Dragon Dave 1 Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 I got another 1998 dragon green 3 door today. This one has black leather interior. It's very good condition. The rear seats look like they have never been sat in. No rust, no stone chips on the bonnet, No modifications except K&N air filter and sports back box. The engine bay is very tidy. Original 15" BBS alloys.The car has full VW service history and has only done 57,500 miles. It has had a service every six months with as little as 500 miles between some of the services and the most it has gone between any service is about 6k. The previous owner kept it in a garage and only driven it occasionally and only in the dry.The car runs like a dream, it looks, feels and drives like it's brand new. I'm very pleased with it. I will post some pictures when I get a chance to take some. Link to post Share on other sites
J5KE F 0 Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 Sounds like a minter!! Nice find mate Link to post Share on other sites
Andi 0 Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 Jammy bugger. Link to post Share on other sites
oldmandon 1 Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 WHAAAAATTT.....Dare we ask what you paid for such a beauty????......Where's the pics.... come on lets see!!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
bungy 2 Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 Congratulations it sounds like you've found a stunner. Look forward to seeing the pictures... Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon Dave 1 Posted November 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 It cost me £3k, I will post some pics as soon as I get a chance to take some. I'm away working for a few days but hopefully I will get a chance next week. It's so nice to drive, smooth and quiet. I love it! Link to post Share on other sites
oldmandon 1 Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 You gonna come to some of the shows and show it?? Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon Dave 1 Posted November 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 I would like to, the trouble is I'm a sound engineer, and I get really busy working at festivals through the summer. There was a few shows that I wanted to get to last year but I couldn't make it too any of them. I'm going to really try to get to some this year.I'm in two minds about modifying this one, I like the look of my old one with the 40mm lowered springs and I loved the way it handled with the uprated dampers, ARB's & polybushes. But this one is so nice as it is, that firstly I'm worried that I might ruin it and secondly, there aren't that many left in this condition with low miles and still original. Link to post Share on other sites
oldmandon 1 Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 IF I owned a minter, I'd keep it totally standard, but if I owned an ok car that needs a small amount of work as I do, I'd do it up to be a minter but not original, as I am going to do....if that made sense......... Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon Dave 1 Posted November 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 That does make sense and I agree. When I got my previous one it was already lowered and needed a bit of work. I spent a lot of money upgrading the suspension, fitting ARB's, Polybushes and uprated brakes then it blew the head gasket.My plan was to get a new one and swap the suspension and brakes over then sell the old one as spares or repair. I have the old one insured for a month, so I need to decide what I'm doing and do the work in the next month.But now I have this one, I'm reluctant to modify it. I think I will do the brakes and the ARB's and it's the lowered suspension that I need to think about. Maybe I will leave the suspension for a year or two and then save up lots of money and get the best suspension that I can afford. The old car has Koni sport spring and damper set which is very good but I have been in a car that had Koni coilovers and it felt better than the kit I have and maybe there is some kit I could get that is better than Koni. Link to post Share on other sites
Andi 0 Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Very good. Now wheres the pics ? Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon Dave 1 Posted November 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 It came with an original 1997 sales brochure. I like what it says about the driving experience. It says:"to make the car enjoyable to drive, it has sufficient power"that's right....it's not too much power, it's perfectly sufficient. Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon Dave 1 Posted November 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Here are some pics Link to post Share on other sites
vr6turbo 27 Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 been looked after very nice my favourite colour as well Link to post Share on other sites
oldmandon 1 Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Thats really sweet and so straight and clean....don't ruin it, keep it standard. Those back seat don't look like they've ever been sat in at all!!!!!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
eastwood john 1 Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 well nice dave, Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon Dave 1 Posted November 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 Today I swapped the Brakes for the EBC grooved and Greenstuff that I had on my old car and I swapped the ARB for the Eibach ARB from the old car. I have also swapped the wheels to see what it looks like with the 17's on it.I'm not sure about wheels yet. Maybe standard, maybe GTI wheels, probably a nice set of 16's I think. I'm going to keep the original BBS wheels in the garage at the moment and drive it with these 17's on for a bit.The brakes are so much better than standard and they work much better on the new car rather than the old. The ARB's have done exactly what they say they do and while fitting them I noticed that the car already has Koni adjustable dampers, The Koni dampers with (I assume) original springs works very well and now with the Eibach ARB's it handles very well but still has a comfortable ride. It's firm but feels very good. :) I'm so pleased with the way it handles and feels, that I really don't want to mess with it by fitting different springs but it does need lowering. The front mainly need doing. I'm going to fit FK lowering spring caps and Supersprint top mounts to the front. This should lower the front by 20-30mm without affecting the ride. I think this will even it up, so the front looks the same as the back and then I just need to find the right wheel and tire combo that looks goodThe 17" Fox Racing wheels, I put on are heavier than the 15" BBS wheels that are standard. The car sits higher in the air with them on too, so overall they must be slightly bigger than the standard wheels. They have 205/40/17 with a very slight stretch.I noticed a difference in the way the car drives too. The steering feels slightly heavier when maneuvering at parking speeds, not a lot but enough to notice. It feels like it takes a bit more effort to get the car moving fast from a stand still, also wheel spins less but once it's moving it seems to go faster. It feels faster but that could be to do with the ARB making it stiffer and making it feel faster. The 17" tires are brand new Toyo's and the 15" tires are Admiral. That probably explains the better grip of the 17's (Never tried Admiral tires before)I like the way it drives with the 17's on but I would like to try some 16's, I think that would be better than the 17's Link to post Share on other sites
vr6turbo 27 Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 16s are the way to gothe best size wheel in my opinionand some 45 profile tyres Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon Dave 1 Posted December 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 16s are the way to gothe best size wheel in my opinionand some 45 profile tyresIs your opinion based on looks, handling, comfort or a compromise between the three?The wheels I have chosen are not available in 16's, I think they look good in 15's with a 50 profile and I think that will be best for comfort and that is top of my list of priorities. Link to post Share on other sites
vr6turbo 27 Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 sorry bout the delayfor me its all about how the car handles Link to post Share on other sites
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