Advice on buying a mk1 golf

hi there,
someone i know is selling his mk1 golf 1.8 cabriolet. and im very interested in buying it.

i was wandering if there are any things to look out for when looking at it.
it has just done 105,000 miles and has recently had a full respray.

hope someone can advise me.

thanks rob

hi and welcome just theusual rust roof condition water egress has it got mot  what year any pictures and how much theres a buying guide on  here Golf Price Guide

There is a guide on this site somwhere.
Basically checy EVERYWHERE for rust.Smell inside for damp.Also ask to see any pics of b4 the paint was done.
Oil leaks,gearbox syncro etc etc
?Find the guide!Sorry,but its all there.
Oh,hello and welcome to the forum bud!

I asked the same.
Go to the HOME page and look on the right hand side of the page for the BUYER GUIDE.
Good luck.

thanks for the help, i have looked at the guide and its really helpful. my brother got the wrong info. its not had a full repray just a front end due to marks etc. i have seen some pictures of the car and it looks really nice. its up for ?1000 and has just done 105,000. its all standard to.

a couple of questions,

1. how hard is it to fix the rev counter as i doesnt currently work.
2. the mileage counter stopped last week how can i sort this out?

are they hard things to do?

thanks rob

Mileage counter stopped last week….hmmmmm.
Think I used that line when I was in the trade…….
If speedo works,its the mileometer,if speedo no good,its the cable or the plastic thing in the box which I can't remember the name of.Or the diff bearings…………

speedo could just be the worm drive on the end of the cable in the gearbox, its a little red thing that sometimes comes off
It may be a fault with the whole dash pod or burnt tracks on the blue printed circuit or the voltage regulator on it?
at worst its a new pod….not too bad to find, and a speedo cable maybe?
go look at it and have a look, be guided by what you see and how it drives, if it appears a "bitsa" car, ie it looks like its been apart more times than heather mills lips :wink:  leave it, theres loads more on offer for around that price