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2003 Volkswagen Golf Tdi 5 Speed Manual Alh Excellent Condition, Diesel Vw on 2040-cars

Year:2003 Mileage:135100
Location:

Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States

Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States

There is NO RESERVE so as long as there is at least one bid it will sell.

For sale is my 03 Golf TDI with the last of the great highly sought after ALH motor and 5 speed manual transmission. I'm the second owner. I bought it from an older woman, ~60ish, and her mother at 128k miles around last November. It just rolled over 135k the other day. I've been using it to commute to Rutgers 5 times a week and as a daily. I honestly thought I'd be keeping it a lot longer, but I'd like to put some money into my other cars.

Mechanically it's great. It was always dealer serviced prior to my ownership - I have some maintenance records and a summary history of all visits to the dealer. I'm only going to list the major and recent service.

81k - $1800
4 Glow Plugs
Glow Plug Relay
Glow Plug Wiring Harness
Front Sway Bar Bushings
Cabin Air Filter
Fuel Filter
Brake Fluid Flush
*Other Misc

84k - $1000
n75 Replaced
e-brake cables replaced

89k
Rear Pads/Rotors

96k - $3200
4 New Tires (since then 2 have been replaced)
Front Pads/Rotors
Timing belt
Tensioner
Rollers
Water Pump
Accessory Belt
*Other Misc

106k
Shocks/Struts
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This is everything I've done since I bought the car:

12/5/13
Alignment (Steering wheel is still a little off center, but drives straight)
Thermostat
Wastegate actuator
Front Control Arms
Motor/trans Mounts
Wiper Blades

12/15/13
Washer pump
Rear wiper assembly
Hella horns

5/2/14
Driver Door Lock

Pros: Great working car for commuting. Everything works like it should, it's very basic, no warning lights- runs and drives excellent! Cosmetically the car is good. Absolutely No Rust. Interior is cloth and in great shape. Tranny shifts great, I consistently average 45-46 MPG, 550-570 miles to a tank with $40-43 in diesel, in stop and go on Rt18 to school and around town. Turbo spools instantly and is very responsive.

Cons: It has a few scratches, mainly on the rear bumper so please look at the pictures, a few stone chips on the hood, and I resprayed the quarter panel because of a small crease (the color match is extremely good), there is some paint peeling up on the hatch's handle, and lastly one of the cupholders is broken. (A new one is $30 here on eBay and replaces in about a minute of work)

The car was involved in a front end collision in April 6th of 2004. I noticed on the summary report from the dealer that 3 things were replaced on Sept 12th of 2005. I called VW and they said the PS headlight, grille, and bumper were replaced.

The other accident was in a parking lot and lightly dented the quarter panel and scratched the bumper. I bought the car with this damage. The damage before being fixed is pictured. (Scroll to the very bottom)

That's everything. I tried being as upfront and honest about the car as possible. Please don't hesitate to ask questions and I'll answer to the best of my ability. It's getting very hard to find nice examples of these cars with this kind of mileage and with a 5 speed.

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