jon_273
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Yeah I wondered how on earth I was going to change the sensor until I found that grommet. At least VW made it easy to change!
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Just had a read of this thread for the first time. Nice to see lots of attention going towards a TDI! I like the OEM tidyness of the modifications.
Didn't realise you were local-ish also. Keep an eye out for a grey Lupo TDI up and down the a19!
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4 minutes ago, Blue Loop said:
At least it has a glovebox
So does mine, it's behind the back seats...
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Poverty German spec isn't it...
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As you know, it looks great!
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10 hours ago, Rich said:
Which fleet car do you want to borrow ?
MK4 1.8T if you actually have one?
What's left in the fleet?
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13 hours ago, chrisgti95 said:
The original reg is LD55EMX. As I said, I believe the first owner was an enthusiast but I've never seen any photos of the car on here before.
They aren't actually Lupo mudflaps, they're from a BMW 1 series
my mum used to have a 125i and had some fitted to hers which looked like they might fit onto my first GTI. There's a bit of cutting involved but they do look neat so I bought some more for the new one.
Ah, interesting. I actually expressed an interest in buying this car when it was advertised for sale on here back in 2013. The owner was a member on here (T-Bone) and he sent me some photos of the car. For personal reasons he delayed the sale and I didn't hear from him for two months, during which time I bought my current red GTI. Then he got back in touch with me offering it to me again. I decided to keep my red GTI, and always partly regretted it!
From my correspondence he certainly did seem to be an enthusiast, so you can assume it was looked after.
I only have evidence of 4 Laser Blue GTI's. I have some photo's saved of another one but the number plates were covered up. They are certainly rare though!
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Nice. Very nice. What's the original reg? I know of at least 4 in Laser Blue, and possibly five. Yours could be the sixth one!
Also I've never seen lupo mudflaps fitted to a GTI. They actually look like they fit reasonable well considering the bodywork is different.
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Well that's devastating. Can only imagine how pissed off you must be...
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It's designed to keep you awake when driving home from night shifts!
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2 hours ago, Rich said:
You may have a go in mine, I will send you a text when I am next in it.
The 1.8T mk4 is an awfull car, the engines also self destruct all the time, there is no performance in a heavy **** handling ugly 150 horsed car.
The Lupo gti is an na premium thing, far better than the 6n2.
The 6n2 lags where the Lupo seems to charge, this still applies when the 6n2 has a Lupo gti six speed box.
Does this apply to me too? In exchange you can use my GTI over here. No other services will be rendered though...
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On 25 August 2016 at 2:00 PM, Skezza said:
Not stock but a cheeky remap will have a Golf GTI 1.8T absolutely flying past a Lupo.
Thanks for pointing that out...
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7 hours ago, JoeyEunos said:
The 1.8T GTI did/does 134 mph vs the Lupo GTI's 127mph, so yes, it's faster
FWIW I get the rarity thing though, I still struggle to understand why anyone would pay that kind of money for one. Each to his own eh?
0-60 the Lupo GTI wins.
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7 hours ago, JoeyEunos said:
Very kind, but Geneva tends to be a bit out of the way of my usual route there TBH.
RE coming over in the SDI, I was tempted but in the end decided agaisnt it on the basis that I've only known the car for about 16 weeks, it's old and has 125k on the clocks, and additionally I had my wife and 21 month old son in tow this time and didn't want to subject them to any potential breakdowns/cramped conditions. Had it just been me I would have done TBH, but this time we borrowed a 15 reg Corsa from my younger brother and made the trip in that.
Fair enough, I can understand your reasoning. Also being an SDI it won't have air con, which can make things a bit uncomfortable in france!
I see quite a few cars on UK plates around this area. Even more so in winter, probably as a lot of people pass through this area for skiing.
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Seems a good price to me. All depends on the condition though. There is no mileage that is too high as long as everything has been looked after.
Do you have a link to the advert?
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The 1.8T 150PS wasn't actually faster though was it? The Lupo GTI was supposed to be the fastest GTI to date when it came out. Obviously the golf can be remapped, but I'm just making the point.
Rarity counts for a lot also.
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5 hours ago, JoeyEunos said:
Intreresting, I spend lots of time in France, in fact I've just returned from two weeks in the South West, and I often find myself longing for their good quality (And mostly empty) roads when I get back to blighty
Where abouts are you jon-273? Are you working out there?
The autoroutes are great, but it can get expensive. But then you don't pay VED on your car every year so it's swings and roundabouts. Also also the country is 5 times the size of the UK with the same population so it's no wonder it's less congested than the UK. The better weather almost certainly helps preserve the road conditions too.
Yeah I'm working out here, just outside of Geneva, very close to the border. I spend a fair bit of time in CH too. If you are ever in my area come and say hello!
Did you come over in the SDI?
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I would imagine this is very easy to exploit to the maximum. TDI PD's are all about riding that big surge of torque, which can be done from very low speeds. I think I'd quite happily drive about in this!
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7 hours ago, weslangdon said:
Fair point but in the UK our motorways are either clogged with traffic or over policed with speed cameras. Our A roads are neglected as well, most are rutted and potholed so exploiting a GTI or a Sport is fairly difficult. Oh for the empty well cared for roads of France. Don't tell me the Autobahns are great in Germany, they are also hit and miss with many having only 2 lanes and in poor condition
As someone who lives in France, I would like to add that the grass is not always greener. Yes the autoroutes are very good, but you pay for it in toll charges. I drove back to the UK recently and have to agree that the UK roads now seem terrible in comparison. But in France there still traffic, and the smaller roads often have poor surfaces. And the roundabouts entrances/exits have a stupid shape.
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You are welcome
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Full house for the buttons. No blanks in sight!
It looks brand new!
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It might be a thread from 8 years ago, but Tigz's car probably still isn't on the road!
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I'm sick of waiting for them to make it!
1.4TDI Camshaft Position Sensor
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Unfortunately a quick google would seem to suggest P0321 is the Engne Speed Sensor (G28), which is the other sensor. If this fails it is not possible to start the engine (according to the SSP).