Skajme Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 (edited) As title really, its my raven one and it's only a thought right now, but just thought i'd try and get a rough idea There's some rust on passenger sill and along the top of the windscreen, i drive it daily so can't really take it off the road to get fixed, and i wouldn't want to advertise it for sale how it is. I've just kinda lost the love for it I guess, so yeah I'm wondering how much in general they are worth in parts? It has heated leathers and a full mainfold back exhaust from Tony Banks, so theres some decent bits on it *car is now sold* Edited March 18 by Skajme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 A local rusty raven.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micp Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 I can't give you a figure but I'll keep an eye on your insta and if you ever start breaking it for parts I'd love to come down and take a load off of your hands for mine. Especially the heated leathers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 I'll come break for an absolute deal on the shell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 I'd say still worth a lot more as a whole than as bits, even if a non runner. How much did that crashed non runner go on here for a couple of years back? Like £2k ish? Needed about £750 worth of bits, now worth £5k. Valuable bits are things like tailgate, wings, front and rear bumpers, exhaust, lights, glass and interior (but not everything). Engine and box are still easy to get. @Rich will rebuild it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skajme Posted February 14 Author Report Share Posted February 14 Well if anyone wants to make me an offer on the whole thing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector.Bishop.Penn Posted February 17 Report Share Posted February 17 Ive sent you a message 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 Want a TT ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skajme Posted February 19 Author Report Share Posted February 19 (edited) Just to update this, I'm thinking around 3.5k for the whole car? It's on around 89k miles and is mechanically sound and drives perfectly, its just the passenger sill and top of the windscreen that is sketchy. If you send me a message i can give more info and get some pictures for you On 2/17/2024 at 6:45 PM, Hector.Bishop.Penn said: Ive sent you a message 👍 I've followed you on Insta if you wanna DM me Unfortunately not, Rich. I'm after something boring now Edit: The BBS RC321s are up for grabs aswell. £800 if you want them Edited February 19 by Skajme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skajme Posted February 25 Author Report Share Posted February 25 This is the rust on the sill for anyone wondering MOT is due next month, if anyone wants to go mad and buy it before that i will let it go for £2,750 afterwards depending on what needs doing I might actually just take it off the road and get the bodywork sorted on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObjectiveAway Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 On 2/25/2024 at 10:37 PM, Skajme said: This is the rust on the sill for anyone wondering Wow, that middle sill rust for Lupo and Golf IV happens only in bad occasions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 Holy crap! Er, yeah, I've only ever seen it that bad on a South African imported mk4 (with minimal wax injection)- mine. And I too sold it as I just couldn't be bothered to fix it. But that was a regular cheapo, common as muck mk4. Not a Lupo GTi, worth a shed load more in good condition. And a lot more desirable. And in Raven Blue!!! (I'm talking myself into making you an offer here...). Looks like you'll need to run an angle grinder right down the entire length, both sides? What's the inner box section like? The construction is 3 pieces- inner box, vertical stiffening plate and outer sill. Time for an exploratory dig? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skajme Posted February 28 Author Report Share Posted February 28 Yeah, not sure somehow I missed it when I bought it from the previous owner, maybe the excitement of it being blue got the better of me! The drivers side sill doesn't have a single mark on it. I still use it daily so I won't be digging around in anything just yet! I'm gonna stick a few more (winter filth) pics on of the rest of the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 Just had a thought- if you have or know someone who has a snake inspection camera, you could look down the entire length on the inside, all the way to the front. Inside the back arches, there are 45mm inspection bungs, just under the noise/stone chip dampening felt. You need to take the back wheels off to remove the felt- at least the front part of it. Torx screws hold it against the metalwork. Easy enough to inspect then. There are also bungs underneath, where the rear beam pivots. I removed the whole lot last summer to spray lots of fresh wax into all my Lupos. And replaced any that were missing afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOSLUPO Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 (edited) Nice! Edited February 29 by BOSLUPO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Loop Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 That car is worth saving! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickster Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 On 3/5/2024 at 6:09 AM, Blue Loop said: That car is worth saving! I thought so too and now it’s up to me to do so… 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOSLUPO Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 @micksterWell done mate - that car was indeed worth saving. Look forward to seeing how it turns out :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 Welding a bit of sill is hardly saving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj2112 Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 On 3/19/2024 at 9:17 AM, Rich said: Welding a bit of sill is hardly saving. It is when the car was potentially going to be broken for parts no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 The penny's just dropped... @mickster bought it! Excellent. I'm a bit slow... (@Rich - no quips about me and SDIs). Looking forward to a full rebuild thread devoted just to that Raven Blue loop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 On 3/18/2024 at 11:50 PM, mickster said: I thought so too and now it’s up to me to do so… Is it a keeper or are you going to move it on once you have completed the work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickster Posted March 22 Report Share Posted March 22 On 3/20/2024 at 4:05 PM, Grumpy said: Is it a keeper or are you going to move it on once you have completed the work. I fully intend on keeping it - owning a raven blue is a dream 20 odd years in the making and was part of the reason I sold my black one in 2022. The aim is to restore to standard (although I do like the steering wheel and gearknob Jamie has installed) which will be a long process, it also needs a full respray in addition to the rust sorting. It didn't skip a beat on the ~300 mile journey home so I'm reasonably confident it doesn't need anything major mechanically, in fact the gearbox is a hell of a lot smoother than the one on my 68 plate Up! GTI! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted March 22 Report Share Posted March 22 Looks complete though, which is handy. There are a lot of us on here that are very envious. A Raven Blue GTi. No words. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Posted March 22 Report Share Posted March 22 3 hours ago, mickster said: I fully intend on keeping it - owning a raven blue is a dream 20 odd years in the making and was part of the reason I sold my black one in 2022. The aim is to restore to standard (although I do like the steering wheel and gearknob Jamie has installed) which will be a long process, it also needs a full respray in addition to the rust sorting. It didn't skip a beat on the ~300 mile journey home so I'm reasonably confident it doesn't need anything major mechanically, in fact the gearbox is a hell of a lot smoother than the one on my 68 plate Up! GTI! Nice one. Keep us posted with your progress. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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