weslangdon Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 close enough for one of the Geordies, Mackems and Smoggies to save http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-Lupo-1-4-TDI-Sport-75HP-Spares-or-Repair-/322840742483?hash=item4b2aceca53:g:DOMAAOSwdW1Z63gh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyEunos Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 Bad timing for me... Would have thought @Rich might be interested though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 For £300 it's probably worth it, but I'm not convinced I'd pay much more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 good call. i would pay £200 for this but not much more. i am currently full as I bought a mk4 last week, anyone want to buy a premium mk4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyEunos Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 Thought you hated Mk4's (Despite driving/loving the infamously Mk4 platform based TT)? What is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 the Tt sold months ago. the current mk4 purchase is a black three door non sunroof 1.4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyEunos Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 We had 1.4 3 door for a couple of years, just as slow as the SDI but with more costly tax and dissapointing MPG On the plus side it was reliable and sold for pretty much the same as I paid for it after two years of use. Also love the fact that even the cleanest/lowest milage 1.4/1.6 variants now seem firmly in the sub £500 braket, so they do make sense in some circumstances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 nah, they still sell for more than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyEunos Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 A look around Gumtree says different Don't get me wrong traders etc might be asking for more on AutoTrader etc but those cars tend to be there for a long time and even then I'm sure they accept a fair bit less than advertised.... As a point of reference I sold our near mint 3 door 2001 1.4 on 93k with FSH from the day it was born for £600 in April 2015 and I felt that was strong money for what it was even then (I'd bought it for £650 to years before that.) God loves a trier/every village has an idiot, so not it's impossible to eventually get more, but pretty time consuming I'd imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 all about premium product. 2003 1.4, rcl, mfa, ac, alloys , years mot and pretty decent nick. gotta do well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyEunos Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 Good luck fella Meanwhile, I need a rocker gasket for my SDI (I've started a thread and everything) Any thoughts on genuine vs aftermarket, eg Febi etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 get whatever you fancy, maybe an elring? just clean all surfaces, follow the torque sequence and don't overtighten it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyEunos Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 1 hour ago, Rich said: get whatever you fancy, maybe an elring? just clean all surfaces, follow the torque sequence and don't overtighten it. Torque sequence? There are only three bolts that hold it on I was just planning on 'going canny' and tightening each one a bit at a time until snug... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weslangdon Posted October 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 7 minutes ago, JoeyEunos said: Torque sequence? There are only three bolts that hold it on I was just planning on 'going canny' and tightening each one a bit at a time until snug... "Going" canny, there's posh when I lived in N/cle it was alwuz gannin canny, alreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyEunos Posted October 24, 2017 Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 Guilty as charged, although a 'posh' Northerner somewhat of an oxymoron, like a 'giant' dwarf or a 'jumbo' shrimp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weslangdon Posted October 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 looking at what I wrote "there's posh" is a very Welsh expression in itself, when I visit family they tell me I sound Welsh but when I return to South Wales after being in N/cle I get told I sound like a Geordie again, my only excuse is they are similar sing song accents with shared vowel sound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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