The Sticker Was Holding It Together: Mans High Mileage GTi Dream Dies on First Drive [Video]

• A hopeful car owner’s excitement turned to disappointment when his newly purchased 2007 Golf GTi needed a tow truck before reaching the freeway
• The red Volkswagen Golf GTi 2.0T FSI DSG with over 260,000 kilometres on the clock proved to be a costly lesson in second-hand car buying
• Social media users flooded the comments with both sympathy and jokes, with many sharing their own experiences with high-mileage performance cars

TikTok user @nkhaotic shared his unfortunate car-buying experience in a video captioned:

“Pov: You just bought a high mileage GTi.”

The footage shows his red Golf being towed away shortly after removing the previous dealer’s sticker from the vehicle.

According to the disappointed buyer, he didn’t even get to drive his new purchase home – the car broke down before he could reach the freeway.

Watch the video below.

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The 2007 VolkswagenGolf GTi 2.0T FSI DSG is known for …