Hi all finally getting around too doing a thread on my Almeras since im on holiday. I've had the GTi as a daily driver since october 2014 after i wrote off my first n16 . I traveled to Nottingham for the N15 after a find on gumtree for 800 buck. its been pretty sweet this far apart from the 5th gear pop-out but was sorted after a new clutch and cable and used gearbox was sourced on ebay luckily. It sailed through its last mot. emissions took alot longer than expected but got there in the end. It is still essentially standard i recently got the pipercross induction kit after the last argos spec one that came with it fell off. im on a tight budget just now tryin to get a small buisness for myself up and running but the main thing is keeping it on the road just now.
I recently ended up with my cousins 3 door 1.5 N16 pulse for 100 buck. i couldnt let it go to the scrappys for that its a red 3 door with a spoiler skirts and spotlights and a good wee engine haha. Its not been treated that well in the last 4 years to be fair. No history in the last 4 year but says it had an oil change at some point so thats kinda good i guess. It has been used as a window cleaning van and a run down to tesco for munchies but it done 70000 miles as a daily motorway commuter with previous 1st owner. it came with 4 snow tires on it full tread and 4 spare continentals in the boot. no been washed in 4 years and the gearbox is mashed from him slipping the clutch slightly with his boot whilst driving ive no idea how he made it home because i made it 500 yards and the gearbox stopped the car dead and pished out everywhere and had to be towed behind a restaurant along the road by my mate who was with me. absolute carnage. i thought it may have been the clutch and i could nurse it a couple miles but its like its stuck in 1st and 2nd wont start without dipping whats left of the clutch. managed to get it uplifted for 60 buck 5 days later to my dads mates garage he used to rent for homers he's sound enough just now ive nowhere for it to sit so just as well. so currently on the hunt for a used gearbox. spent today buffing with t-cut and red colourmagic quite chuffed with results so far. it doesnt look so abandoned il get on to the mechanicals after my holiday unless something comes up at the right price. Im gonna keep it going as a window cleaners car it already has the roof rack the plan is to make it pay for itself first.
here it was the day i got it after it broke down with the trail of oil following it
got more to follow will only let me upload 10 images a time
I recently ended up with my cousins 3 door 1.5 N16 pulse for 100 buck. i couldnt let it go to the scrappys for that its a red 3 door with a spoiler skirts and spotlights and a good wee engine haha. Its not been treated that well in the last 4 years to be fair. No history in the last 4 year but says it had an oil change at some point so thats kinda good i guess. It has been used as a window cleaning van and a run down to tesco for munchies but it done 70000 miles as a daily motorway commuter with previous 1st owner. it came with 4 snow tires on it full tread and 4 spare continentals in the boot. no been washed in 4 years and the gearbox is mashed from him slipping the clutch slightly with his boot whilst driving ive no idea how he made it home because i made it 500 yards and the gearbox stopped the car dead and pished out everywhere and had to be towed behind a restaurant along the road by my mate who was with me. absolute carnage. i thought it may have been the clutch and i could nurse it a couple miles but its like its stuck in 1st and 2nd wont start without dipping whats left of the clutch. managed to get it uplifted for 60 buck 5 days later to my dads mates garage he used to rent for homers he's sound enough just now ive nowhere for it to sit so just as well. so currently on the hunt for a used gearbox. spent today buffing with t-cut and red colourmagic quite chuffed with results so far. it doesnt look so abandoned il get on to the mechanicals after my holiday unless something comes up at the right price. Im gonna keep it going as a window cleaners car it already has the roof rack the plan is to make it pay for itself first.
here it was the day i got it after it broke down with the trail of oil following it
got more to follow will only let me upload 10 images a time