fix it from me

[@vincesammut4888]

Yes, given the low milage and its good engine condition, it would definely be worth saving. Great video.

[@markharris7662]

I would love to see more of these kind of saves. That Golf deserves a second chance.

[@ashleigharden4691]

Worth saving. I had a water ingress issue on my Mk4; it was a blocked drainage channel off the sun roof, so check for damp under carpets as well. Good luck.

[@paulmackilligin1754]

Yes, me too. The wet caused an (expensive!) g-force airbag sensor under the driver's seat to fail. Common problem, caused by the narrow slit opening of the rubber grommet on the end of the pvc drainage tube from the sunroof blocking with silt and eventually popping off the tube, and then flooding the cabin floor instead of draining the rainwater out under the front wheel arch. VW made that rubber grommet thing semi-closed, kind of slit-shaped, in an attempt to stop insects crawling up and blocking it, but it caused this other problem. Usually an easy fix with a length of strimmer line.

[@KevTee]

Oi... I do saving scrap and you do saving salvage, don't make me start doing vag salvage projects 😂😂 great little project, always had a thing for the old mk 4 👌

[@erwinvandebeek7086]

I just bought a mk4 with 20.000 miles. Very nice driving car.

[@964tractorboy]

Now't wrong with the trailer. It made me laugh too. I say fix the Mk IV. I enjoy the old stuff as much if not more than the new stuff. The bodywork is so good it would be a crime to scrap it. And only 88k. Beauty!

[@donaljamescaddye3805]

She deserves saving - the cull rate of these cars is shocking and if you get her tested now then she will live on for another 6-7 years - one of the iconic runabouts !

[@seanb9814]

Worth saving. A solid, honest car with low mileage. I'd replace both front suspension arms and both rear brake pipes. The side that didn't fail the MoT are likely not long for this world!

[@johndearn9457]

Got a V6 4motion, 19 years old and runs like a Swiss watch, lower arms cost about £40 for both sides, well worth saving

[@bruciebraveheart6199]

Absolutely worth saving!.

[@thomasreeb7846]

To be honest, I think fixing and giving it to a new owner would be sustained. Better than throwing away and buy a new one. I would love to see more projects like this.

[@stuby008]

Well worth saving, I have a 20 year old golf gti owned since new, still drives brilliantly, build quality was fantastic on these. Keep thinking it's time I changed it but as soon as I jump in it I change my mind.....it's better than most 5 or 6 year old cars out there.

[@chrisvectra5296]

I can’t believe it was going to the scrapyard!! Quite a tidy low mileage car

[@jackmillin]

Great little project, more of these would be brilliant. She's definitely worth saving, she's had some care and love over the years for sure.

[@joem8213]

The bodywork is in great condition for a 20 year old car! Definitely worth saving, be a nice little run around for someone. Definitely would like to see more videos like this 👌

[@ianrenkin2742]

I quite the blend of higher end stuff and some ordinary stuff , like when you did the VRS, shows your talent ..

[@lesprudence374]

Definitely worth saving she's very clean for age and good mileage also 👍

[@danielrickell7590]

Save save save! Looks a great little car 👍

[@paulspickernell6875]

Yep definitely fix it, won’t take long to complete then on to the next one

[@charliecoco2115]

Will make excellent content IMO, love to see it saved. Do more affordable cars like this in future please.

[@garysimpson3900]

I am with you 100% on that.

[@kevinisaac9139]

Very interesting Dean looking forward to seeing it sorted and how much you get for it 👍

[@michaelkeen5010]

I really like this type of video. The Golf looks to be pretty sound for a 20 year old, I would like to see it saved.

[@gazwesty9583]

It's low miles in fairly good condition would make a great car for someone needing one maybe you could raffle it cheaply so some one could benefit from it go on save it

[@shepshepherd]

Despite being an MOT failure, it looks like a decent car overall, so I reckon it's worth saving. I'd be happy to drive it.

