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Mk1 Arosa - 1.0mpi - Poverty


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Finally thought I'd get my car up on here as I've been on here a few weeks now.

Well, after a year of ups and downs owning a 172 Cup I decided it was time to get a cheap run around and quite liked the looks of the little Arosa. Having owned a mk1 golf and a mk2 jetta I've always liked the VAG scene. Quite a speed difference but still fun to drive around in, purchased for a bargain, left me with enough money to sort out the tiny wheels and ridiculously large arch gap!

The first few weeks she was running with a misfire, new leads and a coil pack later she was running like new.

I went for the 'Sixty' wheels from Bullet as I like the G60 style steels and these save the hassle of banding. For the tyres I went for the Bridgestone Potenzas as I prefer the stretch on these over the Nankangs so in the end I had 7j - 165 50 15. Finally I got around to fitting the coilovers the other week, I ran them for a few days before taking out the rear adjusters to get the extra lows. The rides a bit 'crashy' but I wasn't willing to spend a fortune on a cheap car.

I'm happy with how she looks at the minute, I want to keep it simple...I'm getting a tad older now and feel an overly modded Arosa isn't the best look me, I even like how the bumpers aren't coded.

How she was a couple of weekends ago...

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Need some caps!

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As of last week I wanted to get more lows so decided to order some custom shorter springs, two days later and an hour fitting. The adjusters are back in, just so I can raise it if needs be.

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I was going to space the wheels out but I think I'm happy with the stance for the time being, I'll see how she drives for a few weeks first.

Couple of more pics...

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Think the plastic mud flaps need to come off as they scrape on speed bumps! I quite like them though!

I've ordered a slim sub and some new Rockford Fosgate front speakers to improve the sounds a bit, I'll probably add to that at a later date.

Other than that, I'm pretty unsure what to do next. Like I said at the start, I want to keep it clean and simple. I need some new wing mirrors and fancy the DTM style but not sure how they'd look.

Any views or advice welcome!

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Cheers...I was thinking stubby, just wondered if there were any alternatives really. I don't think the DTM's will go like.

looks veryy clean bud,

north east eyyy where abouts?

Thanks, it's not a bad car for just over a £££ monkey.

Bishop Auckland mate, although Im from over Teesside way originally (Redcar/Ingleby).

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