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Offline jmsheahan

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Talk to me about Lupos
« on: 06 June 2010, 16:56 »
My girlfriend is on the lookout for her first car and has set her heart on a Lupo. I don't really know much about them other than I've heard the pedal boxes are a weak point. She's got a budget of around 2-2.5k for a good one; preferably a 1.4. Just trying to do some homework.

Anyone know much about them or own one?
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Offline tweed

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Re: Talk to me about Lupos
« Reply #1 on: 06 June 2010, 17:47 »
I know a girl that has one and she had a lot of trouble with the icv.
The way I see it is it's a cheap budget car, using cheap parts to make it. Still going to be better than any other small car of it's age though.
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Re: Talk to me about Lupos
« Reply #2 on: 06 June 2010, 18:50 »
1.4 TDI all day long. 75bhp and 70mpg out of the box. A remap from Toph and it'll see 100bhp and see off Lupo GTI's. Super cheap insurance, £35 a year road tax if you get a post 2001 one and just damn cool.

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Offline Horney

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Re: Talk to me about Lupos
« Reply #3 on: 06 June 2010, 18:51 »
Oh and the TDI uses the MKIV Golf gearbox and clutch so no gearbox problems or the dread clutch peddle snapping off.

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Offline DrewGTI

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Re: Talk to me about Lupos
« Reply #4 on: 06 June 2010, 19:10 »
Quote from: Horney on 06 June 2010, 18:50
1.4 TDI all day long. 75bhp and 70mpg out of the box. A remap from Toph and it'll see 100bhp and see off Lupo GTI's. Super cheap insurance, £35 a year road tax if you get a post 2001 one and just damn cool.

Nick

ain't gti's 126bhp....
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Offline JC

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Re: Talk to me about Lupos
« Reply #5 on: 06 June 2010, 19:11 »
aint about the bhp with a dieseasal  :wink:
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Re: Talk to me about Lupos
« Reply #6 on: 06 June 2010, 19:15 »
don't the remapped ones have like 170lb/ft or something stupid  :laugh:

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Offline leigh_harty

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Re: Talk to me about Lupos
« Reply #7 on: 06 June 2010, 19:49 »
I had a mk1 seat arosa (1998 s reg), picked it up for £650 and in my opinion was a seriously cool car especially when lowered and rimmed up. 1.4 petrol powerplant and loved every minute of it. road going go-kart
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Re: Talk to me about Lupos
« Reply #8 on: 06 June 2010, 20:34 »
Thanks for the feedback. That diesel tax bracket sounds promising! I think she ideally wants a petrol though. Looking at the specs for the 1.4 sport, it seems pretty nippy to be fair! Prices just seem to vary so much  :undecided:
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Offline Horney

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Re: Talk to me about Lupos
« Reply #9 on: 06 June 2010, 20:36 »
Try a derv before ruling it out, my Polo is essentially the same car just longer and heavier and it's the cheapest to run car I've ever had but it's quite a hoot as well. Even has quite a cool growl being a 3 pot.

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