[@steveb2986]

Certainly worth saving, however older cars like this have a certain max value, so sometimes it's hard to do good repairs and leave enough to make a profit at the end. Good work though look forward to seeing it cleaned up

[@ianclare5721]

Definitely worth fixing, make a great first car for a young/new driver and as you say its the last of the quality Golfs and not plasticky.

[@rroberts2355]

Got to be saved I’d even go 2nd hand on all parts all are easily available, I know I’m tight as a ducks rear end. Makes great content for us viewers .

[@tonybarry465]

Get it fixed Dean, great project and just too good to scrap!

[@stuartyaxley5308]

A future collectable car and to be honest a very easy fix .And yes would love to see more of these old cars saved and if you don't want it I will buy it off you lol

[@anurbanpenguin8890]

Defo more of these type projects. Said it yourself. Name of the channel!

[@MrSkoda105s]

Yes! This is what we like and of course this Golf must be saved 👌🏻

[@walruspolish]

Reminds me of my Bora, which was essentially a MK4 golf with a boot. Absolutely bulletproof. Would love to see this fixed. The MK4 golf r32's go for a fortune!

[@mikeuk1954]

2nd hand value of cars has been rising especially for the smaller cars. So definitely worth fixing 👌

[@clitherowkid]

I’m surprised it was going to be scrapped. Definitely worth saving and a great project for you. Good luck.

[@napskyver]

Got to to be worth saving! That would easily be someone’s pride and joy for years to come!

[@MrZimmaframe]

£20.47 for rear right brake pipe/hose. euro car parts "winter50" £52.64 Front Wiper Motor Euro or £30 ebay secondhand part fully functional assembly £26.02 Control Arm offside front GSF Parts "AFF60" 60% off The service parts for this car are super cheap too, like for a new oil, fuel and air filter totals about £14.85 at GSF and then oil is £20 or like £12-15 from TPS parts, not sure if you have an account with them.

[@michaelarcher6278]

Much more interesting watching this type of video. Definitely worth fixing it up I would have thought especially with second hand prices at present.

[@dotherightthingbro]

Let’s see it fixed up. That be a nice cheap modern classic for someone. Yes more please Dean 👍

[@Heera2809]

Scrapping a Mark 4 has to be a crime one of the best cars I have ever owned there are literally no cars like this

[@TheGreatestPlayerInTheWorld]

I own the very same model had it 4 years so far great car mine is from 2002 1.6 automatic

[@michaeldebrou8767]

Be interested in seeing this fixed up, and your question about more "budget buy fix ups" would also keep me watching your channel!

[@andygj66]

Definitely worth saving. It's obviously been well looked after and a folder full invoices - wouldn't mind betting there's more than an average number of main dealer ones in there too. Tidy body, low miles for the year and solidly built. Great content in giving it a new lease of life.

[@ok4301]

Make it your COP 26 car ! It may not be the latest EV but giving it another year of life means a lot of resources are saved. Love the channel, great content.

[@jambacardi2474]

Yes , do like the "saved car" variety, especially this type as its a good car defiantly worth saving.

[@sickvic3909]

I saved an 01 A8 from scrap for the same price, did all timing- then fuel pump- then trans ,no reverse- then engine overheated/ exhaust in coolant, crack somewhere. So with new old 12k miles engine and 148 k miles trans installed. $1700 Now up to $6000 US. Aluminum, no rust or dents / well rear subframe got 2 go at some point. I call it my jinx mobile but still worth it- no car payment. And goes like a bat out of hell.

[@H5PJH]

It's very clean. Worth saving 👌

[@mennofrankfort7584]

Like this kind of projects very much. I had one of the first ones in the Netherlands and I know it is still on the road. i remember the body was galvanised and 75 hp. Very reliable car. Drove it more than 100000km without any issue.

