sifty Posted March 1, 2018 Report Share Posted March 1, 2018 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 1, 2018 Report Share Posted March 1, 2018 nice lupo, nice collection and nicer looking weather! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupogtiboy Posted March 1, 2018 Report Share Posted March 1, 2018 (edited) Very nice! I'm guessing a Japanese import? Only missing the towing eye covers as well. I'd love one of those mini-disc headunits as well! Oh and nice selection of other cars too! Edited March 1, 2018 by lupogtiboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 1, 2018 Report Share Posted March 1, 2018 I would well love an MD unit. i still have my collection, minidisc will return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted March 1, 2018 Report Share Posted March 1, 2018 That is a fab looking car. How do people react when they see it in kiwi land? I don't think the Polo was ever imported to NZ either, so my guess is that people must wonder what it is....? Do you guys still have that mad import tariff thing going on? You used to have something like 500% on imported cars (car value plus shipping cost) or something silly. When i visited, there were old pommie and jap cars and real rusty bits of junk being sold for ten times the uk value... I wanted to buy then sell a car to tour round but thought there's no way I'm paying £10k for a rusty car worth only a few hundred quid. And you used to have that priority to the right rule which nearly caused me to have a few head on crashes. Solution was to never indicate when turning left! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifty Posted March 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2018 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 9 hours ago, lupogtiboy said: Very nice! I'm guessing a Japanese import? Only missing the towing eye covers as well. I'd love one of those mini-disc headunits as well! Oh and nice selection of other cars too! 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 1, 2018 Report Share Posted March 1, 2018 gti in a breakers yard? i am after something so i am willing to negotiate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted March 1, 2018 Report Share Posted March 1, 2018 9 hours ago, Rich said: I would well love an MD unit. i still have my collection, minidisc will return. Never went that far away. Musicians still use it a lot. Great format though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 1, 2018 Report Share Posted March 1, 2018 best format. i once put my Micra on it's roof getting an Md out the glovebox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Loop Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Nice bunch of cars you have there, the Lupo looks very clean! A friend of mine is working in New Zealand since last year and all the pictures he sends to us make me really jealous... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifty Posted March 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 (edited) German Bug eye crew Edited March 4, 2018 by sifty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Skajme Posted March 4, 2018 Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 Do like a red GTI. Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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