Scotsman-6914 1 Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 Hi Guys, I am looking into purchasing my first mk3 vr6. Having owned numerous cars including evos, hondas, ford rs mk2, golfs etc. The values seem to be on the rise and i am looking at one as a potential long term investment and something i can work on in my spare time. I have not owned a mk3 vr6 before so im looking for some advise as to what to look for out with the usual things. I am hopeful of finding one in the near future. Thanks VR6Pete 1 Link to post Share on other sites
richierich37 236 Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 Welcome, look out for rust, rust and more rust! bennyk 1 Link to post Share on other sites
bennyk 1,238 Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 Yep as richierich said really, bottom's of the front wing's are the most obvious place to look, sills where they've been jacked up and arches, especially if it's early car with plastic arch trims. Grommets in the floor pans are really common for them to go, front suspension turrets go around the seams, I think that's covered the worst bits! Hopefully that hasn't scared you off! The good thing is though that mk3's are still very easy to get bits for, decent fitting pattern front wings can be bought for around £30 and replacement sills about £20 and there's still plenty of very cheap 2nd hand stuff about. Mk3 golfs are also so easy and I'd say quite nice to work on compared to a lot of cars, which is a big bonus! VR6Pete, VR6CABBS and richierich37 3 Link to post Share on other sites
arbroathautospar 15 Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 Hi mate where in Scotland are you? I'm in North East like everyone else says rust is the biggest thing especially in Scotland but you might find it difficult to find one in decent nick here best idea is to head south to buy one. Link to post Share on other sites
richierich37 236 Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 I'm in Glasgow dude, just pick wisely Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 Welcome to the forum mate. Check out our buyers guide mate. Link on front page of website for what to look out for. Link to post Share on other sites
VR6CABBS 1,311 Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 Hi and welcome.... Link to post Share on other sites
Scotsman-6914 1 Posted February 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Thanks for the welcome guys think I have found one going to get it inspected as its not local to me. Link to post Share on other sites
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