[@eamonkelly2792]

Yeah deffo worth saving, it would be great to see more of these types of videos please Dean

[@julianpilkington4990]

brilliant....yep 100% think, 'keeping it going' videos are worth it for viewers. old cars needs saving, good cars needs saving. Personally i dont have the luxury of a workshop or garage or a ramp.......so would be good to have as many tip/tricks for DIY enthusiasts, to get around problems...ie seized bolts...... 'wouldnt be without' tools, etc. love the videos, keep them coming. thanks

[@suzywho1066]

Yes please. Absolutely what we want to see. Cheap car, cheap to fix 🤞 Would be nice to sell to someone who can’t afford an expensive car 👍

[@georgedaville4662]

Love these types of videos. This car is definitely worth saving. Great colour too. Make somebody an ideal first car or a family runabout. It’s got another 100k miles in it Dean 👍😎

[@londoncentral]

Yes Dean save it !!!! Would make good interesting contents for your channel 👍

[@gurdipassi5628]

Some pretty cheap fixes to keep this mk4 on the road, so I would say yes. Would also be interested in some similar other projects.

[@jzawadzki2000]

Run some whipper snipper wire down the sunroof drains to unblock them. If the boot is leaking, check around the rear lights as they leaked on mine. Stater motor can be dismantled and regreased and that sometimes fixes the honk. The body is so tidy but I cant believe how much rust is underneath that thing, glad we dont get that in Australia! Cant wait to see more of this.

[@GIXXERUKX]

Good miles, tidy bodywork.. definitely deserves saving 👍 Love these vids, the more common type of cars and common problems 👍👍 Adds a nice contrast to the more expensive saves you do imo 👍

[@davidm6134]

More great videos like this one please. You should definitely save the Golf as total cost will not exceed 250 GBP and it is worth a 1000GBP all day long with an M.O.T.. Finally the name of your channel is after all Saving Salvage so go to it Dean.

[@Perthshire]

I agree. These videos are much more interesting than vanity work on an RS4 or M3

[@jamieeedden777]

Don’t know what part of the country u live in but I highly doubt a standard mk4 golf with an mot is worth a grand I’ve got to have sold at least 5 of them and even for my 1.8 turbo with the split bbs rims and leather seats I got just 795 mabey different areas different prices but that seems a very high estimate to me

[@Perthshire]

@@jamieeedden777 webuyanycar offer is £165 on this car just now 😂

[@davidm6134]

@@jamieeedden777 Hi Jamiee You are right 1000GBP is probably a bit rich for parts of the country where these are plentiful but up north I am looking at a couple of 2001 and 2002 cars at 975 and 1175 GBP respectively. I am not a trader so dont know if anyone is actually getting what is being asked for!

[@MrFlazz99]

@@jamieeedden777 Cars like this are worth what people are prepared to pay for them in the end. I'd jib at a grand as well, but it's tidy regardless of age and somebody looking for a steady year of motoring could do worse once the MoT bits are sorted. I had a 2007 Renault Clio (owned from new) that I loved, ran near 200k miles, planned to keep until 2030 when I might retire, little niggles on the MoT most years but basically rock-solid - and in the trade probably worth a lot less than my own regard for it...and then I smashed it last year. Gutted doesn't begin to describe, but finding a replacement motor in a minefield of "is it too old to be reliable, or too new to be affordable" was the biggest bugger. Something like this could be a bit of a diamond in the sand to a canny buyer.

[@gerrywoolford345]

Please do more of these car's, prolong the life, it's in very good condition for its age

[@garethedwards2883]

Yep definitely worth saving as for the age I think it's in good condition. Yep a few more videos like this would be great as these are common everyday faults that people encounter.

[@paultaylor9652]

Great buy apart from the water leak, hopefully a easy fix. More videos like these if you can find the cars please.

[@Franksey180]

I've had 6 MK4 Golfs over the years and a Bora so have done a lot of miles in them. Great daily driver cars if you get a good one. That wiper issue I'd expect to be the wiper mechanism as they eventually seize, I replaced a couple on back in the day. They weren't too much from VW/TPS new but I' m not sure about cost/availability now.

[@paulmackilligin1754]

I stripped mine down and rebuilt it. Not too hard. Maybe I was lucky The shaft and the tube it runs in seize together because the o-ring seal fails and lets rainwater in. Now I add a line to my regular service schedule that says I must put a few drops of oil on the spindle so that it runs down and keeps the spindle lubricated in its tube. Wiper failure is serious. It will happen when it's pouring with rain, and then you simply cannot drive the car until the rain has stopped. I'm confident that a few drops of oil from time to time can stop that particular failure ever happening again.

