nfbr Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 http://pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1242971.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little rich Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Wow!Spotted this today with richardn in northampton on the back of a trailor, not sure if its sold then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unheard Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 (edited) Wow!Spotted this today with richardn in northampton on the back of a trailor, not sure if its sold then?It's good but it's not right! Well there could have been a million to one coincidence 2 Lupos that are rare in the UK were being towed on the same day in the same place passing like ships in the night but it's more likely you just saw us with a 3L on the back Edited September 26, 2009 by Unheard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2000king Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 That's a fantastic car i want an FSI now lol, did they do a manual one or just auto in Germany??Cheers, James. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little rich Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 It's good but it's not right! Well there could have been a million to one coincidence 2 Lupos that are rare in the UK were being towed on the same day in the same place passing like ships in the night but it's more likely you just saw us with a 3L on the back haha awesome!How random You were at the cafe on the A5, we were just going to vw to pick up some parts and thought they closed at 1 so we didnt have time to look at the lupo at it was about 1, we got the parts then drove up to the cafe but you had gone Any way! what are you doing with a 3l Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Best thread this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2000king Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Best thread this year!Amen to that lol, i think i might have to think about taking out a loan again, i am in love with it!!!!! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unheard Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 haha awesome!How random You were at the cafe on the A5, we were just going to vw to pick up some parts and thought they closed at 1 so we didnt have time to look at the lupo at it was about 1, we got the parts then drove up to the cafe but you had gone Any way! what are you doing with a 3l My dad knows the cafe quite well it was his breakfast stop off when he went to visit his mate that had a canal boat not far away. I think he was making excuses to stop just to get the old memory's flowing haha. Shame we didn't hang around longer.Its a fantastic car as is so apart form a bit of elbow grace and a few repairs here and there i don't think i will be doing a huge amount of modifying to it. i am sure i will find thing here and there to do like chrome or LED bulbs to stop the flaking. Moon disks have crossed my mind it keeps with the ECO concept of the car.As with every Lupo it needs lowering a bit but they are not regular springs. I know H&R make some lowering springs for the FSI / 3L but I will have to hit goggletranslate to find out more about that . I am really quite amazed at how good the handling is to be honest. It looks like it would be a pig with such thin tyres andsitting that high but its not at all it feels like it has tuns of grip and takes corners very well. It must be the weight as i was not happy with the sport on the 185s and the tyres on this thing are 155s. All the windows are lightweight so that must give it a lower centre of gravity.Just to prove how light this car is my dads car returned 36mpg on the way home his average is 40mpg. 36 is not really much different from having the car loaded up and that was a whole car on the back we could sail up hills no problem. If your going to be trailing a car a 3L certainly is not a bad choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little rich Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Ah brilliant .Yes there are a few canals about! but 1 thing, that cafe is ****e! much better ones about As for the 3l, it sounds brilliant!Look forward to the progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfbr Posted September 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 No way, How wierd is that, A Red 3L and a red FSI all in one day! Two of the most unique lupos in the UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusgrant Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Yes there are a few canals about! but 1 thing, that cafe is ****e! much better ones about Agreed! Rich there is an awsome one your in village... Granny's!! Breakfasts there are awsome! Massive fat sausages. p.s bit of topic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little rich Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 ^ aye! it rocks i use to have a saturday job there!and were doing all the electrical work above the cafeChrist! gone from 2 megga rare lupo's to egg & bacon! can it get better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unheard Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Ah brilliant .Yes there are a few canals about! but 1 thing, that cafe is ****e! much better ones about As for the 3l, it sounds brilliant!Look forward to the progress.HAHA when we went past on the way to collect the car there were 100s of bikes outside as many as you would expect to see at rikers or the ace. Jokeing i said that's obviously a good cafe, Dad just replied 'oh no its a real greasy spoon you can't argue with the voice of experience.The first thing i am going to look into sorting is the hydraulic clutch actuator, they are a common fault on the 3L FSI and although it works no problem it has a leak meaning you have to keep topping it up. We have 2 incredible good gearbox specialists around here so i am going to have a chat with them.The units them self are expensive from VW but when you find a good engineer they can often fix problems to a higher standard than before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jowey Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 what a cool thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash24 Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcarroll Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 awesomeWasnt this for sale on here a few weeks back as i nearly bought it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossjohnc Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 I've never even seen a picture of one of those before - and it's nice and unmolested too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAB Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 The first thing i am going to look into sorting is the hydraulic clutch actuator, they are a common fault on the 3L FSI and although it works no problem it has a leak meaning you have to keep topping it up. We have 2 incredible good gearbox specialists around here so i am going to have a chat with them.The units them self are expensive from VW but when you find a good engineer they can often fix problems to a higher standard than before.It's usually not the actuators that are the problem, it is normally leaking O rings. All the hoses have O ring seals at each end which need changing and are secured by clips which wear. A cheap repair! I've never had a problem with any of the clutch actuators despite having 16 car/years of ownership! The gearbox is just a manual gearbox really, the actuator being external.RAB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAB Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Here's two more rare Lupos:Ever seen two together?RAB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unheard Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 It's usually not the actuators that are the problem, it is normally leaking O rings. All the hoses have O ring seals at each end which need changing and are secured by clips which wear. A cheap repair! I've never had a problem with any of the clutch actuators despite having 16 car/years of ownership! The gearbox is just a manual gearbox really, the actuator being external.RABI had an feeling it may be just a seal as it works fine just needs topping up a fair bit. The oil appears to be just under the base of the unit but with oil its hard to tell where exactly it is coming from. I am hesitant to take the unit off to have a look. I have read in rather basic google translated German to English that people have had issues with not being able to get it to work after removing it. I have a PDF manual that covers the actuator but i can't see anything that covers removing the unit and how you should go about doing that. Fortunately the oil cost was less than i was expecting so as long as it keeps workingits usable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAB Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 I am hesitant to take the unit off to have a look. I have read in rather basic google translated German to English that people have had issues with not being able to get it to work after removing it. I have a PDF manual that covers the actuator but i can't see anything that covers removing the unit and how you should go about doing that. Fortunately the oil cost was less than i was expecting so as long as it keeps workingits usable.You need Elsawin (ebay?). Full instructions in English. If you remove the hoses more than one at a time, make sure that they are replaced correctly as you can evidently write off the gangsteller (actuator)!RAB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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