After a little time away, I have returned to the VW scene, and thought it was about time I signed up and said hello and introduce my recently acquired Lupo GTi...
It's a 2003 6 speed model (53) which was imported to the UK from Japan in 2015 however it had sat parked up for a year as the previous owner bought a rather nice mk7 Golf GTI and had heavily modified that, so the Lupo sat under cover on the driveway, however it was regularly started and moved and checked over.
Standard spec is largely the same as the top spec UK models with Xenon lights, although it does have nicer heater controls than the UK models!
It's had 1 previous UK owner and 1 owner in Japan, 85k on the clock and is really, really clean. I've been looking for a nice example for a while, between myself and the mrs this is our 3rd Lupo GTi now, they're such great little cars!
It came with a few modifications that the previous owner had carried out:
Adjustable coilovers (not sure on brand),
15mm front hubcentric wheel spacers,
20mm rear hubcentric wheel spacers,
BMC Carbon air intake,
Custom front fog lights fitted,
Rear wiper delete,
KAM Racing stainless cat-back exhaust system,
Cambridge rear lights,
Pioneer Apple carplay double din head unit and upgraded speakers all round.
I spent the first week after buying it detailing it in the evenings, and on the weekend getting it all up to scratch (detailing OCD).
Also removed the rear window tints and wind deflectors, gives it a much cleaner look.
Here's the results...