1995 200 tdi help needed

longpod · Jan 14, 2010

hi ya everyone

i`m going to look at a 1995 m plate 200 tdi disco later on with 85k on the clock.

quite afew things added which maybe standard has im new to discos i`m sure i`ll be put right, side steps,light protectors, roof bars.

is there anything i need to look out for on the disco it`s at a dealer the one thing that concerns me it has part history but has some other paperwork

any help would be great cheers.

Dent · Jan 14, 2010

Check for rust, then check for more rust

, history dosent mean alot, you sure it's not a 300 ? .

pete5570 · Jan 14, 2010

What'she asking for it? M reg suggest 300 tdi. Take it for a very long test drive and make sure temp gauge stays around the middle. As said before check for rust just about everywhere, especially the boot floor, front floor, front inner wings. Make sure all the electrics work.

jmattley · Jan 14, 2010

Yeah are you sure it's a 200tdi as they brought in the 300 series in '94. My '93 is one of the last 200s. Do the headlights have a black plastic surround or do the headlights meet with the actual body panels? The 300s also have slightly nicer interiors and have a slightly curvier dash board and instrument cluster.
Yeah it's sad to know all that but it comes with ownership!

[JP] · Jan 14, 2010

jmattley said:
Do the headlights have a black plastic surround or do the headlights meet with the actual body panels?

that can be misguiding as mine is a 200 with a 300 front...

longpod · Jan 14, 2010

its up for 2k.

from what i gather theres no plastic surround around the headlights they meet the panels.

[JP] · Jan 14, 2010

2k?!?!?! for a 95???

for 2k you can have mine.. its the one in the sig! and all the welding has been done!

longpod · Jan 14, 2010

is 2k cheap or expensive for a 95 with 85k on clock it`s at a dealers though.

reason dealer is i`ve a golf gti to get rid of first thought px.

nathan5346 · Jan 14, 2010

u can av my mint 97 3.9 on gas for that

longpod · Jan 14, 2010

still need to get rid of mi mk3 gti though hence dealer for px

nathan5346 · Jan 14, 2010

longpod said:
still need to get rid of mi mk3 gti though hence dealer for px

wot u want fer the golf?

DomEllis · Jan 14, 2010

Um, maybe sell the Glof private like and don't get ripped off by the dealer. My '95 300 TDi cost me £450. Admittedly it's done over 200k, but who's counting>

nathan5346 · Jan 14, 2010

imo its all about condition id rather pay 2k for a minter etc than a grand fer a bag o ****e, its not just the mileage its how its done them miles anorl

pete5570 · Jan 14, 2010

2 grand is a lot for a 95, i paid 1000 for a 96P 300tdi. Even if it is mint, you need to be getting that price down.Cost to change from the golf (depending on year) should be no more than 500 quid. I would shove the golf on ebay or in the trader and go in with cash at these ages. I saw an absolute stunner in the trader not long ago, for 1295 on a N plate, Cash would have bagged it for 1100 i reckon.

DomEllis · Jan 14, 2010

nathan5346 said:
imo its all about condition id rather pay 2k for a minter etc than a grand fer a bag o ****e, its not just the mileage its how its done them miles anorl

'ere, Nath, you calling me Disco a bag o ****e!?

longpod · Jan 15, 2010

cheers everyone for the advice

spoke to the dealer the actual mileage is 72k not 85k.

erm when is the timing belt due on the tdi`s is it a belt or like mi golf a timing kit.

well i`m taking your advice and mi golf will be going on fleebay to sell it.

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