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So I got Alva a little present today... Pretty 9n3 polo gti seats

Easily one of the best cars there! That color of red is spot on that interior is mint well deserved mate Ultimate Dubs 2013 by CMahoneyPhotography, on Flickr

So, Wednesday saw a pair of 165 potenzas at work and the challenge began getting them over the BBS's... Untitled by Ralphoto.co.uk, on Flickr Quite some rim to cover! Untitled by Ralphoto.co.uk, on Flickr Took us 45 minutes and x3 almost 4 man power, a lot of swearing and muttering to do one, then the second we found a man with a bead blaster and nailed the thing to the rim in 3 seconds Untitled by Ralphoto.co.uk, on Flickr Carbon effect BBS centres Untitled by Ralphoto.co.uk, on Flickr Made it wider and added camber for a little 'stance'... Untitled by Ralphoto.co.uk, on Flickr Put one of my favourite Auto Glym products to good use ready for the 80 mile trip to Telford Untitled by Ralphoto.co.uk, on Flickr Stumbled across Sam Roberts... Untitled by Ralphoto.co.uk, on Flickr And a big massive Thankyou for this photo from a fellow OCD cleaner Craig Mahoney! Really like how it's sat, maybe tweak the front a little? Photo by Craig Mahoney by Ralphoto!, on Flickr Adam

Overall (I'm talking on a very broad spectrum here) the standard of Arosas was better than that of the Lupos. That's because there was some really bad Lupos. IE: Stickerbomb monstrosities, what were you all thinking? Audi wheels, camber molestation and butchering of arches. . . . . . . . . So many butchered arches on all types.

Had a brilliant weekend at UD13 and got Best lupo

Scottys talking real sense! I've had to learn everything and I think by having it spoke about in the feature it would help a lot of people cos all the figures etc are a mind field

Thanks! Yeah they are, I've got some other wheels for Alva. I know, it's one of those things on my list - I've just got a very long list between the two cars lol

Think thats the idea

In addition to what Skeeza has said: 1. Absolutely fine on the motorway, can cruise easily from 60-90mph, and the revs won't go much past 3000rpm. Mine has always been pretty nippy from 0-40mph (to the surprise of other cars), though it is, as above, a bit flat in the mid after building up momentum to 50-60ish. Once you get used to it, and get your changing down, it's not much of a problem. 2. As above. 3. 4-5litres, i'm using 0w30 at the moment and it's quite happy with it. 4. Yep, but as said, by not that much. To get any benefit out of it, you'd need to take the restrictors out (dirty work if anything, it's worth cleaning that intake area anyway, depending on miles), and at least upgrade the standard air filter. 5. Yeah, it'll smell like a chip shop though. 6. I can only comment on the S model, but as above the usual rust on roof, dodgy electric window switches (easy fix), and just make sure it hasn't gone too long without a cambelt change, and just give it a full air/oil/fuel filter change for peace of mind. 7. As above, just give it a decent test drive.

1. You won't. That isn't where they are slow. They are great on the motorway. Where they are slow is at the low end. The 0-60 on an SDI is..... eventually lol. I think it's actually about 16 seconds, so yeah they really aren't brilliant getting up to speed. However at motorway speeds, they are great. This is where they are really in their comfort zone, so I wouldn't worry about that. Also they're a heavy car, I doubt wind will have much of an affect on a Lupo SDI. 2. 30 pound tax after 2001. I pay 220 because I foolishly bought a V-reg one I was lead to believe I got 30 but it's a 2000 model. Oh well, I still like it 3. A question that I was unable to find a real answer for on here. VW recommended 5w30 when I called, which surprised me as I've always used 5w40, seems more bullet proof. So, since it's last service a month ago, it's had 5w30 in. I'm going out today to check it, to see if it's burning off too fast. We'll see. 4. Well yes, you can, but no, not really as there is no point. I enquired with Al about this. The problem with the SDI is with no turbo, you aren't to get any great benefits with a remap. Maybe a slightly smoother throttle response but not much in regard to horsepower or MPG. In fact, he said with an SDI, you might even lose MPG. 5. Interesting question. I read about this on another forum. I've not seen anyone doing it with an SDI, but I have seen people on other forums doing it with a 3L. I imagine it's possible but I don't know the in's and out's. I remember reading an article in the paper about someone producing Bio diesel for 8p a litre and he still returned 40MPG out of his Volvo. If you do decide to look into, I think you should put something on here because I love the idea of producing bio-diesel. Cheap fuel, and a middle finger to the government (not the petrol companies, they aren't the ones ripping us off). 6. With an SDI? There aren't any that stand out from the common issues with Lupos. At least I can't think of any. Check the gearbox they have a temperamental side. Roof rust is another (a little bit on mine). Have a scout around the forums, you'll find some common issues with Lupos in general, I assume they stretch to the SDI. 7. Look around before buying. The ones on eBay are very high priced in my opinion. I got mine second hand privately for far cheaper than the ones on eBay. They're going for ridiculous money. 1795 quid with 160k miles on. I got mine for 1000 with 90k miles on and mine is the upper model. The engines are bullet proof though, will last forever if maintained properly. There are ones on YouTube that have 300,000 miles on and are still going.. Don't be put off by the agricultural feel of them. They do idle a bit heavy. I took it in to a VW specialist and said "is this normal" turned it on and he said "yep, it's an SDI". They are, however, incredibly smooth when driving so I think the little bit of heavy idling isn't that big a deal! There are SDI's in both pov spec and better spec, so if you do buy off something like Gumtree or the bay, make sure you find out which it is. My SDI is an S model, so central locking, electric windows etc and supposedly better resale value. Don't be put off an E model though, I had a pov spec 1.0 and to be honest, I didn't miss central locking or electric windows. That said, it's nice that I have them now

