DanGTI Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 ....this time it was just me and the loop so I nailed it to see what it could do...and also raced it from the lights for good measure.soooo much quicker both off the line and throughout the gears than the arosa sport. even in 6th it pulled more than mine feels like it does in 5th. it was black with the red interior which looked smart but in bright susnlight you could see loads of fine scratches which seemed bad at just 3k....so ive gone for silver, no sunroof with the red / black interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 Nice on Dan!When do you get it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanGTI Posted September 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 cheers Tigz. im going on hol for a week in october & pick it up when I get back....so sometime after the 18th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 What a thing to come home to.I chuffed for ya mate.Welcome to the world of the Lupo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanGTI Posted September 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 oh also....after i got the finance to a price i was happy with i pushed for freebies, they said i could have the vw cd player, OR theyd fit my alpine, do this paint & upholstery coating (superguard kind of thing) & do the doors so they lock over 5mph.....I said the latter cos the alpine is quite new & dont really want a tape player on my dash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marqs_Loopy Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 Nice one Dan does this mean you will become GTIDan then :? style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 The paint proection is supposed to be great.twisty has only had to ever wash his car in water! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanGTI Posted September 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 yeah its called diamondbright or summin. apparently its a 2 layer thing, one fills the tiny flaws in paint the next layer seals it, and the other thing u get it like a scotchguard protector for the upholstery. yep probably GTIDan or massivegrinwhiletravellingveryfastDan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DubDub Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 Whats this thing about it locking... do they add something to the standard system? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbin Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 yea think so i believe its about £70 quid, its a protection thing, so u dont get mugged or u car stolen wen ur in slow moving traffic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 Am i missing the point or is someone more likely to try and open your door when the cars stationary?anyway, nice choice Dan, hope you enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisty b-road Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 I had SupaguardDon't know what the Diamondbright is like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbin Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 i believe its the same as supa guard, we had a car in at work with it and it felt really smooth, but doesnt make life easy for us wen we come to spray it because we cant get it off lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 Am i missing the point or is someone more likely to try and open your door when the cars stationary?I think the idea is that as soon as you get in the car and drive off, it locks the doors. Most people don't bother locking them when they get in the car, so when they get to the traffic lights...its a GTA moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossjohnc Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 locking doors can be done by changing something using VAGcom I think...Darren uses Diamond Brite - his paint looks immaculate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUPO. Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 yea think so i believe its about £70 quid, its a protection thing, so u dont get mugged or u car stolen wen ur in slow moving traffic£70.00?.....There is a button with an image of a key on it next to the electric window button........press that ,it will lock all the doors style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DubDub Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 I had this on my Clio.... you could turn it on and off by pressing and holding the central locking button on the dash.... might try it on the Lupo later just to see if it works.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanGTI Posted September 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 the door locking thing is really good, once you drive off they lock, then when you take the key out to get out the car they unlock. sounds a bit pointless but its saved me once in the arosa. also you can still use the normal unlock and lock buttons on the door as usual.its really easy for them to do cos my gilfriends arosa didnt come with it, she asked why they said they didnt know so they just programmed it in......so vw have said theyll sort this on the lupo for me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdubgti Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 thats nice of them ill remember that for when i get my lup, handy little feature. how much is the paint protection? i think i might just save and get mine sprayed mat black tho style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanGTI Posted September 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 they said normally its £200 or £250 but I was pushing for freebies so thats summin theyll be including....also when you buy remember to be firm in haggling the asking price.....i went back 3 times to hassle them and eventually they dropped the price....especially now the loops on the way out you should be able to get a good deal.i have supaguard on the arosa, i got them to do that for free.....would bother paying for it tho cos u still have to wax it to get a decent finnish anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TANNER Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 I wanted the anti hijack locking and thought it would of been standard, my ex's arosa s had it fitted and also her central locking unlocked both doors on the first press of the fob where as my Gti takes 2??(had some fool in a beemer ((yes strange that)) try and pull me out of my polo because I used the bmw lane on his dual carriageway, unlucky because id locked my doors on take off so he stood there like a fool at the traffic lites pulling my door handle!! Blew him a cheeky kiss and got the feck out of there!!) style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":lol:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":lol:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> if i was massive I wouldnt bother locking them!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanGTI Posted September 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 similar thing to me....had to go over massive speed bumps really slow, some dodgy little scouser behind in a focus started giving me sh*t - beeping, flashing and giving me **** signs, so i stick my fingers up.... he then tries to chase me down country lanes and i lose him until i get to some traffic lights where he comes flying alongside me, the passenger door is flung open before he even stops (hitting my door) and next thing i know is his passenger is some massive `meat-head` psycho pulling at my doorhandle.........then i floored it straight through the red (could see nothing coming) and lost them. If he wasnt such a big m***er f***er id have got out cos I was well annoyed, but as it happened, he was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TANNER Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 Im gonna have to start logging on before i read posts, when i read this 1st time round there was only half the amount of posts there are now!! Weiiiiird crap.I know M1 lupo has done something on vag.com that makes his central locking beep when he locks/unlocks the car, I'll have to see what he says about the anti hijak.although i always lock the door anyway, wolvo is full of oportunists!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 QUOTE(TANNER)I know M1 lupo has done something on vag.com that makes his central locking beep when he locks/unlocks the car, I'll have to see what he says about the anti hijak.Yeah, I was impressed with that, I've always thought the lupo could do with auto locking on the move. Would like to get that done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 got the dealer to do mine when i picked it up, locks above 7mph and then unlocks when you remove the ignition key, same as the one plip to only open the drivers door with two to open the other doors and boot. Can edit the settings with vag.com or dealer can do it too but might charge you £10 or so for their time if you don't wear a short enough skirt lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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