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te but the car sounds fantastic on jenvey itbs- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsEcoOXKfI0Dr G said:
Looks smart, but are those wheels the right offset?
Wll spotted. No they are not, have some hubcentric spacers waiting to go on the rear, just waiting for the snow to shift. Dont know if I will bother getting some more for the front, havnt really noticed a difference to be honest.Not got any immediate plans, but eventually it will get a BMC (provided the distrobuters can get themselves out of administration), 4-2-1, maybe the rest of the exhaust system then tie it up with a good quality remap.
As standard its 125PS with 152NM, pulling 900-1000KG. Maybe gain 10bhp or so with all the above.
BelperJim said:
Nice motor! What are these like compared to a Polo GTi of the same generation?
My mate has them wheels on his Polo and I think they look better standard, Anthracite might look cool on your Lupo. But hey it's not my car.
Im not a fan of dark wheels myself, but really have a thing for white ones! I got them cheap in need of repair, I stripped and sanded them and got them powder coated. £180 for the wheels and tyres, and 100 for the powder coating, which I was happy with.My mate has them wheels on his Polo and I think they look better standard, Anthracite might look cool on your Lupo. But hey it's not my car.
Compared to the Polo, its smaller, lighter (has aluminium panels), and has the 6-speed box. It also has no spare wheel as the battery is in the boot. The Polo comes with climate control wheres this just has air-con. The engine is pretty much identical, however I think the Lupo version has a VVT system on the intake side, which im told the Polo doesnt. Plus they made less that 1000 of these, which is quite exclusive really. Unfortunatly they often cost twice as much as a same age Polo
I have always liked these. I have a thing for small, nippy, little cars. It would make a great practical companion for the Elise, I can just imagine chucking that down a b-road at legal speeds with an insane grin on my face, but alas I'm not in the market for anything an won't be for a while yet 
Its a lovely car by the way and IMO the wheels suit it
Its a lovely car by the way and IMO the wheels suit it
Defcon5 said:
BelperJim said:
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Im not a fan of dark wheels myself, but really have a thing for white ones! I got them cheap in need of repair, I stripped and sanded them and got them powder coated. £180 for the wheels and tyres, and 100 for the powder coating, which I was happy with.Compared to the Polo, its smaller, lighter (has aluminium panels), and has the 6-speed box. It also has no spare wheel as the battery is in the boot. The Polo comes with climate control wheres this just has air-con. The engine is pretty much identical, however I think the Lupo version has a VVT system on the intake side, which im told the Polo doesnt. Plus they made less that 1000 of these, which is quite exclusive really. Unfortunatly they often cost twice as much as a same age Polo
I'd love to have a go in one I quite like my mates polo it's good round the bends a bit lacking on the straights. Lupo sounds like it would be more my thing.
scotty_d said:
Looks great, got any pics of the inside?
Will get some next week when I give it a cleanjr@ said:
Love GTI's and will have one some day, have driven loads when i was at VW and loved them all
would say i think i prefer it with the orginal barthursts though
I had considered coating the barthursts white, but decided to keep them as they were, as they were in perfect nick. Still got them in my mums garage so I can swap at will.would say i think i prefer it with the orginal barthursts though
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