Volkswagen Bora

Trinicatalan · Postby **Trinicatalan** » October 4th, 2012, 3:12 pm

I'm very interested in buying a 2003/4 Bora in the coming months. Is there any advice u guys can offer on the cost of maintenance, parts, tuning, etc and how it compares to a 2001 honda civic es8 for example?

Postby **Gool** » October 5th, 2012, 6:59 am

Great car. No worries about carjacking (yet) parts not much more expensive than civic. you just need a good experienced reliable mechanic.

pay attention to mileage and if/when major tuneups was done by previous owner. one of the major issues with these cars is transmission. if oil and tranny filter was not changed on time this leads to serious trouble! another major issue is cooling system.( mostly plastic and not very durable. )

i have new parts and as well i am starting used. i have a bora and a golf coming to parts out. someone already paid for the bora as it is a 2.0 liter.

Trinicatalan · Postby **Trinicatalan** » October 5th, 2012, 9:13 am

thanks for the advice bro. yeah, from what i've read the car doesn't seem to come with many major issues. i figure it's just negligent owners who don't monitor their vehicles and talk bad about the car afterwards.
this is gonna be my first car in trinidad (I owned a toyota camry before in the US) so i hope it's not going to be a liability to maintain.
Question though, i'm a noob so forgive me, but how can i monitor the car's service/tuneup history? should the owner provide me with receipts? it's not like we have carfax here! lol

Postby **Gool** » October 5th, 2012, 9:51 am

huh... bro... unless they have it logged in a service book, or it was company maintained so u see proof of the history, it will all be heresay. u have to trust them if they said they changed tranny oil at 50k and 100k etc etc.

Trinicatalan · Postby **Trinicatalan** » October 6th, 2012, 12:22 pm

yea i figured as much...

scoobert_doo · Postby **scoobert_doo** » October 12th, 2012, 1:00 pm

friend of mine has a bora wagon for sale....a pcc series....MINT MINT Condition....dealer maintained
if interested u cud giv him a call at 687-5479 name is reynold

Vwwash · Postby **Vwwash** » March 16th, 2013, 3:11 pm

Is it advised to do an engine wash for my vw bora it's DIRTY but I know these cars are pretty technical

Pointman-IA · Postby **Pointman-IA** » March 16th, 2013, 4:26 pm

Vwwash wrote:Is it advised to do an engine wash for my vw bora it's DIRTY but I know these cars are pretty technical

You can have it detailed...Check Karim Khan on here...

neexis · Postby **neexis** » March 16th, 2013, 6:53 pm

probably not a straight up "wash", but it can be sprayed down and degreased. you don't really want water running by those electronics

purple_heart77 · Postby **purple_heart77** » March 16th, 2013, 9:25 pm

The Bora, lovely car as Gool said, make sure the fluids, brake and especially the transmission fluid has been routinely changed. Additionally check for improper door actuators function. Other than that a solid vehicle.