[Has the Lupo had it's day?]

What engine are you after?

German cars are usually easy to get parts for.

A 1.3 I think, ideally.

[Has the Lupo had it's day?]

I few years back now I owned a VW Golf. It was fairly old, has a fair bit of trouble with it now and again, but loved it. For the past 7 or so years now I've driven a Ford KA. Some might booo but when I bought her she'd only done 4'000K - she's now been clocked, sometimes travelling over 400-500 miles a month - and hasn't broken down once. Lucky, maybe.

Anyways, moving on...

The time has come (I think) to look for a replacement. I know they're not being manuafactured anymore, but love VW Lupos. So I was thinking of getting one, though I know it'd have to be a few years old now. I'll be looking for a relatively cheap one (between 2 to 4K) with the lowest mileage I can as I can travel a lot.

My questions are, for anyone who might want to offer a bit of friendly advice:

1) Can you still get parts for Lupos relatively easily?

2) How reliable is a Lupo likely to be now given their age?

Will have to do a bit of steady motorway driving on and off.

3) Should I consider a Fox instead?

An UP! would be way to pricey for me at the minute.

4) Obviosly I'd be buying 2nd hand, so would there be anything

specifically I should look out for?

Will check back in later guys and gals

Big Red.