Good work with your project so far dude looks like the hard works paying off! Joe

Agreed!

Well saved!

My dad has bought some teledials and I put one up to the wheel of mine to see what it would look like...

Lenso BSX are a good BBS replica, about a 1/3 of the cost of RS001.

Now if you had picked a set of wheels that maybe needed spacers or adapters you could of used it as an excuse to educate your readers on PCD and Offset rather than APR and credit ratings. You could have picked a few that crossed genres and styles, maybe a thinner set/high offset and talked about tuck, or a wider set/low offset and then debated tyre choice. See where im going with this ...............................................

Mmmmmm, shiny head. So jealous

Some pics from the week! Clive poo'd a little... Untitled by Ralphoto.co.uk, on Flickr Flush fitment in the mirror...might go wider.. Untitled by Ralphoto.co.uk, on Flickr Rear seats out, tools in...time to go work on a certain silver Arosa! Untitled by Ralphoto.co.uk, on Flickr And the Arosa in question! (Yes she still needs to attach her plate..) Untitled by Ralphoto.co.uk, on Flickr Untitled by Ralphoto.co.uk, on Flickr Untitled by Ralphoto.co.uk, on Flickr Seats out for a Hoover and a swap! Untitled by Ralphoto.co.uk, on Flickr New seats in to match the silver/red theme! Untitled by Ralphoto.co.uk, on Flickr And then to some stance...wheels off...OCD cleaning going down all round! Untitled by Ralphoto.co.uk, on Flickr She cleaned her rear arches out..think my OCDness has rubbed off! Result! Untitled by Ralphoto.co.uk, on Flickr Then I rolled them, well happy with this roll job, pat on the back to myself I think! p Untitled by Ralphoto.co.uk, on Flickr Untitled by Ralphoto.co.uk, on Flickr How it sits now with some of my tweaks! Untitled by Ralphoto.co.uk, on Flickr Untitled by Ralphoto.co.uk, on Flickr Untitled by Ralphoto.co.uk, on Flickr Only 3 more weeks till she can drive it! Then she cleaned my wheels and arches, top girl she is! :3 (Probably going to kill me when she see's her hair lmao!) Untitled by Ralphoto.co.uk, on Flickr Untitled by Ralphoto.co.uk, on Flickr Anyway, that's everything we've been doing in the Clive/Rosie household, where going to Spring Dubs this weekend and Ultimate Dubs the weekend after, hope to see/meet some more of you this year! Adam

Very succesful weekend : - Cambelt all finished - Majority of front end rebuilt - Steering rack back in ( Pig of a job ! ) Some silly person before I had it snapped one of the bolts ! - New wishbones - Subframe back in Doing a bit each evening this week ready for the MOT on friday, coilovers still havent arrived yet and wheels have yet to be finished so forced to put my old set of wheels and lowering springs on it until I have them To do : - Headlights back in - Bonnet on - New grill - Mirror cover - Bumper and bonnet resprayed as quite scratched - Mot - Fit new wheels and coilovers Pictures from the weekend : Subframe about to be refitted with new ball joints and the steering rack with new droplinks.. New droplinks... And balljoints... Engine bay rebuilt after cam belt and about to fill with oil. Old wheels back on for now Progress by the end of the weekend

Looking forward to hopefully seeing this and Mr Noon's dog cock red loop at some shows later this year hopefully!