Darren, I'm not sure what's worse, me getting the exact model of Italian rustbox wrong... or you knowing the lineage of a Lada
Come on, where's your imagination you bunch of woosies. Little bit of work and you could remove the crease, tidy up the grille. 5 doors presents a bit more of a challenge, but not impossible. You'd be getting a BRAND NEW Mk1 shell with a modern dashboard transplant and a lovely brand new 1588c GTI engine. RHD drive too, I wonder what they've done with the cross linkage in these cars? Notice the bonnet pull is on the right hand side.... Yes, a bit expensive, but ... it's a mk1. Imagine driving around with a UR05 GTI numberplate! Cheers, Drew. Edited by: drew
I wonder why they use the 1588cc block rather than the 1781cc one though. You'd have thought the 1781cc was more common and easier, particularly since it is more powerful and economical than the 1588cc, and used in a lot of other VAG cars too. Cheers, Drew.
I would have one if it was 1.8 and 3 door. at least its a bit different from most new cars on the road.
Maybe it's a tax thing? I know it's aimed at the bargain basement end of the new car market - car hires companies, young drivers etc... Cheaper to insure and tax?
The odd thing is, if you look at the picture of the engine bay, the coolant hose comes off between cylinders 3 and 4, like the 1781cc engine. I wonder if this 1.6 isn't based on the original 1588cc from the mk1 1.6 GTI? Perhaps it's something out of the mk3/mk4 range? Cheers, Drew.
And then weld up the back doors to convert it to a 3 door shell.. I don't care how many kids/dogs/cats/shopping you've got, it's got to be 3-door.
