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Any T4 owners/fanatics on here?
Back story: Sold my 325i and wife’s corsa earlier this year when baby arrived and got a 3 year old dull but amazingly useful touran from the local vw dealer. It’s been an absolute workhorse, and clocked up 20k kms since April, including a drive to south France and back. It has been great being a single car family, but we’ve been caught out with a need for a second car a handful of times recently, and have an increasing need for one now that baby is a year old and doing more activities.
I was thinking of getting something small and fun, but I also want something that’ll take a bike/tri gear for racing. I also want to buy something local enough and save myself the grief of a 7 hour round trip to Dublin.
With that, this t4 caravelle popped up for sale on my road earlier this week so I wandered up for a look. Lovely family, bought it in 2006 when they were expecting baby number 6, well used but meticulously maintained. Arches are a bit bubbly and crusty on the outside, but solid on the inside. Sills solid. Under windscreen and bulkhead solid. Drove tight as a nut, was very surprised by how tight it drove with no rattles or knocks. 2.5 5cyl intercooled tdi, belts last done about 50k miles/5 years ago, so needs changing imminently.
My intention would be to remove the rear bench, keeping it a 5 seater, but with a fork clamp style bike rack, and storage for wetsuit etc. tinted rear windows etc.
Anything I should be looking out for? Does the asking price seem reasonable or do I have a leg to stand on asking for money off to cover timing belt replacement?