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My budget is up to about £2500, & I want a 2001 onwards (hopefully) the car I've seen is about £2300 with a few 'issues' so really need to get it a bit cheaper to have the cash to sort the problems, I'll make the waterpump/timing belt first on the list, I know a very good independant whose labour costs a very amicable, last timing belt/tensioners I got done on my T4 was £195, next cheapest quote was £280!! so hopefully will not be too much difference, and I've used him for years and he's first class

Would I have to get both done? or would it just be the waterpump that needs doing?, and would it need doing ASAP or would it be alright for a few months, only asking as car is at the top of my budget so will need to bargin hard if it needs doing...

Well missed out on the original VRS I was interested, but another one has come up locally and I'm very interested in it, only slight issue is its on 90K, it had the timing belt done at 70k, but he waterpump was not changed at the same time, will this be an issue? will I need to get the waterpump replaced??, if so what kind of price will I be looking at? just so I can use it as a bargining tool thanks

Cool thanks, The T4 was an awesome car such a sleeper was 200BHP standard and about 7secs to 60 was a real wolf is sheeps clothing, some of the looks off boy racer were brilliant, wanted to try a 4x4 so the T4 went, had enough of the 4x4 so fancy another turbo car, can't seem to find a decent value T5, so tempted with an VRS although there's a couple of Cupra's local that are also tempting. If I got a Golf if I wanted the ectra umph is it just the case of a turbo swap, or would it be turbo swap them remap

As Title looking to buy a Vrs int he near future probably a 2001-2002 model was just wondering if there anything specific I should look out for when going to see one, the one i'm interested in tis about 109000 miles but the service history looks good is the mileage a problem, any common issue after 100k fuel pump/ turbo etc Also was looking at maybe a golf 1.8t of a leon Cupra, does anyone know if the the lean/golf/octavia all use the same engine how come the octavia and leon have 180bhp but the golf is only 150bhp?? And lastly my last turbo car was a s40 T4 which I loved how does the VRs compare?