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OzzyEdwards
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Yeah I definitely tend to ere on the said of skepticism when it comes to ‘too good to be true’ type of things and this definitely falls in the bracket for me
Not that it necessarily makes a difference but this sale is from a company instead of private sale which does give me a ‘tad’ more confidence in its authenticity. That being said I’ve heard of plenty of sleezebag companies out there…
It’s a shame we can’t see better analytics of a vehicle when we buy them second hand... say hours run and number of journeys made as well as mileage. Must be in the ECU somewhere and no doubt some clever person could extract that and present the findings in an easy to understand format, for a fee of course (like the other tests and checks one can purchase)?
No ICE vehicle does well with short journeys. But modern diesels get a lot of problems if they idle for long periods. Some commercial vehicles - like the pick ups we are putting at roadwork signs and comes, are idling for hours on end - merrily filling their DPF with soot. Campers who run the engine to charge batteries or keep warm are also going to suffer.
No ICE vehicle does well with short journeys. But modern diesels get a lot of problems if they idle for long periods. Some commercial vehicles - like the pick ups we are putting at roadwork signs and comes, are idling for hours on end - merrily filling their DPF with soot. Campers who run the engine to charge batteries or keep warm are also going to suffer.
You can if you have a hacked ODIS
OzzyEdwards
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Not sure if it necessarily helps but in the advert it states that it has 7500 miles warranted. Not clear if it’s their own warranty or whether it would be a VW one? Would mean there’s a 15,000 mile warranty that was put in place, is that a usual thing?
Apologies if any of these are stupid questions. Never owned a transporter or VW for that matter
OzzyEdwards
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Say everything checks out with the vehicle, mileage is true and all looks good, is it still worth taking the risk of getting this engine despite such a low mileage or do we think my money might be safer in a more reliable engine??
Thanks for the help everyone!
Thanks for the help everyone!
Well, I’ve spent my hard earned cash buying this engine after looking for a long time as I didn’t like the other engine with its problems but I have a friend that works directly for VW as a technical trainer and he said that the engine is different and the EGR was fixed with the other issues.
Not saying he’s gonna have issues down the line like all engines, but it’s the last of the batch.
It’s also quick. I have a DSG but front wheel drive if you’re getting all wheel drive launch control will be even better with yours than mine.
I’ve had the
Euro 5 140 six speed manual
Euro 6 150 six speed manual
And now the later 204 dsg sportline
There all great engines the 140 is meant to be most reliable as no ad-blue nonsense
My 150 was great no problems and now I love the 204 dsg it does have a lot of grunt and I don’t mooch about in it diesels are meant to be driven hard and long distance but saying that I ran my 150 locally short distance driving with the occasional long run for years with no issues.
It does seem to be the early bi-turbos that suffered but I bet there’s thousands that have been great! at the end of the day you pays your money and hope for the best
Euro 5 140 six speed manual
Euro 6 150 six speed manual
And now the later 204 dsg sportline
There all great engines the 140 is meant to be most reliable as no ad-blue nonsense
My 150 was great no problems and now I love the 204 dsg it does have a lot of grunt and I don’t mooch about in it diesels are meant to be driven hard and long distance but saying that I ran my 150 locally short distance driving with the occasional long run for years with no issues.
It does seem to be the early bi-turbos that suffered but I bet there’s thousands that have been great! at the end of the day you pays your money and hope for the best
Do you find that the 204 uses a lot more diesel than the 150 I find it’s nowhere near as fuel efficient. I find you really have to be careful driving the 204 to get any decent fuel out of it.
If I’m honest there’s not much difference the 150 was thirsty but like I said done a lot of short distance. I’m not one to get to hung up on mpg I’m a petrol head at heart and my golf r is thirsty. Fill em up and enjoy
I drive a lot for work and around town 30mpg is lucky 60 on motorcycles which is goodIf I’m honest there’s not much difference the 150 was thirsty but like I said done a lot of short distance. I’m not one to get to hung up on mpg I’m a petrol head at heart and my golf r is thirsty. Fill em up and enjoy
Try it with a T6 instead of motorcycles!
That's a poncy way of saying they guarantee the mileage to be correct.
Extended warranty is no option in DK.
Until 5th year/110000km I had a quite attractive service agreement on everything except glass and tires. Sadly long gone now.
As stated previously I am looking at the TPI 2061290/6
I have now received response on the kulance claim from VW/dealer.
Offer as follows ("translated" original DK pricing incl 25% vat to GBP)
Overall all parts regarding the TPI has a 80% discount. (Added the cambelt kit, now we are at it, that only discounted 25%)
Work by the dealer has a 25% discount. ( the lower discount here will be an item for discussion)
In total we are looking at ~6.660 £ bill.
Breakdown (in slightly rounded numbers for simplicity).
- Oil weighing procedure 115 £
- Work regarding the TPI 2500 £ (25% discount)
- Parts regarding the TPI 3800 £ (80% discount)
- Cambelt kit 270 £ (25% discount)
If somebody is able to "decrypt" this line "GFS/GUIDET FUNKTION" see several times in the "offer". I´m very curious.
As mentioned I might try to challenge only 25% discount on labor but besides that it seems like my dealer has done a decent job with VW.
Did run it by legal advisor which says that considering this is VW it could be far worse.
Regards Peter
For anyone interested in my progress I managed to negotiate 50% discount on the work instead of original offers 25%.
Saves me around £ 1000 in rounded numbers.
Decided to go ahead and the work will be done sometime during January 2025.
Still a huge chunk of money, which shouldn't be mine to pay, but a documented new engine etc. will affect the vans value positively.
Whether or not it will fully cover what I spend is uncertain but am looking forward to a fully fixed fresh van.
Wishing everyone a great weekend..
/Peter
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I would always try and stick with a VW warranty rather than a aftermarket as it’s normally quicker when claiming third parties normally need someone to come out and check the work and it normally takes quite a long time to sort out
