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look at what I just bought for The wife's mum by Mark(The Miser)UK on 25 Feb, 2007 09:00
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320084099514&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26satitle%3D320084099514%26fvi%3D1

:shock: I did say I wouldn't buy a 'transverse' didn't I? :shock:

I've actually bought it to replace my mother-in-law's Polo (a kind of Audi 50).
:twisted: She was looking for power steering as she was 82 in August and her wrists are weakening and her night vision is reducing (better lights in one of these!) :twisted:
:mrgreen: Mark :mrgreen:
#1 by SMOKEYDUB on 25 Feb, 2007 09:10
AWESOME find! pretty clean car.
#2 by Mark(The Miser)UK on 25 Feb, 2007 09:25
It does look up togeather. ... Just noticed that the tacho is not there :cry: I do have one that I was saving for my QTD's... She won't need it. :wink:
#3 by Mark(The Miser)UK on 28 Feb, 2007 03:37
Just like buses; see none for ages and then along comes three together!
This one looks exciting; I asked the old girl if she would prefer one with a sound system.... She declined. Although she thought it would be fun to pull up in it in her road once to shock the curtain twitchers... :shock:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290087763358&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Fcgiurl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fcgi.ebay.co.uk%252Fws%252F%26fkr%3D1%26from%3DR8%26satitle%3D290087763358%2B%2B%26category0%3D%26fvi%3D1

Actually this has probably been thrashed; and I/C hasn't been operating with its full cowling...
#4 by Mark(The Miser)UK on 08 Mar, 2007 12:40
Just reporting that after afew pointers on driving the GTD my 81 yr old mother-in-law has decided she likes the GTD...

http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/200/mygtdyo5.jpg

Blast!!! Last Sunday she had got all flustered about it and was going to let me have it. I think it was because I reduced the 'lag' so that she can nip in and out of the traffic like with her little gasser
:roll:
#5 by jtanguay on 08 Mar, 2007 22:48
Quote from: "Mark(The Miser)UK"
Just reporting that after afew pointers on driving the GTD my 81 yr old mother-in-law has decided she likes the GTD...

http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/200/mygtdyo5.jpg

Blast!!! Last Sunday she had got all flustered about it and was going to let me have it. I think it was because I reduced the 'lag' so that she can nip in and out of the traffic like with her little gasser
:roll:

hehe... if only women knew how good they have it. Men do everything for them, but no thats not good enough... power freaks!!! pun intended :twisted:
#6 by Dr. Diesel on 10 Mar, 2007 10:35
where's the battery in that thing? still up front, hidden under that I/C baffling?
#7 by Mark(The Miser)UK on 10 Mar, 2007 12:30
Quote from: Dr. Diesel
where's the battery in that thing? still up front, hidden under that I/C baffling?
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Yes it's half under the the baffling
#8 by Mark(The Miser)UK on 10 Mar, 2007 12:38
hehe... if only women knew how good they have it. Men do everything for them, but no thats not good enough... power freaks!!! pun intended :twisted:

I think I've created a monster...
Granny is off showing her 92 year old friend :roll:

I don't wish early death on anyone but I hope she doesn't live to 106
I can't wait 24 years to get the car back. :cry:
The missus has already told her mum that she thinks I bought it for myself really.... She just nodded and grinned :mrgreen:
#9 by Kudagra on 10 Mar, 2007 18:08
Holy crap...is it just me or is that super cheap??? That would be worth importing for that much.

side note:

Im sure this has been answered...but is it easy to come up with a complete GTD intercooler setup over there?
#10 by jtanguay on 11 Mar, 2007 00:35
Quote from: "Mark(The Miser)UK"
hehe... if only women knew how good they have it. Men do everything for them, but no thats not good enough... power freaks!!! pun intended :twisted:

I think I've created a monster...
Granny is off showing her 92 year old friend :roll:

I don't wish early death on anyone but I hope she doesn't live to 106
I can't wait 24 years to get the car back. :cry:
The missus has already told her mum that she thinks I bought it for myself really.... She just nodded and grinned :mrgreen:

yea watchout... her last days will be spent driving the crap out of that car... oh you'll get the car back... minus a hundred psi compression... etc :lol:

i'd say when she gets a bit older start turning down the fuel gradually... :wink: