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Title: Red Mark 3s - Any pics and what's the paint like?!
Post by: RaKeR on 13 January 2007, 10:27

I've been given the opportunity to buy a 1.8 GL as a daily/second family car.  I've yet to see it, but it's a 1996 N plate described as red.  I won't go into details about history etc, but what were the reds available on the Mark 3 was it tornado red and flash red, and then the burgundy?  Did VW sort the issue with the reds at this point in production i.e. fade and oxidation etc? 

Does anyone have any tidy pics of their red rides?!

Thanks guys,

Si.

Title: Re: Red Mark 3s - Any pics and what's the paint like?!
Post by: Pete Taylor on 13 January 2007, 10:47

(http://show.imagehosting.us/show/1878587/0/nouser_1878/T0_-1_1878587.jpg)

Mine after some hardcore t-cutting yesterday, still needs to be waxed, on a P plate

Title: Re: Red Mark 3s - Any pics and what's the paint like?!
Post by: Neaty on 13 January 2007, 15:08

is it called flash red does anyone know?

Title: Re: Red Mark 3s - Any pics and what's the paint like?!
Post by: RaKeR on 13 January 2007, 15:25

That's come up lovely - had it suffered from fading or oxidation at all?

Title: Re: Red Mark 3s - Any pics and what's the paint like?!
Post by: Pete Taylor on 13 January 2007, 15:36

Not at all, I just knew it would look awesome when done and there were some scratches i wanted to get out. I parked next to a golf CL 1.4 i think it was the other day, it was a darker burgundy red and the paintwork was absolutely shocking on it, it looked pastel! Ignore the wing mirrors, they don't match and the girl that had it before imortalised them! Got 2 in the garage awaiting paint

Title: Re: Red Mark 3s - Any pics and what's the paint like?!
Post by: Lewy on 13 January 2007, 15:43

(http://img426.imageshack.us/img426/5694/0610150026pp1.jpg)

(http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/154/0014fs1.jpg)

Title: Re: Red Mark 3s - Any pics and what's the paint like?!
Post by: RaKeR on 13 January 2007, 18:36

Cool mate - I'm kind of hoping that they addressed the issue with mark 2 tornado red with the late mark 3s?  I have a mark 2 jetta in the same colour which really needs to be kept on top of.  It's pretty sweet, but it's tough going keeping it nice!  Didn't fancy moving to a mark 3 which requires the same work - don't get me wrong - I like detailing, but when you have a young boy, it's time spent rather doing something else with him you know?

Lewy - cheers - that a cracking example that - what colour is it mate?

Title: Re: Red Mark 3s - Any pics and what's the paint like?!
Post by: Lewy on 13 January 2007, 22:16

Quote from: RaKeR on 13 January 2007, 18:36

Lewy - cheers - that a cracking example that - what colour is it mate?

Dunno mate, only had it a few weeks.

Title: Re: Red Mark 3s - Any pics and what's the paint like?!
Post by: floaty on 14 January 2007, 15:04

I think all P reg on were Flash Red and some N reg too. Much nicer than Tornado Red IMO

Title: Re: Red Mark 3s - Any pics and what's the paint like?!
Post by: Neaty on 14 January 2007, 18:50

^^^ what about L reg, 1993? were they flash red too?

Title: Re: Red Mark 3s - Any pics and what's the paint like?!
Post by: floaty on 20 January 2007, 16:36

i think the first flash red cars were M reg 1994 ish as i've seen both colours on that reg before