Amarok

**dwaynenelsonjnr** · 2019/10/06, 06:44 PM

Hi Happy VW Owners

I just need some advice, I've read some interesting facts and stories about the Amarok on the 4x4 community threads, after some homework I decided on the Amarok. Now if a Amarok has 260k+ km's and has a FSH etc. is it better to buy through a dealership or private ? and with regards to buying a warranty, would the price be the same to purchase a warranty whether you bought it privately or through a dealership ? I've read on this threads that there are owners who decided not to buy a warranty because the vehicle has a FSH and the price on maintenance is not too bad.

Also would it be wise to buy a 2012/13/15 Amarok with 300 000 km's for R180k ? Even though some Amarok Owners has done almost 500 000 km's and some even more...

**Greenhorn** · 2019/10/06, 06:58 PM

It all depends on your appetite for risk

**dwaynenelsonjnr** · 2019/10/06, 07:13 PM

If I can service it

Every 10 000km's - Replace Oil and filters
Ecery 30 000km's - Replace Diesel Filters
Every 80 000km's - Replace Timing chain and Cambelt

Could this work ?

**clubbie** · 2019/10/06, 09:06 PM

Is it auto or manual?

**dwaynenelsonjnr** · 2019/10/06, 11:14 PM

Manual

**clubbie** · 2019/10/07, 09:34 AM

In that case the only 2 expensive items you have to worry about are the cam belt service and clutch kit.

I would change all transmission and diff fluids every 100k km as well. Apart from that normal services are very reasonable, you will spend way under R2k for those.

**WillemT** · 2019/10/07, 01:38 PM

I would rather buy older with less kms but thats just me.
Planning on driving my 2010 till around 380k km.
Sitting on 240k km now.

I wouldn’t bother with maintenance plans. Lots of times they in anyway only cover certain items to certain limits.

Going over 250k km I would tend to look at a manual 4m but thats just me.

Aparently a new gearbox from zf is around the 17k mark, whereas the megatronics unit on the auto is way north of three times that.

Mayne do at least try and get a 132kw.
Apparently they drive nicer than the 120s.