Just thought i'd say hi! Was sent here by one of my other forum friends (I normally reside on clubpolo - i'm one of the founding members and my other VW is a G40 pushing 150bhp or so - when its running!)
After having a brief brush with a Fiat Punto 1.9 Jtd (wifes car - 4 weeks old - rain + negative cambre + *** tyres + twisted chassis = whiplash & a seriously mangled Punto) I picked a GTD out of the clubpolo for sale section last November and drove down to Manchest to collect it.
Paid £1200 for it - Montana Green, G60 interior, electric windows all round and 103,000 miles on the clock.
I've make a few mods so far:-
15" G60 steels
60mm drop
MP3/CD player
I've now got 129,000 miles on the clock and other than oil and filter changes it hasnt required anything (yes that 26,000 miles in 12 months!)
Here is what it looks like at the moment
I love the colour and 51mpg average at a 75mph-ish run to and from work - its only let me down once and that was a snapped alternator belt!
Got a load of parts saved up to do some work over the christmas / new year:
New Alternator (rev counter sender is acting up!)
New Starter (startes on 3rd try every time)
New Clutch kit (release bearing damaged by diesel leak into gearbox casing)
New oil/water cooler unit ( the oil is getting into the water a little and making a black foam in the expansion bottle - its not the head gasket as its done this since before i bought it)
New front bumper & drivers wing (got clipped by a taxi)
Passat Headlights along with Jetta grill
Jetex Stainless steel exhaust
Jetex air filter & drilled airbox
American Spec Heater controls / side markers / number plates
And a few other tweeks!
Once i'm happy with everything else then i'll be on here looking on how to get a bit more power out of it (SB engine)
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