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Title: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat has gone!
Post by: luke on 15 January 2012, 10:25
thought I would do a thread for the car, will get some pics of it
spec as follows
p reg
white
black roof
roof bars
194k miles
lowered
slow as feck!
but at £300 can't complain and it's good on fuel



EDIT: upgraded to a gti 2.0 8v  :smiley:
Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: luke on 16 January 2012, 01:39
decided to vinyl wrap the mirrors white as a friend does vinyl wrapping, also fitted a cd player, will be seeing if the steelies that came with it look good, then giving it a clean and vinyl wrap the back bumper where paint is missing, may consider chopping the back springs to get it lower as it's 60mm front 40mm back
(http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g143/mannionion/397853_10151160863235285_671555284_22204334_260514133_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: DanChave on 17 January 2012, 07:33
Cool project :) more pics please!
Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: Diamond Hell on 17 January 2012, 08:04
As a Golf3 TDI owner I feel I can look down on you.

And it's lowered, so I actually can.

Sorry about your engine.
Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: VR6_Wherry on 17 January 2012, 09:05
As a Golf3 TDI owner I feel I can look down on you.

And it's lowered, so I actually can.

Sorry about your engine.

 :grin: :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: lemski on 17 January 2012, 09:44
Cut the springs? I'm gettin old as I feel that's a bad idea. Giood basse project though
Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: luke on 17 January 2012, 10:09
As a Golf3 TDI owner I feel I can look down on you.

And it's lowered, so I actually can.

Sorry about your engine.
it is incredibly slow! had to pull the calendar to check the 0-60 time, good on fuel though, got a 3-4 hour journey later to pick up a fabia vrs
Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: Jay on 17 January 2012, 13:52
As a Golf3 TDI owner I feel I can look down on you.

And it's lowered, so I actually can.

Sorry about your engine.

 :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 17 January 2012, 14:15
As a Golf3 TDI owner I feel I can look down on you.

And it's lowered, so I actually can.

Sorry about your engine.


Haha brilliant.
Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: Diamond Hell on 17 January 2012, 22:10
Cut the springs? I'm gettin old as I feel that's a bad idea. Giood basse project though

It's not that you're getting old, it's that it won't pass an MOT that's the issue.  :grin:
Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: The Mighty Elvi on 17 January 2012, 22:19
Cut the springs? I'm gettin old as I feel that's a bad idea. Giood basse project though

Cheap and Cheerful. FTW!

My First Golf had chopped springs.   :grin:

Well...after upgrading the engine to The Mighty 1.3 Carb we (decided by committee majority vote) should lower it by cutting the springs with an angle grinder.  Fair play...it looked ossum!
 

My mate decided that this was after all "a bad idea" after following me down the M4.

Bouncy, bouncy 'bout sums it up.

Still.  I was 18 and Power Tools were new and exciting!   :evil:

Today it resides in my garage awaiting a Steve Austin moment.




Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: Diamond Hell on 17 January 2012, 22:22
Today it resides in my garage awaiting a Steve Austin moment.

I think you're more likely to give it a Ron Burgandy moment.
Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: The Mighty Elvi on 17 January 2012, 22:55
Today it resides in my garage awaiting a Steve Austin moment.

I think you're more likely to give it a Ron Burgandy moment.


What...you and me adopt a child in Vermont?

Didn't know you felt that way DH.

 :kiss:


Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 17 January 2012, 23:04
Cut the springs? I'm gettin old as I feel that's a bad idea. Giood basse project though
nope, im 19 and feel the same way. either get proper lowering spring/shocks or leave it as it is mate, i know a few  people with cut springs and can safely say a cheep set of loweing springs gives alot better ride even if just on standard shocks.
Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: luke on 18 January 2012, 00:10
it has lowering springs, I have come to the conclusion, the next car is a mk3 gti, it is nice to drive and does pull (down hill), and grips in the ice, although used an 1/8 of a tank in 10 miles from trying to see how it handles  :grin: plus i feel like a dad driving it haha
Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: lemski on 18 January 2012, 08:40
Dan had it sorted.
Dh ur right, but I feal once upon a time I would have been for cutting springs.
Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: stow1985 on 19 January 2012, 23:29
Could do with some more pics of this one...(think I saw this forsale of ebay  :undecided:)

Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: luke on 20 January 2012, 00:38
Could do with some more pics of this one...(think I saw this forsale of ebay  :undecided:)


will grab some more photos soon, it was on ebay, and i won  :wink: :tongue:
Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: stow1985 on 21 January 2012, 09:58
Could do with some more pics of this one...(think I saw this forsale of ebay  :undecided:)


will grab some more photos soon, it was on ebay, and i won  :wink: :tongue:

Thought so!  :grin:
Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: luke on 21 January 2012, 15:35
(http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g143/mannionion/IMG_0259.jpg)
(http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g143/mannionion/IMG_0258.jpg)
(http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g143/mannionion/IMG_0257.jpg)
(http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g143/mannionion/IMG_0260.jpg)
Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: bobbarley on 21 January 2012, 15:40
Rustastic!
Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: luke on 22 January 2012, 23:20
looked over the exhaust today, turns out from the midbox it's completely snapped off  :grin: does sound pretty cool, drove birmingham earlier to pick an exhaust for a friend, drove down a narrow road and set off a few car alarms, also come next weekend it is going lower on the back so it just sits on the arches, just need more power (if anyone knows any info on how easy it is to drop a tdi engine into it please message me, would be of great help!)
Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: Diamond Hell on 24 January 2012, 21:11
Fill it up and give us a brim-to-brim (proper!) MPG figure.

Come on - MPG-off with my TDI
Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: stow1985 on 24 January 2012, 21:13
Fill it up and give us a brim-to-brim (proper!) MPG figure.

Come on - MPG-off with my TDI

Exciting  :grin:
Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: The Mighty Elvi on 24 January 2012, 21:17
Fill it up and give us a brim-to-brim (proper!) MPG figure.

Come on - MPG-off with my TDI


This MK3 diesel nonsense has gone too far.



Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: Diamond Hell on 24 January 2012, 21:59
This MK3 diesel nonsense has gone too far.

It is only just beginning.
Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: luke on 24 January 2012, 22:43
Fill it up and give us a brim-to-brim (proper!) MPG figure.

Come on - MPG-off with my TDI
Well 20 pound has just got me 100 mile, so I don't think I'd win, plus I don't have around £80 odd to fill it, most of my miles are around town so pretty poor on fuel  :grin:
Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: luke on 27 January 2012, 15:16
The derv has gone, hello mk3 gti 8v
Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: VR6_Wherry on 27 January 2012, 15:27
Didn't last very long! :grin:
Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: The Mighty Elvi on 27 January 2012, 15:37
The derv has gone, hello mk3 gti 8v

So you've gone from slow and economical to just plain slow.



Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: lemski on 27 January 2012, 15:56
That was quick.
Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: snifferdog on 27 January 2012, 16:37
Mk3's aint slow - they just aint fast.  :laugh:
Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: luke on 27 January 2012, 18:05
It's quick for me, now I just need fuel  :grin:
Title: Re: Luke's 1.9 non turbo diesel estate rat
Post by: stow1985 on 27 January 2012, 20:03
Golf Mk3 Gti 2ltr 8v...is................................adequate!  :wink: