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They should fit all Lupo/Arosa/Up etc - same PCD and stud. 35 offset means it clears my GTi brakes and should for anyone else running standard setup. Alas, these are *much* older than 5 years! I had them fully refurbed 5 years ago, and they've been refurbed at least once before that by the looks. The damage on mine is from curbing, then the salts got into it and behind the paint

16"x7 BBS RX214 (ET35) For Sale Recently removed from my Up GTi as I'll be selling it soon. Finished in "Audi A1 Bronze" although after 5 years on the car could do with a refurb, see pics - some paint bubbling around one, and some paint damage across another. Centre caps included (although again, bit worn) Two of the Eagle F1 tyres are at the wear marker, other two are barely legal. Date stamped 08/20. Also note two of the spigot rings are missing, so will need replacing. Located near Wolverhampton - £250 ono

It just means they're ending V4 support completely - no updates, no security updates. They released version 5 about a year ago, so they've likely been overlapping both version for a while, but will be pushing everyone to V5 and sunsetting V4. Alas, as per my notes when we did the last server migration, I do have concerns about how viable this will be to maintain, as it's reliant on older versions of core components like PHP, and there is a risk that these themselves will have vulnerabilities as I can't update those. The two alternatives are A - $500 one off, + $200/year to upgrade to the new V5, which isn't sustainable on a forum with this little traffic; or B - a migration to a free product like PhpBB, but that could potentially lead to a lot of data loss. So in short, no immediate concerns over the above alert, but and I'll cross the bridge regarding the version we're on when we hit a road block!

https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/volkswagen/367825/new-volkswagen-idlupo-city-car-will-outsell-old-three-one "Recent news that Volkswagen will reinvent famous nameplates on its next-generation EVs – starting with the ID.Polo and possibly ID.Tiguan next year – could see the ‘ID.1’ reach production as the ID.Lupo; the Lupo nameplate not having appeared on a VW in more than two decades."

All moved - wouldn't have helped posted IP's, as I'm using vHosts. However, it all looks OK after a few issues, so we're good to go

For those reading who've tried to register, if you've sent a registration request over the last few weeks, there was an issue with the mail server so it may have cancelled - apologies! If you're still here...then....do try again 😄

I've been doing some testing, so I'll be moving this over the next couple of days, should be straighforward now the new host is configured. @mk2 projects are nothing major, just a couple of personal sites. Those have moved, just this one to go!

Hi ! So, it's that time in the decade where I need to move this forum to a new host. However, this time needs some consideration, happy to take some feedback on this about how to proceed. A bit of background,for those not around during the "peak" of CL (which wouldn't suprise me, it was 20 years ago and I suspect some of you may not even have been born ) but we moved to Invision board, It was expensive to purchase and maintain, but was funded largely by Google Adverts. However, many years ago I stopped paying for support as the traffic declined, as did ad revenue to support it. Now, it's just paying for hosting, so I've covered some of the cost personally, some from ads. Been happy to do this, as I do use the hosting for other personal projects. However, this needs to change as when we move to a new host, there is a risk in migrating a very old unsupported system, especially when we've got about 30GB of CL history over 25 years that I really, really want to keep. Invision isn't an option anymore, as it's expensive....they don't want people to self host, so their self hosted option is $500 up front to move to their new software, $200/year maintenance plus hosting fees. Alternatively, they host it and do it all $90/month. As you can see, this isn't an option. So we've got a few options here, and I'm happy for people to weigh in. 1. Migrate to the new host "as is" and just roll with it. Risks are that migrating may not work, and even if it does, on the new host and underlying update could break the forum, and renders it unusable as there is no support/fixes, or there's an exploit that gets taken advantage of that can't be fixed. However, it's probably the "easiest" option. 2. Move to different forum software altogether. While this will keep the posts and members, I've no idea what impact this will have elsewhere with other content, or if anything will be lost that's not immediately visibile. Upside is, easier to maintain moving forward. Free options include PhpBB, MyBB...but bear in mind what we have here is a paid professional solution, most free options are more basic, open source stuff. 3. Final option, and I'm happy to consider it *for the right person* is if someone want to take on CL themselves and cover the costs. This is a decision I wouldn't take lightly! This has been a personal project for 25 years now, but appreciate now I'm older my priorities lie elsewhere. Anyone considering this needs to have a basic understanding of IT/Hosting/Web, appreciate it takes up your own time for no money, and take the responsibility of it properly. There's a lot of history here I absolutely wouldn't want to lose, and neither would anyone who visits! If you don't, well, have you seen the movie "Taken?" Open to other suggestions. It's likely that Option 1 will be the way to go, as it's probably the easiest and lowest risk given everything else. Thanks all 🙂

Yeah, that's one for the ClubPolo guys. Alternatively, try logging in and using "I forgot my password" an entering an email address? I know it used to use a username to sign in, but it would have still had an email address behind it back then, as that's how you would have completed the registration. If not, best thing to do is register a new account, then contact the admins and ask them to get your old one back.

Yes, do check in occasionally to make sure things haven't exploded So here's the thing. Way back when the forum used to generate enough revenue to pay for it, I used to subscribe to the IPB anti-spam service (it was actually a combined software update/tech support/antispam service). This subscription got more and more expensive as time went on, all the time while the traffic to the site declined, therefore the ad revenue started to massively decrease, further made more difficult thanks to ad blockers. Because I never used their support, as I never needed it, and the updates were pretty minor....I therefore stopped paying as I this point, I was having to pay out of my own pocket. And to be honest, spam seemed managable thanks to CAPTCHA picking up the worst of it. Up to now, it's been fairly manageable, thanks to the fantastic help from @Silver! and @lupogtiboy who's work is very much appreciated. Unfortunately, moving forward there are very few options. Paying $200/year to turn the support service back on is madness and as mentioned, AI registration is probably getting good enough to get past most CAPTCHA or questions. I could throw in a very technical question into the registation page...but it would have to be something AI can't easily answer. Alterntatively, I can turn on manual registration, but that's just hard work. For now, I can't see any other solution other than reporting/blocking spammers

Had mine 3 years and done 35k - it's been faultless and has cost pennies to run. They're great cars. However for the love of God replace the Goodyears! They're well known to split - loads of stories. Either replace with PS4/PS5s, or I can recommend dropping down to 16" wheels - I've fitted some BBS and it's made a world of difference to the ride quality.

Strange! Yeah there are a few virtual hosts running on this box, that's an old one that's not used. No idea how long that's not been working though, I've not messed with the config in quite a while. Will have a quick look now, might be an easy fix. Edit - seems fixed, but I need to regen the SSL to cover the redirect. CBA tonight

Yep, latest forum software update. I was going to turn it off...then thought, nah. Shame it's not retrospectively counted, so everyone's a newbie.

The ads are an unfortunate necessity to cover both the forum and hosting costs. All in, it costs just over £350 to keep this place running for the year - with the rise of ad blockers I don't even cover this cost, and I reduced the amount of of adverts and their size about 6 months back to try and make it as unintrusive as possible. I do use the hosting for a few personal things these days though so I'm happy to just pick the rest of the tab up myself. It's a difficult balance...happy to hear any suggestions. We did have a CL "Premium" which was a cost option, but I stopped this because the footfall to the forum was too low to warrant making arrangements with companies so I could actually offer any perks so it didn't feel fair to charge people for what amounted to nothing more than a title. So yes, happy to hear any suggestions.

Yes - new forum update has changed the look a little. Not convinced yet, preferred the old look.