mattarosa Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 (edited) Figured I should get around to sort this out. The first Arosa was a 52 plate black 1 litre on 69000 and a full seat service history owned previously by 2 elderly spinsters, making me the 3rd owner. soon after it got lupo rear lights. This unfortunately soon met an untimely death some 8 months into ownership.needless to say was dreading telling the insurance and I don't know who LV have working for them to "assess damage" but they must all walk round with white sticks because I was told I had bonnet damage steering damage headlight, grill and badge damage... nothing about the roof.Anyway started scouring the web and found my new one in crewe, not a vast distance from me. a sliver, sorry arctic grey,52 plate, 1 litre with full seat service history and with only 34000 on the clock, one previous owner a retired teacher for his wife. got it home phone up LV they wanted £3200!! anyway to cut a long story short im now paying £750 fully comp with 10,000 miles a year, so it actually went down just under £300.Took it for a service and some nice new tyres as they were running a bit low on the front. this one soon got the same treatment as the black one, a good wash and some lupo lights, wish I had taken pictures of the engine bay before because it looked like they had never bothered to wash it. Turns out the man at seat who does all the servicing, his sister had a canica blue arosa from brand new, cost her £4500 brand new and later art ex'd it for a 1.9Tdi leon so shows how well they hold value. Anyway took it to my friend and had the bottom wax oiled because the arches were in mint condition some how and I want these to stay without bubbling.Next step was to by little things like a tow eye cover, some new floor mats, LCR splitter, GTI front lower doors cards, just waiting for a present from Kauftek and my Front fogs can go in. I wasn't happy with just black floor mats so got a little artistic And as a result the backs have never seen feet, the back seats were unused form new so im keeping it that way, and the front only come out in summer and even then they have mats over them until I park up and get out.Then took a camping trip where old met new, any campers out there should understand what I mean, this might also qualify me to join the club lupo billy no mates club Ive since bought some Xenon blubs so now I can see at night. and yes lows would be nice but as my old one demonstrated its not really worth it for how low I could go.Anyway, this is how we currently sit and ill hopefully keep the changes coming. Edited December 21, 2013 by mattarosa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danyutz Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 I like the detail in the floor mats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarosa Posted October 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Thanks, I went with that colour because it matches the orange on the word Arosa on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarosa Posted October 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Just dug out my GTI front door cards gave them a clean over with some Merr plastic polish and should be on the car tonight after I get back from college all being well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarosa Posted November 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 (edited) Thought I would join in the little hat craze, this is before those horrid innocent smoothies started doing them, and the second one was when I asked my grandma to make me one because I cant knit hats.Oh and my Dubfiction bracelet which lives there. Edited November 19, 2013 by mattarosa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sainty Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 Love the slick arosa mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarosa Posted December 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Cheers fog lights are in now, just a case of wiring them up, removing the balance weights and balloon tyres from the back wheels then see what next year brings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucylupo94 Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 how did you kill ur last one , sorry too ask ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarosa Posted December 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Parked in it a secure manner avoiding wildlife, it stopped on a hill and they don't like being sideways on steep hills, it then rolled over and stopped on the roof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucylupo94 Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 oh sad times , but i suppose u still got one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarosa Posted December 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Well yes it all ended fine. Didn't even hurt the next day so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirstin816 Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 Parked in it a secure manner avoiding wildlife, it stopped on a hill and they don't like being sideways on steep hills, it then rolled over and stopped on the roof.such a way with words havent you dear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 I can vouch that Mattarosa's Arosa, is very very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarosa Posted December 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Even nicer thanks to you. Over the moon with it, simple things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sainty Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Any more pics Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarosa Posted December 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 I'll get some up might go for a drive tomorrow if the better half brings her new camera, also need to get my phone pics up of the wheel arches when doing my fogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarosa Posted December 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 What reversing lamps are you using Skezza they look very blue, and nice to see you have wired up both reversing lights too, Tom you need to get round to doing that if you haven't already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 Using two of these:http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=300942090098Bought them about 12 months ago, very satisfied with them. They're roughly the same brightness as an ordinary filament bulb. A bit of a pain to fit as they're much bigger than a standard bulb. There are UK sellers as well, I just prefer paying as little as possible haha! There are CREE ones too but they only put out a single high intensity beam. These scatter better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarosa Posted December 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) No dirt built up behind my wheel arch liners Much better Edited December 20, 2013 by mattarosa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Is that the famous widowmaker I see!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarosa Posted December 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Yes but note how its lying uselessly on the floor and note the hefty length of wood that's actually supporting the car, I have reasons, our trolley jack has at last decided it doesn't need an oil seal so every time you pump it to jack something up it pisses oil out everywhere all over the garage floor. We used to stem the flow with a jay cloth but its got far to serious for that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sainty Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 What reversing lamps are you using Skezza they look very blue, and nice to see you have wired up both reversing lights too, Tom you need to get round to doing that if you haven't already.Getting on to wiring them up when I have the stuff and it's a little warmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarosa Posted December 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 Dead easy make it up inside when its warm and just plug it in outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarosa Posted December 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 (edited) New addition to the family Edited December 29, 2013 by mattarosa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirstin816 Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 New addition to the family My beautiful can't wait to pick it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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