brought a vw golf 1.4 cheap from a garage, they sold it to me as spares or repairs, i didnt relize this though, ive recently had it looked at by a garage who have said its head gasket has blown and oil is leaking here there and everywhere. It is still driving, hass some loss of power, doesnt overly overheat at present, minor white smoke like any other car, my question is, how long can i keep using it for short trips but it stops running and what is a sigh of it likely to stop running. i have a family i need to take in the car and we can not afford a new one for few weeks so im not ready to scrap this yet? can i keep it on road for next couple of weeks and any warning signs to stop car ect? thanks. ps ive had this problem with my old car and never had same signs, just over heated then gave up.
Apr 13, 2012 at 12:36 PM