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A 30litre fill on my SDi gets me over 400miles... thats pushing 70mpg.... and I dont even try! (altho I dont rag it everywhere) I'm sure if I could be arsed, and had the time to take an extra 10minutes for every journey, I would break the 70mpg barrier However its true that driving style has more impact on fuel efficiency than most other factors (excluding a bloody great hole in your tank ) G

Just out of interest, what key pattern does everyone use? The closest I can find on Rclick is HU66, but thats only the closest and doesnt appear to be an exact match Cheers G

Shame..... car has had some pretty sketchy painting done to one wing and the bumper, so thought this would be a good time to get it all done at the same time Thanks for the reply Incidentally, my brother had exactly the same rust issue on his A6, with rust bubbling up from under the roof channels in about 8 or 9 different locations. Seems it may have been a wider issue with the designs as well as the rust proofing process G

Callin all rust experts..... I have started to get some bubbling around the window on my rear hatch. Its on the bottom ledge just where the panel dissapears under the window rubber. Would this be covered under the warrenty described above in the same way that roof issues are? Thanks G

Mine is cracked, it rattles, it looks ****, and does my head in...... Cannot find a replacement. All I seem to find are N/S Passengers.... where are all the Drivers side ones? G

quick update.... an NOS stalk has cured it, and it has that lovely new feel to it as well G

Slowly getting time to sort the few little niggles Next up is the audio. Standard system with CD unit under the head unit In order to listen to it with any sort of quality or clarity, I have to turn the bass right down as far as it goes (-9 I think), and even then when a decent volume the drivers buzz and rattle. With the bass set anywhere near zero,, the volume cant go above a whisper or the speakers will blow. Is this a generic thing with these standard systems? Its not like i'm an old git listening to Radio 4 and complaining about all this loud teenage music..... G

Previous owner has been pretty heavy handed with the wiper arm at some point and bent it pretty badly, possibly due to it not wiping properly which I think is due to the linkages being worn (sourced a new motor and mechanism), rather than the wipers themselves SO, if anyone has a drivers side wiper arm available, give me a shout grahamb1976@hotmail.co.uk G

Charming I WAS going to make enquiries into several bits, however seeing the feedback above, and the response provided... I think I'll give this one a miss G

so are you saying you fixed it by cleaning the contacts on the relay and hazard switch, or was there an earth fault in the indicator unit that you sorted as well? G

Not yet... have been putting up with it for now, as its the wipers that have taken priority to address issues with Did your relay tick quickly (like it was on, but with a blown bulb) even when you werent indicating? Mine seems to be affected by wiggling the stalk, so was leaning towards this being the culprit, but this may just be coincidental. Cheers G

How much for the wiper mechanism, assuming there is no play between the shafts, pivots and arms? G

How much for the wiper mechanism, assuming there is no play between the shafts, pivots and arms? G

and how is that done exactly? presuambly with a stereo removal tool (that I dont have... I have a full workshop with everything else, just not one of those) am new to modern cars and lupo's you see G

nope. indicators off, hazards off, and the relay is ticking away like crazy behind the hazard switch.... no dash bulbs are flashing, and the indicators dont flash either when this is happening flick the stalk up or down, or press the hazard switch, and everything operates as normal if it was a blown bulb, then it would be obvious, but this is occuring at all times G

This only started yesterday, and at first it appeared to be related to the indicator stalk, now I dont think so, as wiggling it doesnt seem to stop it anymore. Basically, there is a fairly fast ticking coming from the dash behind the hazard switch, which I can only assume is the relay, as the fast ticking reverts to the regular indicator tick when either indicating left or right. Is this a common fault? and if so, does that dash panel come out to replace the relay? and if so, how does it come out? Cheers G

Did the taxi divers thing, plus the Halfords crap, and seems to be better. I say "seems".... what with leaving for work at 6.30am in the dark, and leaving for home at 5.30pm, IN THE DARK, its hard to see any smoke or not G

well, brimmed it with regular BP this morning, so will try the Halfords crap this evening on my way home, then VPower for my next fill (in around 400miles time ) Cheers guys G

Morning all, Having had the Lupo for a couple of weeks now, settled into ownership and got used to its little carachteristics rather well, its time to start looking into some of its little foibles...... First up is its aparant 20-a-day smoking habit At higher revs, say mototrway speed, or say, when accelerating from a 50 restriction back up to cruising speed, there are COULDS of the black stuff out the back. Now, coming from driving a petrol car for 10 years, this is alrming to me. but I wanted to ask you lot if its anything to be worried about. Im still getting 60+mpg without even having to try (just not reving the nuts off it), so I guess its not a major overfuelling issue. 99% of the time, its fine, just REALLY smokey when putting my foot down Any ideas? Maybe a some sort of particle filter issue, or exhaust? Cheers for any input G

original post says £50+5 postage? is the retro rack just jubilee clipped to the roof bars? G

Only had my SDi for 3 weeks, but already seen 66 and 68mpg from each of the 2 tankfulls so far (current reading approaching 400miles with a quarter tank still to go), and not even started trying to max the mileage, other than not going nuts on the motorway commute. Just sticking to 65mph max Previous car was a classic 900turbo Saab, with 210+horses, 250ish feet/lbs, and only ever managed a record 32mpg.... average was 24mpg Loving this little car, altho am looking forward to us getting a VR6 Corrado plaything for the weekends G

would appreciate some input on this as well, as mine does exactly the same (altho intermittent) G

Super! Ebay here we come G

Firstly, a MASSIVE apology for trawling up what must be a commonly asked topic, but I am at work in the office at the moment, and snooping on the internet under the radar, and don't have time to search in the correct, acceptable manner.... SO, just a quickie. While I know that the PCD of the Lupo is 4x100, I was wondering if the hub fitment is the same as for older 4 bolt VW's, like the Mk1 and 2 Golfs? Only ask, as the tyres currently fitted to the stock rims are naff, so will be changing those soon, and the wheels are sad, boring steels with crap covers. This is also the Boss's (Mrs's) car, so any mods must be subtle and suitable under her management, so was thinking that a nice set of Mk1 GTi alloys or steels might be acceptable.... are the hubs centres the same? Had a set of GTi alloys on my Mk3 1996 Polo way back when, so I'm thinking yes, but will defer to your better knowledge and judgement Thanks G

I've stabbed all the buttons that I can, read the manual, and everything.... no bloody joy i'll look into the tracking. its got the crappiest tyres on the front anyway (they squeal with understeer like a pig with a gun to its knackers at 20mph round a well sized roundabout... Mrs thinks i'm looning about, but I'm really not!!!), so will probably coincide with that