Am I mad?! (in a kind of anti-PH way)

[TameRacingDriver]

I don't know if I've lost the plot or something, but today, I saw a black VW Lupo, lowered (but not decked) and with some what i assume to be 14 or 15" steel wheels in the same style as those you got on the early Mk1 Golf GTI's / Sciroccos, and I LOVED it!

I've a real hankering for getting a TDI Lupo or Arosa, sorting the handling, brakes, cheeky remap and a nice set of rims. It'll not be fast, but it'll have plenty of punch, should be fairly reliable(?) and cheap to run (60 MPG, £20 road tax), and I think it'll ooze character and be great fun in the process.

I was pretty much decided on a Mk3 MR2 but for some reason, this appeals more! (yes, I'll hang up my PH jacket).

[thescamper]

was it complete with 155 tyres stretched to fit a 7" rim?

[scarble]

membership revoked.

[danp]

we had an arosa sdi (1.7 4 pot no turbo) and now an a2 tdi (same 3 pot in arosa/lupo)...and at one point i was thinking along similar lines to yourself.

but unless you really need the extra practicality and/or mpg i'm not sure they'd be nearly as much fun as the mr2..indeed i've just put a deposit down on one.

the arupo tdi's are also quite rare..a decent one may well cost more than the mr2, before the mods.

[TameRacingDriver]

I guess its one of those things that seem best left to the imagination?

[danp]

TameRacingDriver said:

I guess its one of those things that seem best left to the imagination?

well go try one, and an mr2, i like them, but not sure that one would ever be persuaded to handle (and ride) very well..punchy and eco engines tho..if rather uncultured at times.

Edited by danp on Thursday 14th March 08:39