[@Bun0892]

Have had a few of these over the years and loved every one of them, would love to see this one get fixed back up

[@craigrobertson7938]

Well done in saving. This would be a great car someone. Had a Passat of a similar vintage which was rock solid.

[@alistairjones1107]

Save it Dean, good to see everyday salvage saved, will make good content !

[@steveslipper5454]

Please save this vehicle. This is exactly the sort of every man type vehicle that challenge us DIY-ers and we like working on. More of this type of project please.

[@leonardtaggart]

Loving it as I'm tidying a couple of mk4s at present so a few more projects like this would great 👍.

[@BobtheWidget123456]

100% agree about the Mk4 build quality, my old man had one and then got a Mk5, the Mk5 was nowhere near as good.

[@MattyEngland]

Same with the skoda, audi and Seat Leon that shared the same chassis.

[@gd2110]

I can confirm from experience. I scrapped my Mk5 GTI years ago. It was blowing heavy smoke and the megatronics unit crapped out. My Mk4 GTI is being used as a daily and is still flawless.

[@kevinbegley5881]

Its great to see cars that can be saved, back to good old mechanics, gives inspiration for people to fix their own cars. Great movie editing 👌

[@SuperMuddMonkey]

Love this content and would welcome more of it. Really interested to watch you fixing up rough, MOT failures and get them back on the road.

[@steveegginton535]

Its in good nick for its age, its got low mileage and its been well cared for - my vote goes to saving it as I think it would make quite a good cheap car for someone and should give more service. Be good to see more videos like this. Like the intro btw quite amusing!

[@TheAillingworth1975]

Absolutely fix it and yes do more like this. More interesting than just tuning up cars. Plus you get quicker turn around and different cars. Great video intro too. Keep it up

[@monkey555500]

i had a mk4 years ago...loved it....nice shape...and its a golf!...deffo worth saving...id say every mark golf has its following and the mk4 was a pretty good car

[@petermolnar8667]

There's a piece of sponge in the front fenders, removing it helps against corrosion, plus clean the wheel arch while the plastic liner is out, that alone should give a few extra years to the car 👍

[@davidlipski863]

Just going by the look of the body work and the history confirmed with your checks its well worth doing. Will give a good few years use to someone yet, and still a profit to be made.👍👍

[@rowdoc]

“Saving Sh*tboxes!!” - I’m in! Great content, especially at a time when many others are moving up the car ladder and out of reach of the majority of us.. Give it a bash!

[@stewartlewis3503]

What a beauty! Surly destined for the VW heritage fleet!

[@ImRizm]

I’d like these kind of videos. Relatively quick turn around of old knackered cars that are back on the road. Aslong as the leak isn’t major this really isn’t a bad little car. It’s had quite a few things done on it in recent years and worth the fix up.

[@dubpilot1]

Absolutely ! Its 100% fixable and it's a cheap fix all round new suspension and pads and rotors a under carriage respray good to go. It could even take a 1.8t swap etc. .... 😎👍

[@ianstanley7230]

I'd pay £250 for that every day of the week! Definitely worth fixing up and it will make someone a nice runabout for a few years.

[@Rick-sl7iw]

I’d love to see more like this and definitely fix the golf it’s been cherished all its life such a same to scrap it I think it’s to good to scrap if I’m honest

[@julianr9873]

Its not about making loads of money here, its more about us learning by watching you repairing all types of cars even when they are at the cheaper end of the market. Dont get me wrong, I very much enjoy watching you repair the high performance cars such as the Audi RS range, but in reality how many of us can actually afford to own one of these!

[@jamesbrett6518]

Fix it! Especially as cat, exhaust, tyres, etc are apparently good. Interesting to see, I spent more time in a 1U Octavia

[@jayacourt8282]

Love the mk 4 golfs, had one for a few years and was the most reliable car I ever owned. Couldn’t fault it. Defo worth saving for a couple of hundred quid 👌🏻