timmy Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 so once again my lupos broken, i havent even had it 6 months and its been in the garage for work 4 times and its booked in on tuesday because its broken again.i got a loan out to buy a newer car because i thought it would be more reliable, but no its let me down again.sorry for sounding so angry but i have to vent somewhere, i have plans for the weekend and everything just so annoyed, i think once its fixed ill sell it (for a lot less than i payed for it) then ill get a mk2 golf or something easy to work on and easily modifiable p.s oh yeah i just found out i cant even hire a car to get around because im 19 more anger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunalupi Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Whats up with it this time?Sounds like very bad luck to have so many problems! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmy Posted February 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 im not even sure whats up with it but i think its electrical style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":wacko:" border="0" alt="wacko.gif" /> just runs really rough and the emmisions warning light is flashingmore annoying because i have to re arrange loads of things i had planned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan lupo sport Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 get a mk2 golf mate..... love them, if i wasnt a tdi freak then id have a mk2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vworks41 Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Can't go wrong with mk2, even though i love my lupo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmy Posted February 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 think this is the only way im going to be happy, i like my lupo when it works and lowered etc must be great but not for me style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":coffee:" border="0" alt="coffee.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardaft Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Looks like youve just found a bad lupo, dont hear of many owners having lots of problems and are usually just the common things like pedal boxes etc.I had my fair share of problems with my 1.0 arosa, but they are all sorted now and it goes like a dream. My TDi has never put a foot wrong in 10K. My problems didnt put me off my car though, and i bought another one as well.Good luck with ur car anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 p.s oh yeah i just found out i cant even hire a car to get around because im 19 more angerIs this with VW?If so its rubbish.VW told me the same thing a couple of years ago as my wife was 19 at the time.I pointed out if she is old enough to buy a car from them, shes old enough for a courtesy car.Needless to say, a 1.4 TDI Polo was dropped off at our house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardaft Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Is this with VW?If so its rubbish.VW told me the same thing a couple of years ago as my wife was 19 at the time.I pointed out if she is old enough to buy a car from them, shes old enough for a courtesy car.Needless to say, a 1.4 TDI Polo was dropped off at our house.You have to be 24 to be covered on their insurance, some insurances cover loan cars, but it must be fully comp, thats the only way i could get a loan car when i was 18. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmy Posted February 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Is this with VW?If so its rubbish.VW told me the same thing a couple of years ago as my wife was 19 at the time.I pointed out if she is old enough to buy a car from them, shes old enough for a courtesy car.Needless to say, a 1.4 TDI Polo was dropped off at our house.no its not vw they told me ages ago i couldnt have one, this was some other hire company who suggested that id thrash a hire car around because im male and 19 years old style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":angry:" border="0" alt="mad.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobG Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 some other hire company who suggested that id thrash a hire car around because im male and 19 years oldUmm, that's what (nearly) everyone does with a hire car... I'm a fair bit older than 19, and i found out that a pug 107 will do 35 in first, and 65 in second... *ahem* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 You have to be 24 to be covered on their insuranceNo you dont.Thats what they tell you.Trust me, under the age of 24 all they have to do it lend you one of the company cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Twigs Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 it **** im 19 and i got a hire car, well two when i crash my car, but it was included in the insurance.I also found that its harder to do donuts in the new clio, cos its such a safe car you cant turn the traction control off! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LINCOLNSHIRESLUPOGTI Posted February 24, 2007 Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 I bought my Gti when I was 22. Had loads of courtesy cars from VW (and also 2 hire cars when they took ages to fix my car and said there was not a courtesy car). Always drove on their insurance and always did loads of miles in them. Never a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistolpete1986 Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 mate i have a lupo gti and it is the worst car i have ever owned cant wait to get rid of it!!! just so you no your not the only one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmy Posted February 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 this time its going to cost too much so im going to have to sell it!ill post up whats wrong with it later when i find out for sure, if anyone wants a bargain lupo that just needs fixing up a little pm mei know im going to lose a huge amount of money but i cant afford the repairs so thats the way it has to be style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":angry:" border="0" alt="mad.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philplop Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 mate i have a lupo gti and it is the worst car i have ever owned cant wait to get rid of it!!! just so you no your not the only one!You're the first person I've heard say anything like that. What's wrong with it and what other cars have you had? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicki Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 My lupo has had its fair share of problems (including several rather expensive ones) but its still the best car I've ever owned, the most fun I've ever had to drive and one of the reasons I'm no longer selling it is because I couldn't handle the thought of someone else driving my little car... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The subtle modder Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 (edited) if anyone wants a bargain lupo that just needs fixing up a littlehow cheap a bargain style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky:" border="0" alt="cheeky.gif" />You're the first person I've heard say anything like that. What's wrong with it and what other cars have you had?the first person thats admitted there not the trouble free car theyre made out to be by most? style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" /> but its still the best car I've ever owned, the most fun I've ever had to drivewhat cars have you had before nicki if you dont mind me asking? just i have spoken to lads and girls raving about cars when the cars they had had previous have been bogo standard cars or sheds which gives a bad comparrison style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blush:" border="0" alt="blush.gif" /> wayne Edited March 2, 2007 by The subtle modder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philplop Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 I'm not saying they're trouble free, but most of the problems seem to be small, niggly things.Who's made them out to be trouble free? I'd guess that all problems with GTI's have been discussed on this forum.Granted, I've only had one car before this, but that needed two head gaskets, a new exhaust, it would cut out randomly sometimes, the seat broke, and many other things. That was a 2000 mk2 Punto.Had my Lupo for a year, and the only bad thing with it is the creaking from the boot area.For me, the benefits of the Lupo GTI far outweigh the problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001gti Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 well look at people who own supercars they pay hundreds of thousands of pounds for them and yet there probebly the most unrealiable sort of car u can own. everycar has its own problems, my gti isnt a 100% perfect but by god i love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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