hey, first timer here...have a few q's

i have test driven two mk1's. Both are the golfs, no gti's. one has a cracked cv joint boot. Is this a problem? what does it take to replace a cv joint? what does it cost? Also the handbrake doesnt work and it takes quite a bit of pushing on the brake pedal to stop the car. What could cause this?

Hey swiffer, welcome aboard.


You're looking at about ?40 for a cv joint and a boot kit (if it's only the boot they're about a fiver) and can't see it taking anymore than an hour to do, or an hours labour at a garage.   Handbrake will probably be a cable (broken or seized) or just something become detatched somewhere. Can't be much, a very simple system.

As for the brakes, welcome to the world of mk1's!!  They're all like it.  Various upgrades are possible to improve them.

ew said

As for the brakes, welcome to the world of mk1's!!  They're all like it.  Various upgrades are possible to improve them.

most common upgrade is a MK2 big servo - dont it make a big difference. And you dont need to carry a spare pair of undies in the car either! :wink:

rad! Thanks guys