first car, really want a vr6

[Pauli08 0]

Hey All,

just got my p's (im from Aus) and am looking at a first car, i have always loved cars but never really learn't about them in detail... i have my heart set on a vr6, but am typically quite lost on what to look for in one.

i have been reading and skimming the forums, but thought id post this now in hope of some replys and just to say hi (=

is a car like this http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/private/details.aspx?R=9026075&keywords=vr6&tsrc=allcarhome&__Ntk=CarAll&__Nne=15&__Dx=mode%20matchany&__D=vr6&silo=1011&seot=1&__sid=1297A9064C3C&__N=1216%201246%201247%201252%201282&__Ns=pCar_RankSort_Int32|1||pCar_PriceSort_Decimal|1||pCar_Make_String|0||pCar_Model_String|0&__Qpb=true&__Ntx=mode%20matchallpartial&Cr=8&__Ntt=vr6&trecs=15

an alright buy? im quite concerned in regards of how many k's.

regards,

Paul

[Nex 17]

Hi mate, welcome to the club

in my opinion the k's its covered aren’t a major issue, as long as it have been looked after. vw's that are looked after will go forever, just look at the classic beetles

I think that one looks ok, just check for rust lol

[Happy harry 0]

dunno what insurance is like in oz but can you afford a vr6 for a first car??? maybe start in something smaller???

[VR6Nat 9]

i think insurance in aus is a whole different ball game to here... 19 year olds rocking round in evo 9s etc,,, but in my opinion i wouldnt recommend a vr for a first car...

[Happy harry 0]

i think insurance in aus is a whole different ball game to here... 19 year olds rocking round in evo 9s etc' date=',, but in my opinion i wouldnt recommend a vr for a first car...

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+1 a vr is very hard to drive... slowly! lol

[anna 0]

i wouldnt say a vr6 for a first car but i would be concerned on mileage as i had to fully rebuild mine at 80k. they suffere from prematur bore wear on the first 3 cylinders from heat. and mine ahd full service history and i knew where it came from when i bought it and the car my engine came out of.

i would look for a low mileage.

[Happy harry 0]

i wouldnt say a vr6 for a first car but i would be concerned on mileage as i had to fully rebuild mine at 80k. they suffere from prematur bore wear on the first 3 cylinders from heat. and mine ahd full service history and i knew where it came from when i bought it and the car my engine came out of.

i would look for a low mileage.

vr6 with less than 80k on it??? that would be near impossible no? lol

[Pauli08 0]

i think insurance wise in australia, anything on your provisional license is ridiculously expensive so most just get 3rd party and a cheaper first car :S

im open to other suggestions for a nice first car (=

how expensive are vr6's to run thou? petrol and oil wise?

thanks all for the replys (=

[vr6stormt 0]

welcome to vr6oc mate love the way the ad starts (last date modified) lol

[Pauli08 0]

it was tradgic i saw one up today with 70'000 k's for a really reasonable price, looked really well kept aswell, but typically it had sold very quickly )=

most of them seem to have done atleast 120 +

i think id be more worried about buying one of a younger driver who's thrashed it around heaps thou :S

[DanH 1]

pah, mileage! mines 176,000 miles and still going strong, original engine etc. jim potters got 183,000+ miles and pushing over 380bhp!

ur totally right, u want a well looked after one not a thrashed one off a young driver. driven sensible u get 32mpg+ but service costs are bit more than a normal 4pot motor.

[DanH 1]

oh and timing chains....look if they been done - unless u dont mind changing them. can be expensive if u dont do it urself. did mine at 170,000

[anna 0]

i wouldnt say a vr6 for a first car but i would be concerned on mileage as i had to fully rebuild mine at 80k. they suffere from prematur bore wear on the first 3 cylinders from heat. and mine ahd full service history and i knew where it came from when i bought it and the car my engine came out of.

i would look for a low mileage.

vr6 with less than 80k on it??? that would be near impossible no? lol

i wouldnt say impossible lol but yeah alot harder. mine had 72 when i got the engine. the guy who had the mk3 was rear ended

[Happy harry 0]

imo tho mileage isnt TOO important on these engines ive seen vr6's with 250k id rather have a well serviced 130k vr6 (which i have ) than a neglected 70k vr6!

