Thanks for the responses guys(that's trendy for boys and girls) I smile to myself because I was exactly the same as all you when I was young ,then it was motor bikes and then in the early sixties we all had minis ,double strength valve springs twin carbs ,then to get wide wheels we took off the original wheels and put them back on back to front so they stuck out beyond the wheel arches.
Anyway back to the 16v ,I've got my clear spot and indicators off e bay (£42)to replace the tatty ones that are on it now,I've also put new number plates on it...It had one or two little rust bubbles and stone chiips but I've managed to touch them up ,not too good but if I keep the car I'll spray them in...The inside is like new ,the only problem is the passenger side electric window.How can I test if it's the motor or just a loose connection.
I,ve also put a new distributor cap and rotor arm on it..
I went for run in it (can't call a car like this HER ) and found myself opening the back window to see if I could hear the lovely growl from the exhaust..Went into a garage for petrol and felt very self consies (got a spell check on here ) driving what is basically a young mans car.I don't suppose anyone took any notice but if I had seen an old git driving such a car I would have said to the wife "look at that pratt".. :embarassed:
I have been winding my son up ,keep sending text messeges ...electric sun roof..abs..air con ..all that his heap of shyte xr3 aint got ..Its been declared a write off ,he's been paid out .The boot lid is stuck open and bumper bashed in.He turned his nose up at the 16v and reckons his mate can put his car right for £600 ...Its a J reg worth about £300 and some girl carved a rude word into the bonnet with a nail file.I told him thats a good idea ,get it fixed for £600 and you'll get 300 quid for it..He told me "eff off Alf Garnett"...Thank god he lives 200 miles away...One day I'll put his mobile number on here and you can all send him some tasty texts.......My son in law with his Porsche Cayenne..that's another story.... all the best ,jaygee with the 16v
What a great site this is.....for us Gti boys
