Skezza Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 4 hours ago, Blue Loop said: It wasn't I've seen SDi's in Europe with AC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Loop Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 30 minutes ago, Skezza said: I've seen SDi's in Europe with AC. Dealer fitted. There was a dealer in Spain that would sell you SDi's with aircon so I guess a few others in Europe went that route.This one, for example, doesn't have the original A/C buttons: Original: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 where does the ac compressor go? there's no space anywhere so i can't imagine how. would love to see a pic. ETKA isn't much help either... any pics anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewrspca Posted April 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 (edited) I've had the exhaust repaid as I write this post £30 slight break in a joint. So I took the opporunity to take some snaps of the underneath of the car. Looks to me very clean, but what do I know? Tonight if I get a chance I will take further photos of the service book and the paperwork I have for the car. Edited April 20, 2018 by matthewrspca Change spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupo1.0se Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 1 hour ago, matthewrspca said: I've had the exhaust repaid as I write this post £30 slight break in a joint. So I took the opporunity to take some snaps of the underneath of the car. Looks to me very clean, but what do I know? Tonight if I get a chance I will take further photos of the service book and the paperwork I have for the car. I do not think that's a genuine part. The genuine back box costs around £600 Before fit. Had to wait 4 months for mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewrspca Posted April 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 (edited) Not sure myself, it just needed a weld on one of the joints. The back box and the rest of the system was stainless steel and in good order the mechanic said, so happy days. £30 quid insted of silly money for a new system. Over all he said the car was mint so a slight weight of my shoulders. I've never bought such an old car before. Edited April 20, 2018 by matthewrspca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 4 hours ago, Blue Loop said: Dealer fitted. There was a dealer in Spain that would sell you SDi's with aircon so I guess a few others in Europe went that route.This one, for example, doesn't have the original A/C buttons: Original: That's so lazy. How hard would it have been to fit the OEM buttons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj2112 Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 Nice car, i was looking at tornado red before i got the laser blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewrspca Posted April 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 Ive found time to take the first pages of my Gti service book. I hope this helps with regards to the car possibly being a VW car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupo1.0se Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, matthewrspca said: Ive found time to take the first pages of my Gti service book. I hope this helps with regards to the car possibly being a VW car. Thats great. Now my theory is it is the red lupo gti with l6upo plate as that had every option ticked on it. The reason i struggled to prove it was it did not come up on reg check as having that plate and vw uk does not have any form of archive. So the information I have is thin on the ground/my own research Edited April 21, 2018 by lupo1.0se Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewrspca Posted April 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 Oh Smashing. Thanks for getting back to me. What I will do on Monday is to speak to VW press office and see if I could track the province of the car. Would you like the chassis number for your records? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupo1.0se Posted April 22, 2018 Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 15 hours ago, matthewrspca said: Oh Smashing. Thanks for getting back to me. What I will do on Monday is to speak to VW press office and see if I could track the province of the car. Would you like the chassis number for your records? Not particularly. If you get anywhere give me a shout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewrspca Posted April 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 Yeah will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB1.0e Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 This was a Volkswagen UK press fleet car, it was featured in Volkswagen Driver Magazine in November 2002 I think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewrspca Posted April 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 Brilliant thanks very much. I will try and find that artical now, unless somebody here has a link to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupo1.0se Posted May 1, 2018 Report Share Posted May 1, 2018 On 29/04/2018 at 11:31 PM, JB1.0e said: This was a Volkswagen UK press fleet car, it was featured in Volkswagen Driver Magazine in November 2002 I think. Need a copy of this for my collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewrspca Posted May 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2018 I might have to borrow yours if you get one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupo1.0se Posted May 1, 2018 Report Share Posted May 1, 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, matthewrspca said: I might have to borrow yours if you get one. there was none for sale on ebay. Tried another place but that did not turn up anything either. Did get one with "potentially" a new press car we did not know about. Found the back issue part has a good list. See - http://www.autometrix.co.uk/volkswagen/vwd_backiss_index.html Edited May 1, 2018 by lupo1.0se Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewrspca Posted May 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 On 01/05/2018 at 7:06 PM, lupo1.0se said: there was none for sale on ebay. Tried another place but that did not turn up anything either. Did get one with "potentially" a new press car we did not know about. Found the back issue part has a good list. See - http://www.autometrix.co.uk/volkswagen/vwd_backiss_index.html I've just had a phone call from Volkswagen Driver magazine and they have confirmed that my car was in the November 2002 addition. I'e ordered the magazine and it' in the post. All my Christmases have come at once. I'm so please I've got this proof that my car is what I thought it is. Will send pictures of the mag when I get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weslangdon Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 On 4/20/2018 at 3:52 PM, lupo1.0se said: I do not think that's a genuine part. The genuine back box costs around £600 Before fit. Had to wait 4 months for mine get some black waxoyl on the rear beam and the front sub frame, as much as you like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupo1.0se Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 20 hours ago, weslangdon said: get some black waxoyl on the rear beam and the front sub frame, as much as you like Its not my car. Although I am tempted to powder coat it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupo1.0se Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 23 hours ago, matthewrspca said: I've just had a phone call from Volkswagen Driver magazine and they have confirmed that my car was in the November 2002 addition. I'e ordered the magazine and it' in the post. All my Christmases have come at once. I'm so please I've got this proof that my car is what I thought it is. Will send pictures of the mag when I get it. I emailed them and got nothing. I will check the address. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewrspca Posted May 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 Right guys, great news. After some digging great help from club Lupo and a few emails and phone calls I've tracked down a magazine with my car as a VW Press car. Here is all the pages of the car in the magazine Volkswagen Driver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 that table is ultra gay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewrspca Posted May 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 18 minutes ago, Rich said: that table is ultra gay. Kitchen work top I'll have you know!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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