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  1. should i walk away from this lupo? or is it worth it?

    in Volkswagen Lupo

    Posted

    Still seems a lot of money.

    Do you only want Lupo/Arosa?

    For that money you could get a nice Audi A4 or A6, VW Bora or Passat, BMW 5 series etc.

    Bigger cars but usually cheaper to insure

    I'm not really keen on anything bigger than a lupo. The only cars I've ever driven are small cars, such as ford ka, fiat panda etc! Biggest I've driven is a new shape punto and honestly don't think I would be comfortable in a large car for my first car... Thanks for the suggestions though! :)

    I think it was a good decision to walk away from the car you were looking at knottyham, 169k miles does seem a lot to warrant the price tag!

    Keep searching through Gumtree, Ebay, Autotrader, Pistonheads etc. and a nice car will pop up at the right price, but it's a waiting game. I bought my Lupo 1.4 SE (top model with electric windows etc.) with 60k on the clock for £700. It did have a few niggles like a small oil leak and the centre part of the exhaust had an MOT advisory, but it was pretty inexpensive to sort.

    Basically what I'm saying is keep looking and something will pop up! I'm sure if you post some cars you're thinking of buying in this thread, people will be more than happy to give their opinions and try to help you to make the right choice! :thumbsup:

    I loved the Lupo yesterday. As in, when I got in it, adjusted the seat, mirrors etc... Felt right. Loved it!

    It was an awful lot of money for those miles... Even with a fresh mot on it, who's to say the clutch won't go on me? Or something even worse? It was shabby inside too, so I would have had to repaint the inside door handles, retrimmed the door cards, steam cleaned carpet, seats etc straight away (which I'll probs do on any car I get, actually.)

    I'm going to keep looking... For arosas and lupos, as they're really what I want. I feel like they are pretty much as safe as I'm going to get for an older car (compared to the likes of a ka, 106, saxo etc...) and they look the part too.. in most cases!

    If I see something which I could use as a 'stop gap' before getting a lupo i might... just hope I find the right loop first!

    If I don't see something I like with what I can afford at the moment, will wait till next payday and up the budget a bit.

  4. should i walk away from this lupo? or is it worth it?

    in Volkswagen Lupo

    Posted

    Hm.... Not really sure. I guess I'd be most happy with something under 100k...

    Might do a quick quote on a 1.4 for myself now. I'd be paying monthly most likely so that's of course going to impact the price too. What do you pay (if you don't mind me asking)

    However, I'm not fussed on having a slower 1.0... I love the lupo and won't really need that extra power/speed for the kind of driving I will be doing!

  9. should i walk away from this lupo? or is it worth it?

    in Volkswagen Lupo

    Posted · Edited by knottyham

    Don't think the guy was going to budge... At all. He seemed rather offended at my attempts to reduce the price to £800... Don't really have anyone who knows about cars, as none of my parents drive. I'm finding it really difficult to make a good decision and seems every car ive looked at so far and actually liked, had something or other stopping me!

    i would be concerned about the mileage the whole time i had the car to be honest, it would be on my mind constantly. I even feel like it now! Imagine what id be like when i was driving it!!

    thanks again everyone. Bit disappointed as it was perfect, right colour, right spec. Ah well!

  12. should i walk away from this lupo? or is it worth it?

    in Volkswagen Lupo

    Posted · Edited by knottyham

    Went to look at a lupo today, a 1.0e, which is the spec i was looking at for my first car.

    2001 reg, with 169k on it. Lots of paperwork with bills for services etc. Tax till august.

    dealer is going to put 12 months mot on, and a new cambelt and water pump. Also has three months warranty on it. Price including all of this was £995..

    i put a £50 deposit down, but just want your opinions on whether a loop with this many miles is worth it. I wont be putting a lot of miles on it as i work a five min walk away and will only need it for around 15 miles a day, a few times a week

    thanks

  13. Quick question, lupo dash?

    in Volkswagen Lupo

    Posted · Edited by knottyham

    Hi,

    I'm looking at lupos at the moment, was just hoping someone could clarify if this is normal for the rev dials:

    dash.jpg

    Not sure if you can see, but the rev counter isn't actually on zero, its above zero but slightly below ten. I've seen several lupos with this, and just hoping someone can tell me if it's normal or something to walk away from.

    Thankyou!

  15. When is an arosa considered old?

    in Seat Arosa

    Posted

    Hi,

    I've been looking to get a lupo/arosa for my first car. I've seen a nice arosa (t reg) within my budget and it's pretty much exactly what I want.

    However, is a t reg what people would consider old (as in too old and not worth bothering with)?

    Reason I am asking is because with a lot of other smaller, older cars, I feel that a t reg is really too old as a lot of cars of this age seem to either be rust buckets or extremely high mileage. This arosa has 78k ish miles and 8 months tax and mot.

    I just thought i'd ask the experts! Thanks :)

  16. Best place to find a lupo?

    in Volkswagen Lupo

    Posted

    I wouldn't say I do them often at all, and to be honest if we do go on the motorway we're more likely to go in my partners new car...

    I'm mainy doing small journeys (to/from work) and I'd probably only be doing 20 miles a day most weekdays.

    I'm only concerned because we used to have a 1.1 fiat panda. It coped with the speed and length of the motorway ok but did feel a bit shaky at anything over 70mph!

  17. Best place to find a lupo?

    in Volkswagen Lupo

    Posted

    I'm 20, and both lupos on insurance don't seem to differ much (40-50 quid difference!)

    I'm not too fussed on things like electric windows (would be nice but happy to go with wind up ones)

    I'm looking at around the 1.5k mark, possibly a bit more...

    The only thing that worries me about the 1.0 is motorway journeys...

    thanks

  18. Best place to find a lupo?

    in Volkswagen Lupo

    Posted

    I don't want anything too modified if that makes sense... Id like a nice untouched one if possible.

    not sure of budget yet. I know i want a nice clean 1.4 lupo not too high mileage (preferably under 90,000/ 100,000) miles). I'm not too fussed on age as long as the cars got decent miles etc...

    thanks for the help so far.

  20. Best place to find a lupo?

    in Volkswagen Lupo

    Posted · Edited by knottyham

    Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum. I've been looking to get a lupo, but not really sure where the best place to get one is. I'm willing to travel around 150 miles for the right car.

    I'm based in Wiltshire, and have seen a few nice lupos around but was just wondering if anyone on here knew a good and reliable place to get a lupo from?

    thanks in advance:)

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