AC & SONS Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 I thought I would just post some details and photos of my new Lupo GTI that I bought in early January. My son has had one for a couple of years and I have always liked the way it drives and how it looks, so when this one came up for sale, I thought it looked like the perfect car. It is a 2005 model and has only had three previous owners and covered 18,000 miles with full history. I bought it from a very nice guy in Cardiff who had bought the car 12 months previously but now had a change in circumstances, so it had to go. The previous owner had bought the car from her local dealer in Edinburgh when it was about 4 months old and had the car for about 9 years, but only covering about 15,000 miles in that time. The guy I bought it from had spent quite a lot on the car in the 12 months that he owned it including the following: 4 new Toyo Proxes tyres Wheel refurb Discs and pads all round New rear dampers All new badges Cambelt Water pump Rear spoiler and new rear brake light New wiper arms and blades Since I have had the car, I have done a three stage paint correction with a D A polisher using Meguiars and Poorboys products. I have also had the wheels off and removed all the rust from the suspension and applied a good coat of Hammerite for protection; repainted the calipers and just given it a good general detail. It is currently SORN but I am looking at putting it on the road in March and having some fun with it and maybe take it to some car meets around the country. Some pictures below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
666DUB Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 That's very very nice !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 Is this the one that was sold with the tdi??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC & SONS Posted February 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 No, but I know which you mean, I saw those advertised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Was a right bargain, 7k for a mint gti and tdi. The tdi is up on eBay for 3k now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexG Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Very nice but I don't get where these low mileage Gti s are coming from??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Not this one I imagine but a steady stream are coming over from Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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