Ardent Posted December 9, 2003 Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 Well. At long last I can call myself a true Luper. After a year of looking I finally found and bought one. Black 6 and air the 3 ingredients required for the sale to happen. Test drove one this time last year, jumped in this one and exactly as I remembered it. Did not cover 1 mile and I knew I was having it. In a fast show stylee I as been mostly experimenting with 3rd and 4th acceleration tests. However, Sunday went to show matey from work the new chariot. Exited roundabout @ 3000 rpm in 2nd onto soft left hander dual carriage and floored it. Just the same thrill as 3rd and 4th up to 4000 or so, then something else happened and it grew horns and positively fired itself at the horizon. No apologies for next comment. feck ME. These things fly. Like everyone else that has one, you just cannot help smiling when you are driving or after you have got out. And then there is the xeons. Best lights I have ever had bar non. Country lane full wack just like daylight. Awesome. You may have gathered I am well chuffed. I write all this not for those who already have one because they already know what I mean, but for those who are thinking about getting one. Just get one. These rock. And to top it all you have the best cabin quality of all its peers and better than many larger cars.Jayson “now driving slower than ever just to magnify the effect when accelerating” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1 Lupo Posted December 9, 2003 Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 Glad you like the car. Is it a GTi? as in it went mad after 4000Rpm.Going for a test drive on sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardent Posted December 9, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 M1 LupoYes GTi 6spd. Hope you enjoy your test drive and look forward to comments after.Jayson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baj Posted December 9, 2003 Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 raahhdefinately gonna have to find myself a test drive now! style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LINCOLNSHIRESLUPOGTI Posted December 10, 2003 Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 Totally with comments here. Ive drove 27000miles in my Gti in just over a year and i have enjoyed every journey.The car is just so much fun, even if your driving slowly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisty b-road Posted December 10, 2003 Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 Warms the cockles of my heart that does style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted December 10, 2003 Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":angry:" border="0" alt="mad.gif" /> why didnt I save up and by a GTi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Posted December 10, 2003 Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 QUOTE(Tigz) style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":angry:" border="0" alt="mad.gif" /> why didnt I save up and by a GTi?ditto style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMon Posted December 10, 2003 Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 I've "only" got a 5 speed, but I'd echo everything Ardent says. Other bonus is that you hardly see any around (I've seen Loop GTI's described as "rare and expensive"!).I've had mine since July and am chuffed to bits with it. Great at thrashing round B roads, tops on the motorway. What more could you want (apart from a spare wheel and bigger boot style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" /> ).The Loop GTI definitely gets the :thumbs: from me. style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Lup Gti Posted December 10, 2003 Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 I'll second that. style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted December 12, 2003 Report Share Posted December 12, 2003 Nice report, just got mine back form it's first service (only £96 so can't complain) and it's running even sweeter than before, lupo's reward is a 300mile run on Monday. Will report back on the scalps he claims on the way style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1 Lupo Posted December 12, 2003 Report Share Posted December 12, 2003 QUOTE(Crusoe)Will report back on the scalps he claims on the way style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />Go for it man! take no prisoners. Can anyone settle an argument for me? is a Lupo GTi faster than a BMW Z3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisty b-road Posted December 13, 2003 Report Share Posted December 13, 2003 Reckon it'll be faster than the 1.9, not sure about the other Z3 though.Z3 do make you look stupid though so that gotta be worth a few mph style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnboy Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 Theyre definately quite a bit faster than a 1.9, i think a gti will be on a par with the 2.2 (128bhp/ton, 7.9 to 60) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1 Lupo Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 Fantastic, I was hoping to embarass a friend of my parents. He is always going on about how his Z3 beats most VW's. (Me thinks he must be joking) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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