Canadian 02 Golf TDI with 160 000 Km's on it. its a company car that has
been well maintained but driven hard. 5spd so no automatic worries and it
has a new clutch although I've burned up the 2nd and 3rd gear synchros
pretty much. In any case I'm wondering if its good buy at 11K buyout as I've
heard that injection pumps are problematic around 200K so I'm a bit leery
about having to shell out 2G for a pump plus labour. I love the car
otherwise and now understand why VW has a loyal following and they aren't
just for poseurs.

Thanks to those who can shed light as to what I can expect to have to pay
for future repairs or maintenance.

If you have never used additives for your diesel fuel... then you might need
a pump at some point... but if you've been using Sunoco diesel then you
might be okay (my VW dealer says this is the only fuel they know of in
Canada that doesn't really need the additives - friend of mine who's family
operates diesel dump trucks says the same thing).

Bad synchro's... sounds expensive...

Tho the car should be worth a little more then $11K CND... So you might be
getting a decent deal.
"David Cole" <DCole (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

I've never leased a car, and never will. Unless you intend to get rid of it
in a very short time, don't lease. It will cost you a LOT more than just
financing it in the first place.

As for repairs, my car is 10 years old. I bought it new, the mileage is
120,000, and it was completely paid off a long time ago, so there are no
monthly payments except for the occasional repair.

So I suggest that you bite the bullet, return your car when the lease
expires, and then buy (don't lease) something that can be paid off in 3
years or less. That way you will soon have a paid-for car with ownership
value.

Rob Guenther <robertguenther (AT) nospamsympatico (DOT) ca> wrote:

Can you comment ? Which additives do you recommend ?

Thks

--
Hans

Oops. I thought that you were talking about a car that you yourself had
leased, not a company-leased car. If it has been well-maintained (as most
company cars usually are), and you can buy it for a reasonable price, go for
it. You might use Edmunds to compare prices.

I've used the VW additive, but now, at the recommendation of my friend I am
using Howes diesel treatment.

The additives add lubricity and protective contents to the diesel fuel,
Canadian diesel is some of the worlds poorest quality diesel - and damages
the injector pumps after prolonged use, failures are documented.

Apparantly Sunoco Gold Diesel has additives in it, but since Howes treatment
is affordable and it's added insurance I put it in with every tank... and
there's not a Sunoco everywhere I travel... Additive also prevents fuel line
gelling in the wintertime.
"Hans" <Hans (AT) north (DOT) edu> wrote