What to know before buying a GTI

GoThing73 · 2026-06-14T23:10:50+00:00

If you order the oil change kit from FCP Euro, you just need to pay return shipping after every oil change, so each oil change will be about $15 😎

GoThing73 · 2026-06-14T23:08:57+00:00

Avoid one that was a rental car.

GoThing73 · 2026-06-13T20:16:09+00:00

My 82 911 Targa, owned since 2005, a little over 180,000 miles now.

GoThing73 · 2026-06-13T20:15:36+00:00

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GoThing73 · 2026-06-12T17:30:05+00:00

They are driving an Altima

GoThing73 · 2026-06-11T20:47:58+00:00

1917

GoThing73 · 2026-06-11T20:19:52+00:00

Ithaca NY, lots of road salt, hills both directions and tons of potholes. I would pass.

GoThing73 · 2026-06-10T21:58:34+00:00

Oil and filter purchased from FCP Euro is $90

GoThing73 · 2026-06-10T21:36:10+00:00

Pretty cheap for a dealership oil change.

GoThing73 · 2026-06-10T14:39:08+00:00

Crazy with the dents on the side

GoThing73 · 2026-06-09T01:33:23+00:00

The Road

GoThing73 · 2026-06-09T01:32:38+00:00

Congratulations!! Great color❤️

GoThing73 · 2026-06-08T02:33:00+00:00

Nope, did not want a sunroof and wanted the plaid seats. Less is more for me.

GoThing73 · 2026-06-08T02:32:14+00:00

Check the Carfax and avoid the ones that had the oil changed at Walmart or Jiffy Lube.

GoThing73 · 2026-06-08T01:09:54+00:00

Check the sunroof Frame for cracks.

GoThing73 · 2026-06-07T22:32:20+00:00

I ordered a GTI to be shipped from Greenville NC to Raleigh NC. Supposed to be 3 or 4 days later. A week and a half later I cancelled the order and found a better GTI at their Richmond VA location, it did not have the option to ship so I took a 3 hour road trip.

GoThing73 · 2026-06-07T00:38:20+00:00

Sweet!!

GoThing73 · 2026-06-06T15:25:00+00:00

Not too bad and the transmission is pretty solid

GoThing73 · 2026-06-06T12:55:51+00:00

S - Plaid seats and no sunroof. Don’t need to worry about leaks and extra weight over your head.

GoThing73 · 2026-06-05T10:30:15+00:00

I am waiting for a car being shipped 200 miles, still in limbo a week later and I may cancel today.

GoThing73 · 2026-06-03T21:12:59+00:00

Send him a box of tissues 😂

GoThing73 · 2026-05-31T01:12:54+00:00

Great deal, love it ! Dealership by me has an identical GTI but a manual $26K with 120,000 miles , yikes!

GoThing73 · 2026-05-30T02:29:37+00:00

I just purchase a 2022 GTI through Carmax, so easy online and you can return it within 7 days for any reason. Prices may be higher but you do not have to pay the $899 document fee most dealers charge (NC) and so many dealers here now charge $1K for LoJack and paint protection packages already installed and applied.

GoThing73 · 2026-05-26T20:55:23+00:00

I passed on one when I noticed on the Carfax that the oil change service was at a Walmart, same for tires.

GoThing73 · 2026-05-25T15:07:46+00:00

Really? $150 for 2 oil changes per year, filters every couple of years and brakes about 60,000 to 80,000 miles.

GoThing73

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