robbie i think you will be better off breaking as you will never get 9k for it , as you have probs guest all ready .
I don't ever expect anyone to pay 9k for it but if not that's fine; I'm in no rush to sell and I'm not prepared to give it away when it's such a clean example. That price is based on what I expect to make back in parts if I were to break it.
After a really good trip away at the Nurburgring however I've had to do a lot of thinking since I've been back home and have to admit I'm now tempted to see the project through and turn this into a proper track car with a 2868 HTA, bucket seats, harnesses, and decent wheels and tyres.
Once on track it was apparent just how capable the little Cupra is, even on skinny little road tyres which were really holding me back against everyone else out there on semi slicks. On the straights however I was able to keep pace with the GT3 RS' which really surprised me, not to mention put a massive grin on my face. Hitting 130 MPH down foxhole and 160 down the dottinger hohe is a real adrenalin rush and it undoubtedly surprised a lot of other cars.
What was very clear however is how the car is not at all track fit in it's current state of tune; the wheels and tyres were abysmally poor, the aggressive map doesn't make for smooth entries/exits and such high boost means I'm always pushing the turbo 100% where things are getting extremely hot, meaning I had to keep backing off the power to let things cool down before attacking another section of the circuit. The driving position is also shocking and needs to be addressed if I want to continue focussing on track days.
With proper track wheels/tyres, buckets & harnesses, a bigger turbo on low boost and perhaps an oil cooler for good measure I've no doubt the car will transform out on track, with a good solid base of modifications to work from already.
The car will shortly come off the road again for Winter while I also make some final decisions before any work commences early next year, so for now; watch this space.
Here's a few pics that were taken during the track day: