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General => General discussion => Topic started by: Dinky on 12 July 2004, 11:31
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If any one has a link to the various engines that were produced by vw for the cabrios i wud v much appreciate it!
Beginin to think mine aint a gti! :'(
tia!
Dinx :'(
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what does it say on the log book di?? ill try and find that vin number link for ya ;)
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What makes you think its not a GTI? Like Vix says - it will state it on the log book if it is.
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Yes well it dont !But wot makes it even worse is that i questioned the guy bout it n he ensured me it was!Im well peed off!contated dvla today so well c wot happens! >:(
Dinx
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can you not tell from the engine number??
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hey dinky, does ur car go fast?? can u beat a fiesta popular ;)
what engine size is it then ???
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:P
tis a 1.8.but i reckon sumthin has gone a bit skew-whiff wen it was imported n converted! :P Ive so got a bad feelin bout this-hence me contactin dvla! :'(
Dinx :-*
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Dinx, if you go on confused.com and look to get an insurance quote, you can put in your registration number of your car or the car you might be buying for example, and it will tell you what the car should be etc. Just don't do what I did and put in the wrong number when the registration I put in came up as a Polo :o Luckily it was my typo :-[
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if the engine plate on the slam pannel starts with dx then it would of definatly had a 1.8i engine in it.
i was talking to some one yesterday who said the cabrio's got baged gti mostly for uk so not many foreign 1.8's got the gti badge
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Ok I was playing with your site now look what it says my car is
reg number G6LTD
car make VW
car model Passet GT16v
body style Salon
engine size 1781
year first registered 2000
no.of doors 4 fuel type petrol
transmission manual
right hand drive
Now should I be worried? My car is left hand drive a 1989 mk2 Golf someone has something wrong!
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i'll give that site 10/10. pity i had to put in so much info to get that far.
it got my 1906VC plate perfectly. i was hoping it was going to tell me what the original car was to be honest.
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I tried it too
reg number K** **N
car make VW
car model GOLF SPORTLINE
body style CABRIOLET
engine size 1781
year first registered 2000
no.of doors 2
fuel type petrol
transmission manual
right hand drive
N Tesos had it down as a 1800 clipper ???
Thinks its all abit mad! :P
Also mine doesnt hav the gti badge on either Carrie!
Dinx :-*
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Oops, that's probably why it's called confused.com :D I never said it was an exact science but it came up with the correct details for my car. I I can't explain Dinx's details but maybe G6dub's registration used to be on a passat and then was swapped to the limited as a private reg and someones database is not up to date, maybe ???
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I wish that was the reason cause it would explain it but I bought teh plate from DVLA and I am teh first owner of it!
I also put in G6DUB and it still comes up with the seat, it was taken off that in May so no it isn't upto date.
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Ringer :o
jus kidding. cos ur cars so rare i reckon its having a guess at what it is ;) :D
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don't worry about it.
i reckon the likelihood of the dvla providing regular updates to these insurance sites is very low. it's only trying to be helpful anyway, it's not saying the dvla have that reg as definiely being x
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Sorry for any confusion all, I was only trying to be helpful, honest :-[
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You may all want to have a look at this site:
www.vinfinder.com
I was gonna try out the sms service before I buy my next car. Apparently you text them the full 17digit VIN and they will reply with all the details of what the car should be. Sounds like the best way as it eliminates all the uncertainty arising from importing and plate changes etc etc.
I haven't tried it yet so can't vouch for its accuracy but if anyone does give try it be sure to let us know how it goes. I think the service costs about ?1.50
Toby
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If its NOT a gti the engine bay will look like this :-
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/gallery/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=18413&pos=0
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A gti engine will basically look like this
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/gallery/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=11384&pos=3
except on the mk1 there will a fuel metering unit on top of the air box.
the difference between carb and injection engines is quite obvious when ya look :D
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For once this northern bird actually appreciates ur comments vr6! :D :P
So...erm...Thanx! ;D ;)
Btw-mines a gti! ;D
(v big smile now!)
Dinx :-*
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na vr6 mine look nothing like that where's the oil, rust and crud on it ;)