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these can look great but beware of speed bumps and potholed roads, put some money aside for wheel bearings too as they won't last very long with wider lowered rubber

great project, keep up the posts, like you I've owned both a 100bhp sport [Arosa] and several TDi's both Arosa and Lupo, what is your impression or put it another way which do you prefer. Their characteristics are very different but I find the TDi to be as quick and because it's got low down grunt to be a more relaxing drive

ok I will do that tomorrow

Yes, had trouble starting it after filling it up with diesel but since then he's driven home, I'd guesstimate the tank has 2/3-3/4 diesel in it which is way above the 5% that the rescue companies indicate to be manageable. He says once started it was running normally with no misfires but from what I've read the risk is to the diesel pump rather than the engine as such, anyone else done this and got away with it?

my son has put about 12 litres of petrol into his tdi Arosa, leaving it about half full, realising his mistake he returned to the petrol station and filled it to the brim with taxi fuel, should he have it drained or might he get away with it

That's a fancy splitter

It's been lowered, nice alloys and black is always a good colour but it needs washing regularly as it shows the dirt

I still wouldn't buy it, an ugly car even by the standards of the day

yes, quite a lot of work is involved https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXwpfWjnrII

yes, quite a lot of work is involved https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXwpfWjnrII

whats with the US date format, today is the 21/9/2017

bargain, very nice wheels

completely agree, the advert mislead me

I was born in Newcastle, and still have family there, [and in Durham] so do know how far away it is

It's a lot nearer 4 you than me, just down the coast from Redcar but as it's just a 1.4 probably not worth the bother

a day out at the seaside for the folk in Durham http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Spares-or-Repair-1-6L-VW-Lupo-/272844848453?hash=item3f86d1fd45:g:PQsAAOSw81dZta7B

the problem for many that have grown up with VW is that we expect better of them, I have no regard for Japanese cars and would never buy one, Vauxhalls are crap and yes Fords are rust buckets

for that sort of money I think I'd buy a w201 2.6 or a w124 3 litre,

Only slow internet stopped me from bidding, I had been to look at it a couple of months back when he had it up for sale then and agree about the faults, which also made it impossible to test its performance but the artwork is very good and worth saving for that alone

was it the modified red one from Rhydamman?

but its easily damaged and often doesn't work, when that happens use an epoxy glue

a conversion but a beautifully presented car http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vw-Lupo-1-8-20V-Turbo/292239079137?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

From memory there's a place in Llanelli market, they might be able to get you a key with a chip too but can't code them

I think I am responding appropriately to other people's comments, its an issue that I've not seen raised before and it needs airing as for jumping down other peoples throats, if I have I apologise