elliecjno1

thankyou!

if id have known i may well have taken that off your hands! sorted all the money out now though and should be having it tuesday/wednesday. do know another person that will be looking soon though . . . Just a quick question, may seem a bit stupid but how many keys do the come with? My punto has 3 and i dont want to be short changed there lol

when i pick up my gti on probably wednesday, my premium will be £1240 with diamond with me as the main driver with a named driver aswell, im 20 with no ncb and 2 accidents against me so i dont think its too bad considering. when i come to renew next year though im hoping it will drop quite a bit because il be 21, (hopefully) have 1 years ncb and one of the accidents will be written off. fingers crossed!!!

its totally standard so i'll need tips and makes of coilovers etc to get (when ive got the money ha ha) and yeh got dunlops on but nearly bald by the looks so il be geting them changed straight away. Just really looking forward to getting it home now If I can get anything to make it grip even better then il definately have to add it to my "to do" list lol. Windscreen chip/crack repaired, tyres and the check strap things for both doors think will be the first. Then little bits just to make it perfect like interior handles, the bit on the back bumper which has been touched up done properly then just the ariel replacing (its peeling for some reason). Oooh im all excited!!! Going to drop cheque down now in a bit so can admire it a bit more ha ha

I only drove it a few miles and didnt even put my foot down seeing I was in the city, and I was smiling like an idiot already! Couldnt believe the amount of grip even just coming off roundabouts, didnt want to get out lol Just have to go about getting windscreen and tyres sorted as soon as I get it, can do the other bits as and when Been looking at them for so long, insurance is still hard to swallow but think itll definately be worth it, couldnt let it pass me by only being a few miles away and with that milage. Dropping deposit over tomorrow then got to sort the loan out . . . Yeh will do, been out there with the autoglym and hoover today so its immaculate inside, will be washing it tomorrow and taking photos ready for putting it up on the net, will miss it being 1st car etc, never let me down over the 3 years ive had it just hoping the lupo does the same!

agreed on a price of £5700 so im happy with that, because im fully comp autoglass will repair windscreen for free or £50 excess, pretty small so i suspect its repairable now the horrible bit, putting my beloved punto up for sale thankyou for all the help

thankyou for the help and advice! seeing as what i mentioned is pretty cheap and easy to fix . . . yeh im going to go for it, and offically join the lupo ranks lol will ring the bloke later, but first is the dreaded sorting the insurance job, going to ring them now and see how much more theyll rip me off for, have had quotes off the net so know roundabout what to expect, just got to ring mine now feel like im 10 again, all excited ha ha

hiya, went to see potential new car today, mentioned it in my "new members" post (black gti, 2001, 5 speed, 34k on clock, taxed until july, mot until december, and comes with private irish plate) the bloke wants £5995 ovno for it. was awesome to drive, checked oil, lights for water ingress, all usual things fine. but then theres bits that would need doing that I noticed . . . - large stone chip towards top of windscreen starting to crack (so id want to replace the whole thing) - tyres worn on outside edges so id want to be changing them soon too - interior imaculate except from inside handles flaky and worn (dont know if i can replace them) - quite a few hairline scratches to the primer on it (only because i was very closely i saw them) - a back corner of the bumper was dull black as if attempted to be touched up - ariel rubber was peeling but thats nothing - most important thing i noticed is that even though the drivers door shut fine, when i opened it to get out, it made two rather loud clunking noises and was stiff when it did it, ive heard the doors can drop on them so was wondering if this may be that noise, if so is it much to get fixed? basically fell in love with the car but quite a few niggling things that id want to get sorted to make it immaculate (which it was described as & isnt). really want it but dont know what to offer him considering all of the above and that he wants ovno to the price. just think its to good to forget about considering the milage and how nice it was to drive. need to ring him back tonight to say whether i want it or not. otherwise he has other people to ring back who have enquired to let them come to see it! argh! dont know what to do! any help or opinions would be great!!! thanks

hiya, thanks for that, will check if cambelts been done then, didnt think of it because its done low milage. Think itll be worth getting, looks immaculate on photos and its totally standard but obviously have to see if its as good in the flesh. Bloke whos selling it said the woman who had it before him for 5 years, only used it weekends so thats why milage is good. Getting all excited about seing it already, have had to wait until now for my insurance on one to be half decent ha ha!

hiya, im el from wales! just joined yesterday, having a sneeky peek to swat up before i go and look at my potential new car friday - black lupo gti! currently have a punto sporting but have had my eye on a lupo for a while now and happened to come across that for sale locally. from what i gather, seems pretty good for price - 2001, 5 speed, 34k on clock, pics show its immaculate and comes with private plate (weird irish one) - he wants £5995 ovno so dont know if i can get it down by much but will have to see. been looking for a while and seen so many going for similar prices with twice the miles, or any with decent miles are 400 miles from me or something stupid, so decided to go for this one and see how it goes. just wondering though, would i miss the 6th gear on this one or is it one of those which kind of a cruising gear so quieter on motorway? any advice on stuff to look out for when i view it would be great too