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Offline tobz.

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Re: G40
« Reply #10 on: 04 October 2004, 14:03 »
I always wanted a GL5, a mate had a hatchback one for sale once which had the audi 2.2 lump fitted in it. It was great fun to drive but was smoking like a good un so I had to walk away. I ended up with a 1.8 passat gt (1987) it was a great car but a little underpowered. I always wanted to find a red GL5 and fit it with the gt arch extensions and sill trim etc.
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Offline Gambit

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Re: G40
« Reply #11 on: 04 October 2004, 14:11 »
good luck finding an accident damaged G40, there only was something like 500 of them in the UK altogether!!

cheap one here for sale
http://www.clubgti-ni.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1659
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Offline JMallows

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Re: G40
« Reply #12 on: 04 October 2004, 14:12 »
The old passats are like one of my favourite (affordable) cars! But if you try and find one for sale now, well there aren't many! There is a GL5 on my campus, exactly the same as the one i nearly bought a while back (i'll post the link in case you missed it). I still dream about it, i really wish i'd got it!! The stupid thing is, the insurance on my golf is ?700, 1.3 yet the insurance for the GL5, wa ?900! Thats well cheap for what it is!!!
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Offline JMallows

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Re: G40
« Reply #13 on: 04 October 2004, 14:15 »
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=10241.20

It's the same as that one, but an E reg.
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Offline JMallows

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Re: G40
« Reply #14 on: 04 October 2004, 14:17 »
Quote from: Gambit on 04 October 2004, 14:11
good luck finding an accident damaged G40, there only was something like 500 of them in the UK altogether!!

cheap one here for sale
http://www.clubgti-ni.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1659

Thats a bit much for me to go breaking it up! I couldn't do it to a good car, it would have to be written off!!
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Offline G6dub

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Re: G40
« Reply #15 on: 04 October 2004, 16:37 »
sorry i thought you had a 1.3 polo to start with.
If it is a Golf why not just do a 16v conversion that is simple and all the parts are easy to get hold of.

If you weren't doing it yourself I would suggest Midland vw for a conversion. Jodie there knows his stuff and reasonalble prices too
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Offline JMallows

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Re: G40
« Reply #16 on: 04 October 2004, 18:45 »
I did look into that a long time ago, and was told it was in fact pretty difficult! At the time i was recommended to do the polo conversion as its got the same basic layout as the 1.3.....
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Offline Alexg40

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Re: G40
« Reply #17 on: 05 October 2004, 17:25 »
I can definitely recommend buying a G40....
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Offline JMallows

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Re: G40
« Reply #18 on: 05 October 2004, 17:31 »
You done the conversion?? Or do you just have a polo?
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Offline 16v Matt

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Re: G40
« Reply #19 on: 05 October 2004, 19:03 »
HA!  he's got polo,  suppose you could say its ok ;D


Have to change my pants everytime he takes me out in it!!!! :-X
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