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Posted by: JoviBlue May 17 2015, 07:41 PM

Hey guys, so on Friday last week I made a radical move in like 4 hours

I went to buy a car out of the blue, with minimal funds

Travelled about 2 hours of motorway to get to it, and I even drove it back haha (no insurance and many issues with it but I will get to that later)



It's a Volkswagen Polo Mk2F Genesis, apparently its a Coupe? But I'm pretty sure its a hatch haha Germans

So a little spec

1.3L N/A
5 Speed Gearbox (I believe its a GT/G40 gearbox)
Basic spec interior trim I guess (Has heater and did have a radio (did have))
BBS RA's 14/6j (these came from factory!)
Aftermarket exhaust system (Unsure what brand, but the backbox/tips are horrid)


Good points:
it cost me £450 haha
Wheels are good and solid
interior is literally like new other than the missing radio
no rust whatsover (tiny bits of surface rust in small areas but not unless you put your face to it)
almost mechanically sound
sounds as healthy as it did from factory with 150K miles!
Its a lot of fun to drive!

Bad Points:
really beat body/paint, has a decent dent in the boot lid
has no bonnet hinges (on the way home the bonnet kept lifting up haha)
seems like it has no front OS wheel bearing, this got worse when driving at 60+mph for 2 hours on a rough motorway
has no radio
has a really bold front NS tyre, which I hadn't realised till today and wondered why it understeered a little and wheelspun
has monster truck rideheight
isn't quite a G40
oh and the taillights are a little dodgey haha (bad earth)

but yeah unsure what I'm going to do with it, whether itll be put to OEM, OEM+ or whatever the f**k I want

But yeah, first thing first is to get it sorted to drive without s**tting myself when doing anything in it


I washed it today, and if i have time I'll take pics tomorrow

Posted by: Thor May 17 2015, 07:46 PM

WTF kinda name is guss for a polo..

Posted by: Sir KV May 17 2015, 07:50 PM

Nice find bro, i kinda dit This gen polo, also i believe This is called coupe because the hatch was way squarer lol

Also:

Hood pins, go full racecar

Posted by: kariverson May 17 2015, 07:56 PM

Congratz dude.

Posted by: TribalThunder May 17 2015, 09:08 PM

You chose this above the opel manta?! ..

Haha nah congrats man. Have fun!

Posted by: Thor May 17 2015, 09:48 PM

Rich do you have any idea how much rust can be in one Opel? Particularly a manta

Posted by: Illest. May 18 2015, 01:47 AM

*takes photo so we have to break our necks to see it*
but nice car bro seems like something a LR member would drive ( when i picture LR i imagine drift or full race )
do this m8

Posted by: Sir KV May 18 2015, 07:41 AM

Those flares look sexy

Posted by: JoviBlue May 18 2015, 05:32 PM

Shhhh, he's called Guss okay deal with it



Yeah me and my dad have been discussing it, we can't find any parts to sort this so race car hood pins it is, gunna order some tonight and hopefully get it delivered in the next few days



Thanks man



Aha dude I'd rather the Manta, but it was too much for a start, and also insurance would not be possible for me, a 2Ltr 2WD classic would be my arm and leg to insure this is basically the next best thing I guess



Lol the one he's talking about is mint



My girlfriend likes to break peoples necks, I don't just mean with her poor photography

But yeah I'd love to, but it would be a lot of money to do and also my shell and interior is too mint to rip it apart and rally it really, maybe if I find another shell or something


Anyways a little update, drove it to store it at my grandparents house this morning on my way to work experience with my Dad, and spoke to his boss and he said I can bring it in tomorrow and work on it! Even said I can use one of the car bays and lifts! Awesome! But yeah we have thought of ways to fix all the issues with the parts we have without spending much, I got a free tyre with the car, and the spare wheel has a new tyre on it, so the two bad tyres i have (one bald and one has a tear/bulge in the sidewall) will be replaced and we will rotate the tyres round so the two best sit at the front. The taillight issue is the ground wire has lost connection and melted the surrounding casing, so we're splicing the wire and connecting it up differently, rather than buying a new taillight bulb rack. Just gunna order some hood pins and a new front wheel bearing set and I should be all good to go! We've noticed the back of the sunroofs drain holes are a little sealed over and the seal around the sunroof is deteriorating a little so thats probably next on my list. But overall its looking good and I should be on the road by the end of the week! I'll try to get pics if i can

Posted by: Faяaп. May 18 2015, 06:20 PM

Bad paint... I know how you feel. Half my roof has been missing paint/flaking for over a year

Nice car

Couldn't you find a better condition car for just a little bit more $?

Posted by: JoviBlue May 18 2015, 06:41 PM

Well seeing as the shell of the car is immaculate, not even surface rust on any of the arches or anything I think its a steal (if you look at even a year old car here in the UK thats hard to find haha) and also almost all the original interior is there, and its a good spec of car too

I mean the wheels are worth £200 as they are so thats half the car paid back already if i sold them haha

Posted by: Illest. May 18 2015, 07:03 PM

get the fender flares then plz boss

Posted by: Vicent M. May 18 2015, 11:06 PM

Im so happy you boughy a car man, can't wait to see more of it!!

How are things going man?

Posted by: JoviBlue May 22 2015, 12:35 PM

My dads boss let me bring the car into his Garage, heres a few pics of it and another very special car










and my dads rad toolbox






So I got the bearing fixed, it was just really really loose, the nut was sat on the edge of its thread ahaha I got a new tyre and changed the other front one, so the front two are better

I was going to be insured this morning, however they c**ked up my policy and they magically got me insured on another car, so I called up and they tried charging me £3K to change to my car because of their error! So I got a refund of my deposit and just awaiting the money to get back into my account. But my Dad said he may sort it out for me and pay for me until I get my money back

I new my luck would run out, I'm really angry and frustrated about it, but oh well

Posted by: Thor May 22 2015, 12:46 PM

Knew*

Posted by: Sir KV May 22 2015, 01:17 PM

Nice dent lol

Bog over that s**t or get a replacement from the wreckers

Posted by: Daniel. May 22 2015, 04:28 PM

Weird, I thought I commented on this thread..

Anyways, congrats with your car bud!

Posted by: Faяaп. May 22 2015, 11:39 PM

So you talked to the company to set up insurance, and put a deposit... But they f**ked up the information and put on the wrong car?

And then when you told them of their mistake, they said you need to pay £3000 to fix their mistake??!?!?!??! Even though the insurance hasn't even begun...


If that's the case, I wouldn't bother getting insurance with that company... You don't know how they will f**k you over when you really need the insurance

Posted by: JoviBlue May 23 2015, 05:37 AM

I did it online to start with, and double checked everything, even read all the fine print and everything, and I had no info for any other car so I have no idea where it would of come from
And they didnt even say it was their fault or anything hahah


but yeah im not going to

Posted by: Kevin May 24 2015, 01:51 AM

dude congrats on the car!

needs rally lights and pod

Posted by: Bonneyi May 24 2015, 04:36 AM

Good luck with the banger, mate

Posted by: Vicent M. May 25 2015, 11:48 AM

Minor body stuff but the engine and interior are way important to keep them original, it doesnt look that bad man!!

Plans for it?

Posted by: JoviBlue May 26 2015, 10:48 AM

lol thanks dude


As for now, just improving the suspension a little and maintenance really, clean up the body too

I don;t know whether i want to be 100% committed to modding it yet, we will see though

Posted by: LoneWanderer Jun 2 2015, 03:49 AM

if you're going to modify it, go full rally car

anyway congratulations dood!

Posted by: Thor Jun 2 2015, 08:39 AM

Jovi i want a picture guss and you like that.

In the outfit too!

Posted by: JoviBlue Jun 2 2015, 07:43 PM

Went to a mates house to pull out the dent and get the stains off the roof, heres some pics he took, I'll do more pics when I'm not so busy, but i should have parts on order on friday

Posted by: JoviBlue Sep 18 2015, 11:26 PM

jesus i havent been here in ages

so a lot has happened since, I've lowered it 60mm on the front and 40 on the rear, planning to get racing coilovers soon but unsure when. I bought some Rota Grid V's 15"x7J ET20 with some super sticky Toyo tyres, new steering wheel and thats it for now

also my friend got a polo too that I'm rebuilding for her





I have plans to fit bike carbs which i own, better exhaust manifold, and a road/rally camshaft, maybe down the line swap the head for a twin cam 16v out of a 6n2 GTi

ps i broke my ricer exhaust off and now it sounds sick so we're straight piping it

Posted by: Thor Sep 19 2015, 02:31 AM

straight pipe with bike carbs pls

Posted by: JoviBlue Dec 19 2015, 05:58 PM

https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/1993-volkswagen-polo-mk2f-13/1147072114

hes up for sale now, anyone in the UK interested in taking it off me please do i have like no time to sell him im moving soon

Posted by: Hellrazr Jan 23 2016, 04:57 PM

Vw Polo are such a cool car I wish we got them but out safety standards are brutal. That front needs to come down. Camber plates up front get some amazing coilovers not Racelands. Love the wheels