My first car(s)

[brt900]

hi long story short i was given a lupo 1.4 E automatic


then today i went down to london to pick up a 1.4 tdi manual
this is the advert
Description including modifications:

Bodywork - Totally repainted in factory colour & bodywork smoothed inc rear bootlock removed, 3rd brakelight removed, swagelines removed, side repeaters removed, passenger doorlock removed, bumpers totally smoothed. Cambridge (smoked) rear GTI lights fitted, opening rear quarter lights fitted (original fixed included if required), rear wiper removed (will be included), aero wiper arms & blades fitted to front. Bonrath debadged grill fitted (also have set of one-off custom grilles to be included).

Interior - Lupo GTI Heated Leather interior (not wired in), airbag removed & leather steering wheel fitted (original included), Golf GTI leather gearknob & gaitor, silver trim kit, lower dash & centre console colour coded to body, TT/GTI alloy pedals. Interior sound deadened with 5 layers of dynamat extreme in the front doors & rear quarters, 3 layers in bootlid, floor also deadened using matting & luxury underlay.

Engine - Remapped to approx 116bhp - 176lb/ft torque, with full handbuilt stainless longlife exhaust system, BMC induction filter. Cambelt, tensioners & associated parts replaced at 70k, also replaced the water pump as all the belts were off (wasn't required though). Oil & filter changed at 68k, Engine cover body colur coded.

Suspension - Recently overhauled at 68k replacing front top mounts, lower ball joints, lower wishbones, steering arms & steering joints. KW Variant 2 coilover adjustable rear shocks & spring fitted (will include a set of FK spring & mounts), FK silverline coilovers fitted to front (for winter use) & KW2 variant 2 coilovers included for the summer (too good to ruin with the crap british winter).

Brakes - Fully overhauled at 70K with new compensator valve, total system flush, rear shoes & new front pads fitted. Fronts discs fitted at 65k are drilled, grooved & vented.

Stereo: Sony head unit, standard speakers will be put back in.

Wheels: Artec PA repainted in super chrome (not actually chrome)

Edited by brt900 on Tuesday 20th March 01:13

[brt900]

I'll put the advert pictures up later as it needs a good clean. I think the work was done in 2007/08 so I'm guessing it has passed its mot with them removed. It still has its original steering with airbag as currently fitted is an omp wheel

[brt900]

i share the car with my dad so i'll most likely get some wide steels or maybe some nice minilites and then raise the suspension up slightly and adjust damping as right now it's like riding on a brick over a cobbled road

[brt900]

advert pics:

[brt900]

NateWM said:

Nice little car that!

I recognise your username. You on LFS Forums?

Yeah it's a brilliant little car, torque and power delivery is awesome and it pulls like a train past 2k rpm

I used to be on Lfs until I was banned 2 years ago but I did go on quite a lot

[brt900]

little update, i lowered my fronts so that it would sit level with the back and then a friend invited me to a mini photoshoot,



there is more pictures over on his flickr album
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ralphotocouk/sets/721...

i also got a sticker to advertise his website "dubascrub" and a club lupo sticker

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Little Butch said:

I like this, looks a brilliant little car and I bet it's great on fuel?
Butch

averaged about 40 mpg over the past 2 weeks, that's been mainly town driving, on the motorway i could probably get 60 or 70

[brt900]

GTiFrank said:

Looks a lot like a Seat Arosa to me.

yeah the diesel one is, just with lupo rear lights.

[brt900]

got a sticker in the post today


also wiring up the heated seats this week and have got some new wheels on there

[brt900]

Martin_Hx said:

Looks like a tidy little car !

cheers! it really is a solid car, and the 1.4 tdi just sips fuel, i average about 50 mpg around town and 60-70 on longer runs

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Disco You said:

Why would you want to make a Lupo look like an Arosa?

it's a seat arosa 1.4 tdi, only difference being lupo rear lights as standard arosa lights are gash

[brt900]

Disco You said:

Oh right. Your OP suggests that it is a Lupo.

yeah the red lupo i only owned for a week