My first car(s)

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brt900

Original Poster:

190 posts

169 months

Tuesday 20th March 2012
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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

astirling

419 posts

173 months

Tuesday 20th March 2012
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Any pictures of the interior?

Does it pass MOTs with the side repeaters and third brake light removed?

brt900

Original Poster:

190 posts

169 months

Tuesday 20th March 2012
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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

DanDC5

18,827 posts

168 months

Tuesday 20th March 2012
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Needs some slightly wider and more dished wheels but a tidy looking car smile

brt900

Original Poster:

190 posts

169 months

Tuesday 20th March 2012
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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

Original Poster:

190 posts

169 months

Tuesday 20th March 2012
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advert pics:








NateWM

1,684 posts

180 months

Wednesday 21st March 2012
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Nice little car that!

I recognise your username. You on LFS Forums?

brt900

Original Poster:

190 posts

169 months

Wednesday 21st March 2012
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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

Original Poster:

190 posts

169 months

Saturday 21st April 2012
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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


Little Butch

589 posts

179 months

Saturday 21st April 2012
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I like this, looks a brilliant little car and I bet it's great on fuel?
Butch

brt900

Original Poster:

190 posts

169 months

Saturday 21st April 2012
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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

GTiFrank

625 posts

185 months

Saturday 21st April 2012
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Looks a lot like a Seat Arosa to me.

brt900

Original Poster:

190 posts

169 months

Saturday 21st April 2012
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GTiFrank said:
Looks a lot like a Seat Arosa to me.
yeah the diesel one is, just with lupo rear lights.

brt900

Original Poster:

190 posts

169 months

Saturday 9th June 2012
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got a sticker in the post today biggrin


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


Martin_Hx

3,955 posts

199 months

Saturday 9th June 2012
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Looks like a tidy little car !

brt900

Original Poster:

190 posts

169 months

Saturday 9th June 2012
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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

Disco You

3,685 posts

181 months

Sunday 10th June 2012
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Why would you want to make a Lupo look like an Arosa?

Macleod1873

34 posts

166 months

Sunday 10th June 2012
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Disco You said:
Why would you want to make a Lupo look like an Arosa?
Why not?

johnhs00

2 posts

143 months

Sunday 10th June 2012
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Maruti Suzuki is my first car. I have been using this car since 2009 to till today.

brt900

Original Poster:

190 posts

169 months

Sunday 10th June 2012
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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