What did you and your MK2 do today?

[bigbadjay]

i cant see me selling mine or swapping, the residuals are piss poor from what i can see!

 

[Jarre]

i cant see me selling mine or swapping, the residuals are piss poor from what i can see!

Dealers keep telling me my 2010/60 1.2tsi s is worth £5500 part ex... Definitely poor residuals.

 

[bigbadjay]

I might as well bought a diesel golf, yes id pay more per month but id get it back at the end, say like 3 years at finance end.

 

[Jarre]

It's definitely something to consider for the next car. As you say, the extra depreciation on the Leon offsets the extra charges in monthly payments for a golf.

 

[Matthew FR]

The bigger engine cars hold their value better, and you always seem to get a Sh*t deal when you part-ex anyway.

 

[anarchy1515]

My local dealer is selling 2 09 1.4tsi in standard trim for 9995 so shows how much of a markup they do

 

[Brinkz]

Super sports went on and had a fight with a large can of beans - fortunatley the cupra won...

 

[306Chris]

Finally got the chance to try some Dodo juice out! Couple of pics:

 

[aaronb84]

Fitted the revision d diverter valve on my fr. What a pain in the a@$e that was. Soo much threadlock it took about an hour to remove everything. But half that to put it all back. Original looked in good condition with no splits. Felt a little like a waste of time.

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[306Chris]

nice work chris, what type of dodo did you use ??

Thanks, it a single layer of Dodo juice light fantastic after a polish with auto glym SRP

 

[306Chris]

so you didnt use clay bar ?? did you do this by hand or machine ?

No, the car is kept very clean anyway and the paint was already smooth so didn't clay it! May do when the weather gets a bit better. All by hand

 

[bigbadjay]

nice work ! i am planning to go to a meguiars workshop soon, i allready did the car with clay, cleaner and wax from megs last summer, but i want to look how the pro's do it

i am allso looking out for a wax that sticks longer, maybe a bit more effort to put it on but i think that might be worth it

There are hard waxes like collinite stuff but apparantly you should use a 'cleaner' or 'glaze' to help the wax bond and last longer.

Thats if your polish doesnt have an in built cleaner like our old friend autoglym SRP does.

 

[306Chris]

I prefer to just wax more often

 

[Matthew FR]

Polished the car up yesterday then done the girl friends ibiza today, arms ready to fall off!

 

[Smee]

looks tidy m8,also have you tinted your rear lights and how?

i used tinting vinyl from ebay. just need to do my wheels now

 

[AndyG_TSi]

Have dropped the Leon off at the bodyshop.

Also ordeed some new number plates

 

[Deleted member 74601]

Ordered aluminium pedals. Couldn't resist any longer.

I hate this forum because before I joined I had zero interest in modifying cars in any way!

 

[Jimbobcook]

Ordered aluminium pedals. Couldn't resist any longer.

I hate this forum because before I joined I had zero interest in modifying cars in any way!

All I wanted before I joined this forum was better speakers...

Now I have a list of about 10 things lol

I feel your pain!

 

[Smee]

ha... all i wanted when i joined the forum was to go to a local meet in norfolk. lots of cash later i have stage 2+ cupra.

 

[Jimbobcook]

ha... all i wanted when i joined the forum was to go to a local meet in norfolk. lots of cash later i have stage 2+ cupra.

I miss Norwich! Great city!