TwinkleToes

Hey, looking for some help or guidance ... Drove my 2000 reg 1.4 MPI seat arosa to my mum's yesterday morning no problems, went out for the day, later that evening car wouldn't idle. It starts but as soon as I let go of the key it dies I have a inclin it's the ignition switch as it seems like the key is returning on itself when I let go, if I put the key in, start it and hold it in position it runs, I've turned the car round by holding onto the key but as soon as I let go it stalls. Is my inclin on the right track? Looking at getting a new ignition switch but have read on other topics that you need to remove the barrel and drill it out to get to the switch? Also is the switch coded? If I get another switch will my coded key work?? Thanks in advance

Im in witham in my bright yellow arosa, as from next weekend I will have bright pink mk2 golf steel wheels .... Easily spotted wave if you see me fellow dubbers! Hoping to be welcomed into the VW scene as I'm quite new, I'm bringing my Rosie to renegade dubs at seabrights barn next Wednesday, hopefully spec some Lupos there too?

B-E-A -utiful!!! Love the indicators! Prefer the Recaro's glad you put them back in and install is awesome! Given me sooooooo many ideas for bodywork, anyone know of a tree that grows money - as I am lacking in friends that own bodyshops lol! Just out of interest have you done any mods to mechanics or just happy to sit standard and pretty?

The bonus's of being old, with regards to cheap insurance I cant wait to be old with regards to wrinkles etc I'm not so much looking forward to it! lol!

Oiiii!! I got nice TRS tow strap on my arosa, call me chavvy (which I'm not!) but its the only addition I can afford at the moment! I did get someone ask if I broke down often as mine is mounted at the front . . . . woopps, I say its to drag me to the start line of a 1/4 mile strip Welcome Holly pictures pleassee!!

Phhheeeww! Who are you guys insuring your cars with!!??! 20 years old, 3 years no claims but also 3 points for speeding, 1.4 seat arosa, £750 a year with all the legal cover, window screen cover and I pay monthly too which always puts it up! I'm not fully comp though and my female anatomy helps as well I believe my insurance is with admiral btw!

Loads cheaper to do the service yourself, not hard to do at all if you don't feel confident enough to give it a go then yer a garage would be your best bet, I'm just a bit of a tight arse and would rather DIY than pay a garage lol let us know how you get on!

Haaaa! Brilliant!! He just feels dirty for looking at them!! Dirtyyy Boy!

Has the car got standard seats?? Sometimes the airbag light comes on if people change the seats, some random and pointless sensor I think And your running problem will probably be sorted with a good service, air filters, oil filters, fuel lines, and maybe a set of plugs wouldnt go a miss either, good luck, keep us updated and welcome to the forum

Ohhh noo!!! This poor Lupo must be so embarassed of its behind!!! What on earth made you put Lexus lights on your prettyy little loop!? Have you, by any chance, ever owned a saxo lol? Only joking Kaytee, thumbs up for trying to be different, thumbs down for doing it with lexus lights lol!

Really good idea please make some female clothes too, I'm fed up of buying car t shirts in men's sizes then cutting them to make them fit! haha!

Update - Sent Rosie in for repairs yesterday as a claim on neighbours insurance not mine - yayyyyyy!! And me and my fiancé are moving house too so hopefully its the last time some retard in a poxy little KA even gets close to the little lady! Got a lush 60 plate polo as a hire car, I've named him Jim, would seriously recommend them to anyone with enough money to buy a new car! Pulls so so well, sounds really nice revving round to 5000rpm (shutttt up everyone loves a good hire car, has to be done!) I was trashing down a local A-Road and found myself doing nearly 100 in just over a mile, the only thing I don't like is the ridiculously wide A-pillar, I know its cos they have curtain air-bags but it is a bit of a joke, its like a 2nd blindspot! I would also prefer it to have a sunroof too cos it feels really low in the roof, I'm only short but my dad is quite tall and said he feels cramped for head room. But the interior is smart and the seats have a sort of bucket feel too them which is cool. The sound system is excellent sounds brilliant with my Red Hot Chilli Peppers CD blasting out its plenty big enough to fit people in the back and the boot has lots of room for random **** that seems to accumulate in my car! This has turned into a bit of a review on the polo lol, I'm just so impressed with it! Can't wait to get Rosie back though then can start modding her

Just an update on a serious note, borrowed a switch from a friend . . . epic fail - still not fixed it, really reluctant to get a whole new window mech but might do it cos the window is getting right on my melons cba to fix little things would rather be playing with, wheels, coilys etc!! lol

Haha just seen this . . . . you think I'm joking! The lady before me that had the car --- died!! Not in it, to be fair it was absolutely nothing to do with the car. . . . she was just old . . but still ahhhhhh ghostttt? Oh dear I think I've been watching too much Paranormal Activity?!

http://forums.clublupo.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=67697&st=2460&p=943457entry943457 this man seems to have just about everything, I havent used him yet but everyone seems to rate him, when I need parts I will deffo be asking him first good luck!!

Hahaha!!! I like your style, but she doesn't have a cat, she does always leave her wellies outside her front door, and they are designer ones! Reckon I should hold her wellies to ransom??? Still not sure about buying it back though cos I need a car to get to work so the insurance payout would have to go towards another car ASAP, if I got 2000 and they offered me 500 to buy her back then I would cos I could easily get another arosa/lupo for 1500! Will just have to see what happens, gonna wash and polish her today so she looks all pretty for the engineer to assess her Will keep you updated!

Hadn't thought of using her as a spares and breaking her for parts!!! Yer thats a really good idea, cos like you say everything else on her is is fine, worst of it is - I just paid out £70 in parts and serviced her the day before it happened, plugs were bloody £8 each, and sods law I have thrown the old ones away so I cant even replace them!! Grrrr when will I get some good luck! And one of my friends did suggest I just put dog **** in an envelope and post that through her door for an xmas card lol!

Might have to put that on hold for a little while, neighbour drove into my car on saturday!! Spoke to one body shop in Heybridge near where I live, he quoted about 850 + a new/2nd hand drivers door! Just waiting to get a quote from another body shop that is looking at putting a skin on the door rather than a new one but neighbour says anything more than 500 and she will have to go through insurance, so I think that will be bye bye arosa!! Gutted, and furious, crossing her off my xmas card list lol!

Oh really? OK then next question, surely I can get a switch off of any VW/Seat?

Seriously weird electric window but hoping someone out there will know the answer? My passenger side window wont go down with one push of the button, not from the drivers side or the passenger side, when you push it, it goes down about half an inch at a time, you have to keep pressing it to get it to go down all the way, too annoying for words!!!! Also its working backwards, when you pull it it goes down and when you push it, it goes up?! When I bought the car a week ago the bloke that owned it said it was stuck and to prove it was stuck he kept pushing the button, and you could hear the motor running but he was right it was stuck. We got it home and pulled the door card out, took the motor out and it was seized, probably from where the bloke had pushed it several times!! Freed the motor by turning it manually now its working but still not correctly? The only thing I can think of is that the printed circuit board has burnt out? Has anyone else had similar problems or does anyone know what is going on? I need my windows open, help me! lol!

Well, I think I will grab a Polo manual but also print off a guide from here, maybe I will have to convert my dad to the wonderful world of the internet then, thanks for your help guys!

Hiya, I searched high and low for a nice 1.4 TDi and found all had a million miles (well, not quite 1m, but near on!) I think its cos people that own diesels do loads of miles, which is annoying. But still good luck with your search! Post some pictures if you do get one as never seen anything but a GTI on Bathursts but I'm one that thinks its good to be different

Any ideas on the bra?