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I've owned many used imported Japanese vehicles. They're pretty common in my country. My Lupo GTI is one. If I was going to stereotype them: - No service history. Most Japanese people don't plan on owning a car more than a few years, so the kind of preventative maintenance we would think normal, they probably won't do. - Lots of damaged vehicles. If its late model and being exported already, it has probably been crashed. On older stuff it's actually the opposite. If a car is over 15 years old and still going, it has probably been well looked after. - Stereo's and Sat Nav in Japanese... - Resale will never be the same. Though it's funny to note that in New Zealand if you had 3 identical vehicles: NZ new, Japanese import and UK import. The UK import will be always worth the least. NZ new the most.

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Thanks guys. The MD headunit is a cool feature. The guy I bought it off gave me a folder of old MDs that a friend of his had given him - that sounds good, but she was a gym instructor so it's mostly a collection of music you would've heard in a workout class circa 2000. MK2 - Sounds like it's been a while since you visited here. A lot of people don't know what a Lupo is, but Polo's are very common and were sold new here from the mid '90s I think. We don't have the crazy tariffs anymore so cars are relatively affordable now. Due to all the used Japanese imports we still have a relatively old average fleet age though. We got rid of that stupid priority right turn rule in 2012 Cheers. Yes it's a Jap import. I don't think I've seen a UK import here, which is the only other option. I have the towing eye covers on order and the only other thing I really need cosmetically is a new shift boot. I've heard there is one of these in a breakers yard near me, I'll have to go and see what's left on it.

Hey all, Here's some pics of the Lupo GTI we just picked up. It's 100% stock and in pretty good condition for the age and 150,000kms on the clock. Plans are just to tidy up a few little things and keep it as a fun little runabout.

Hi guys, Lupos were not officially imported here, but there are quite a few used Japanese import 1.4s and a handful of GTIs. My wife previously owned a green one with the Tim & Tom fabric trim.

Thanks for that. It's not Phil's one I think he sold it about 18 months ago? Mine is from Wellington.

Hi there, I'm Simon from New Zealand and I've just purchased a Lupo GTI. We had a 1.4 Lupo a few years ago and so we've hankered for the GTI ever since but they are not at all common down here. We have a couple of Mk1s and new Beetle also. Can anyone point me towards a definitive spec list on how the Lupo GTI differs from the other Lupos? Cheers