[Special K 81 0]

S3 XAN there must be examples under 80k.lol mines 80.....er 5, ye bout 85k on a P plate. But i have kno doubt Your's with 130 and many others on here with more miles than that have good tight cars.....after all its a volks Vaargen!!lol

Hmmmm if you could though...wouldnt most off us,whether you were familiar with them or having newly discovered them....have loved a vr as a first car,regardless of milage,.. imagine that!!!...after all most drive first cars till the lil o' wheels drop off!!!ha ha

[Happy harry 0]

yeh vr6 as a first car would be a dream! lol

i just think these cars are solid! and low milage seems to be expensive! if theres a well serviced vr6 with 120k for £1500 and then a vr6 with 80k for £2500 i know which one i'd buy.

[Special K 81 0]

Well between you and i,....on the quiet, a few hundred quid 1981 motorbike(tidied back up,sort some electrics,new bulbs,other little jobs, cleaned and shined) - straight swap for a vr marked up 2500 was how mine was aquired.lol No wonder i love it!!ha ha

Bit jelous of this aus insurance though huh

If you are intent on getting one young man good luck with your searching, the guys on here are no end of help with your questions too,its great!!

[Happy harry 0]

Well between you and i' date='....on the quiet, a few hundred quid 1981 motorbike(tidied back up,sort some electrics,new bulbs,other little jobs, cleaned and shined) - straight swap for a vr marked up 2500 was how mine was aquired.lol No wonder i love it!!ha ha

Bit jelous of this aus insurance though huh

If you are intent on getting one young man good luck with your searching, the guys on here are no end of help with your questions too,its great!!

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sounds like a bloody good deal to me!!! haha

[Special K 81 0]

And you'd be right!!!lol The ol' right place right time and a lot of del boy/trotters independent traders influence!!!ha ha

[Happy harry 0]

mine was advertised at £1400 so i sold ym rover for £1500 and then got the vr6 knocked down to £1200 and had £300 left to play with

[Special K 81 0]

Rover and VR6 in same sentence!!!!ha ha well you saw the light anyway and thankfully stepped into it.lol

Well Pauli08, i'd say general concensis is that as long as its looked after milage is almost irrelevant. Think people are now more torn over the decision of vr for 1st car or not(get one get one get one),lol it wont be the cheapest of first cars. Somone mentioned earlier in thread you can get 35mpg,....if you take it easy...thing is thats just it,...its not easy to take it easy. But it was only the other day a debate was on here about mpg, you can eeeek out the mpg but why bother, if you have a vr6 use it!!!ha ha

[Happy harry 0]

with a decent performance exhaust 5k rpm is sweet music! so its very hard not to go there!

[jasonoldy69 1]

If your doing short, slow journeys into town then the mpg is terrible. But on the open road, long distance journeys the mpg is pretty good I've noticed.

150k km (93k miles) is nothing as well. I'd get one Paul while you're still young and no commitments. You won't be sorry!

[gavinvr6 0]

expect to pay close to 1500 quid for isurance, 1st car and yound wont let you get away with less then fully comp. so youd be nearer 2 grand just on insurance. add 2 grand for a decent car. 80 quid a week for fuel. 100 a year for much needed rac cover and your at 5 grand in your first year.

i paid 1300 for a 113k car that had full history and spent 5 grand over 4 years constantly fixing it.

now its getting stuffed into a mk2

[VOOOORA66 0]

my VR6 is my 1st car.. and im on 230k lol but dnt get me wrong its still goin very strong! an im payin R900 think in pounds thats about 10107... here in South africa the insurance is really expensive