I would have thought that multi stop start take away delivery routine would be the very worse type of use for a modern Diesel, but ideal for a used Toyota hybrid, though i get the feeling someone wanting a GTD won't want a Toyota hybrid somehow :-)

Note if the car is on 19" wheels, check the price of tyres, and see if the ride quality is acceptable for you, too hard for me, also check if its due a cambelt change because this will not be cheap.

Presumably you've already had a read through the extensive list of problems in HJ's reviews, above.

If you are looking to have a high mileage car (as it is cheap) and effectively want to drive like a taxi driver - stop/start and short runs - you will see very few taxi drivers buy VWs and lots buy Japanese.

That is becuase Japanese cars wear well and VWs not so well..

As your reason for changing is the high cost of repairs on one car, buying another one with high repoair costs sounds stupidiity..

Sorry for being blunt..

And even blunter: anyone who buys a diesel VW with high miles and possibly questionable S.H.. and does stop/start motoring is chosing the best way of maximising repair bills..

Edited by madf on 16/09/2019 at 16:48

Okay thanks for all the replies lads, appreciate it, the car I'm looking at is 6500 euro with 130000 miles on it, timing belt and water pump done and flywheel and clutch replaced it's the cheapest I've seen in a while here in ireland

.... it's the cheapest I've seen in a while here in ireland

If anything - especially a used car - is surprisingly cheap, there is probably a reason you would rather not know about. Especially if the cambelt and waterpump have been done (and you might well be too).