kalv 0 Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 Went to look for cheap run arounds for about £1K.. and ended up spending 3 times as much on nice looking 1998 MK3 Gti[lightbox=../../e107_files/public/1173859689_4477_FT0_14032007826.jpg][/lightbox][lightbox=../../e107_files/public/1173859749_4477_FT0_14032007825.jpg][/lightbox][lightbox=../../e107_files/public/1173859825_4477_FT0_14032007827.jpg][/lightbox]I got to admit, looks alot cleaner, perhaps better than my VR..[lightbox=../../e107_files/public/1173859978_4477_FT0_final.jpg][/lightbox] Link to post Share on other sites
Jk* 0 Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 Not keen on the colour coded arches, oh or the engine! Lol. But it looks good! But why spend soooo much on a gti? Link to post Share on other sites
Earwig 89 Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 Looks like a very clean motor you picked up :-)What made you part with so much cash ? You can have had a field day with the VR for that 2K ! Supercharger maybe ;-)Mark. Link to post Share on other sites
patpong_pete 0 Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 simple swap parts from your GTI onto VR6 then sell the GTI !ha presto you have the VR6 u always wanted Link to post Share on other sites
purple highline monster 0 Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 ^^just what i was thinking!^^ Link to post Share on other sites
kalv 0 Posted March 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 My cheap run around punto broke down (gearbox/clutch) so was after a replacement. I saw a few bangers but knew I'd have the same ploblem again, you get what you pay for. I saw the GTi at UD on Sunday and enquired but the bloke wanted way too much. He rang me up on Tuesday and said if I got cash I could have it (he lived 2 miles from my house!). I saw it, liked it, it was well looked after, lots of nice mods, full history, receipets.. you name it he had it - so made a stupid offer, haggled and agreed on a price.My intention is to run it around for a bit and then swap the good parts over to my VR and then sell the GTi.. but as the misses uses the VR everyday I can't do that until I get her a replacement motor else she will just scratch/kerb the VR again!As for the charger.. when I sell my 2nd house and I can manage to get away from the tax man, then it will be coming! Link to post Share on other sites
patpong_pete 0 Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 the misses uses the VR everyday I can't do that until I get her a replacement motor else she will just scratch/kerb the VR again!SELL THE GTI AND THROW THE MISSES IN WITH THE DEALTHAT WAY YOU GET YOUR VR6 BACK2nd house oh no the Tax Man 2 words "Capital Gains"how are you going to pull that offi take it you been renting out ?or is your mrs house2 Cars and 2 Houses now all you need for the final piece of the jigsawis 1 more mrs will have to call you noahs (arc)2 by 2 Link to post Share on other sites
kalv 0 Posted March 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 The misses paid for the VR in the first place and funded half of the GTi donor car to complete the VR - so can't chuck her in with the deal.. be a bit harsh??I've asked an accountant mate to see what I can do on the house front... my wife owns one and so do I, renovating my one to sell on and start the property ladder - hopefully throwing up enough for a deposit on another and a supercharger! Link to post Share on other sites
patpong_pete 0 Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 hi kalvHouses are allways going to go up in price £££££££Cars are allways going to go down in price_£££££££yours mrs sounds the perfect wife bought the vr6 got her own houseany sisters your are a lucky man what superchager v9 or rotrexi would buy 4-motion and then when u get some monies together bolt on the supercharger its always going to handle as its 4 wheel drive plus better traction most mk3 vr6 just can't get the power down let us know about the tax thing and by the way the GTI is how my black highline is lookingTTs m3 rear lights front clear indicators need to fit me BMC CDA Induction and jetexand get some inpro R32s headlightsi will post when its all sortedwhat show are you going this year ? Link to post Share on other sites
kalv 0 Posted March 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 My misses has always liked fast, classy and modified motors. When we got married I bought her an Audi S3, then an Impreza and then a Rado VR6 and now the VR. She lets me buy what I want aslong as she can move the seat up and down!MK4 V6-4motion is an option, but I really want to charge the VR, it's the whole reason I bought it - the Vf one has been mentioned and I've done some readin up on it, but it's justifying the price to the misses - which is why I need to make some money from the house!I've been to UD, me and the misses are going to the 'Old Skool Dropouts' meet in Birmingham on the 21st of this month (our first his and her meet), then I'll check the calender of what's coming up! Link to post Share on other sites
Seademon 0 Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 I really like that Gti! The wheels and the arches look really good Link to post Share on other sites
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