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
WTF kinda name is guss for a polo..
Nice find bro, i kinda dit This gen polo, also i believe This is called coupe because the hatch was way squarer lol
Also:
Congratz dude.
You chose this above the opel manta?! ..
Haha nah congrats man. Have fun!
Rich do you have any idea how much rust can be in one Opel? Particularly a manta
*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
Those flares look sexy
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 $?
get the fender flares then plz boss
Im so happy you boughy a car man, can't wait to see more of it!!
How are things going man?
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
Knew*
Nice dent lol
Bog over that s**t or get a replacement from the wreckers
Weird, I thought I commented on this thread..
Anyways, congrats with your car bud!
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
dude congrats on the car!
needs rally lights and pod
Good luck with the banger, mate
Minor body stuff but the engine and interior are way important to keep them original, it doesnt look that bad man!!
Plans for it?
if you're going to modify it, go full rally car
anyway congratulations dood!
Jovi i want a picture guss and you like that.
In the outfit too!
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
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
straight pipe with bike carbs pls
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
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
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