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Don't cut the blue one!

If the cops successfully prosecute the skoda driver, that'll put all the responsibility on him/her. So in theory, both @Sausage and the tigra driver should end up with no financial loss. If I were @Sausage, I'd meet up with the Tigra driver and discuss options. Probably not allowed, but who's gonna find out...? Two people putting a claim against one should work better? What do I know...?! I don't know if the two near miss drivers stopped and handed over contact details. That'd help too I guess to strengthen any case, and help the cops.

There's a fair bit of work there. You'll need a continuous seam weld all round- underneath will be fun! I absolutely hated every minute welding my subframe. With the wire/cable/gas feed coming out of the handle, working in such a tight space was tricky, with all those angles. Angle grinder time!

Have you measured if there's enough running clearance to the arch edges, with full suspension travel? Depending on your tyre choices, you might get away with it. Spacers are available, but your wheel bearings and steering components will be under more stress. Plus, with spacers, the full lock turning circle geometry will be different, so the inside edges of the tyres will scrub badly. It'll be fun in summer in supermarket car parks. Loads of tyre squeal at low speed

Holy thread resurrection! Yeah, depends which way you're trying to go. In or out? Welcome to CL

I get my CO2 in brewery cylinders from 'mr fizz'. £10 a big bottle, but you have to have an empty to give them to swap. Breakers yards sometimes have them, or local council tip. Or get friendly with your local publican (which is how I found out that mr fizz supplies them one afternoon!).

Yes they do rust... see mine just before welding it. I've sourced one from another member on here that I'll be replacing it with at some point. Only noticed it when the box was out for refurbishment. Tiny little hole, so I started poking with a screwdriver. Yeah, you can imagine my reaction. Other side is perfect.

How much did you pay for the key cutting and the immobiliser chip pairing up? I need this too...

Nah, Late for work? Busting for the loo? About to do a drug deal? Can't think if many reasons to drive like that in those conditions.

That's a big mother....

No one would have guessed that...!

Don't get a mk4 golf.... if going bigger, go Audi or maybe a Passat. Mk4's have got to be the most fault riddled vdub ever. I have one sadly. But they are comfy for a long euro cruise.

I don't include service items. I reuse bolts, but i can 'feel' when they are about to snap. All bolts have more stretch in than you use. Only about half the stretch is used in a bolt. So reuse, and instead of a full turn after torquing down, just a quarter. You can measure the post stretch torque as well. Summary- you don't 'need' new bolts

It might be nothing more than the head gasket. Easy cheap fix... €20? Pull the head off and have look. You have nothing to lose if you're thinking of scrapping the engine. Just do it carefully in case it is only the HG. Then everything else is reusable. Leave the manifolds on, only disconnect the exhaust downpipe. https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts/oem/036103383aj

Yeah, plugs, where the spark is. From the colour and pattern you can tell many things.

Pic of spark plugs?

That sounds like a fuel supply problem? Else leads/coil pack (common).

Excellent! LOL! Chickens don't like walking on snow You must have a block heater... the engine oil will have set solid i'd guess! Bonnet release handle is the same on most dubs of that era (Jetta/Lupo/Passat). Just the moulding behind is different. Which bit broke? Ah hang on- you're RIght hand drive I think? You'll need one from the UK, not US or Europe. 1J2823533C i think. To remove it, press a hidden button inside the handle at the back then it pulls off (while pressing). here's one in grey: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vw-Lupo-Bonnet-Release-Pull-Handle/274170537910

How do you know? Have you done a compression test? How many km? welcome to club lupo

Yeah, looks that way. Going viral. Might actually make some money out of it!

Proper tyres... :)

Yeah, do as @Rich says... it is under the tray.

Tyres? Non matching pair or even air pressure imbalance... wheel bearings or cv joints? but you'd hear a grinding or whirring noise at speed or while cornering with power. No idea otherwise. Very odd. @Rich @Skezza @RAB @SILVER or @Sausage might have an idea?

Difficult to diagnose without seeing it. Could be a track rod end ball joint, bottom ball joint or top strut bearing. Or even a bent steering rack? Has the car ever had a bump or a hard curbing? I'd jack it up, wheels off the ground and see what it's like to move then. If still not obvious, I'd pop the track rd ends off and see how the rack feels on its own. And while disconnected, see how the whole suspension feels each side. That will isolate where the friction is. Should be finger tip effort on the steering wheel.

uh, ok. If subframe bent or moved, chances are it'd take a load of work to rejig it. Still a shame after all the hours spent on it. Do you have a pic of the Tigra? Bet they were shook up a bit too.