I have been a passenger in one of them lupos ( same colour too) when we had absolutely insane snow , double decker buses where sliding everywhere 4x4s where sitting at the side of the road! Our little trooper of a lupo just drove on and on and got us home !
9/10 chances you got home credit to the driver rather than the little Lupo. However, great little cars for "A to B" with enough capacity considering its size.
can't tell you how grateful I am for the progress bar under the CarVertical bit. Don't get me wrong I'm sure car vertical is useful but there's only so many times I can watch you explain it :D
A VW enthusiast will be quite keen to take this on. All the items which need work are easy to do and critically the car isn't rusty. How about contacting the person who bought the low mileage Golf you had a few months ago ?
my Polish mate bought 2001 Seat Arosa (twin brother of this VW Lupo) when he arrived in the UK back in 2015. It was a great laugh when he selected reverse instead of 1st at the set of traffic lights (not used to RHD). We called it ''THE WILDBOAR'' because of the fun we had on flooded country roads around South Wales.
Lupo was my moms first car, and i remember my young self and my twin sitting in the back with candy while she drove us trough Belgrade and blasted 90s Serbian music. Very happy and dear memories. Thanks for sharing with us that small but powerful car 🥹
I'm not going to lie I laughed more than I'm supposed to, that mechanics report needed more censoring than the car needed fixing. Big up to you though Matt for trying your best to keep a straight face. 😂😂😂
Yeah that was brilliant! Maybe Matt should print the mechanic's report uncensored in the advert he writes, will get the message across to buyers that it's 'spares or repair'! :P
I’m quite upto date with the lupo scene. These cars are slowly going up in value. What reason I don’t know, but you’ve done quite well at £500. The alloy wheels are lupo sport wheels. The automatic box is a little less desirable but definitely appeals to the specific kind. They’re common for rotting on the arches, rear pop out windows was an optional extra also. Electric windows was an option too.
Aw, one of the best examples of someone's pride and joy. The yellow paint on metal interior is so retro, so refreshing. And you can keep it in a cupboard. I know it doesn't make sense for business, but someone will love it and want to save it. And no, I don't want to buy it. I'm just too old.
The 1.4 engine looks like the same lump found in Audi A2s of the period. They feel quite chirpy for a 74bhp lump although there is nothing beyond 5,000 rpm and, arguably, not much before 5,000 rpm either.
It’s an S spec so comes with electric front windows, rear pop-out windows and central locking. The alloy wheels were an option. Also for your (and my) OCD the rear mats are in the wrong footwells and the tray in the spare wheel is upside down. We have had 5 Lupo’s in my family and still have a TDI which I bought in 2007 so I know them well. I hope someone saves it as it doesn’t look rusty at all!
I've had my 99' Lupo for about six months now and I love it. It's small enough to fit into the tight spots, yet it's still roomy enough on the inside. Also handles like a beaut.
Thank goodness the washer fluid was topped up, it made the whole purchase worthwhile, glad you pointed it out so carefully. Pillows? Save the planet, keep the one you have, clean, dont throw everything away all the time. It is a generational thing, older folk naturally care about the environment. Haha. Great car, great find, we all ought to be keeping cars over 20 years, then no need for EVs. Great video, Matt, love the quirky older stuff.
These hold their value well, especially the GTI which are sometimes ridiculous money but they are rare and a real hoot. Waiting for the massively overspent and it could do with a valet and a buff.
I think yellow night driving glasses are a big help when oncoming traffic has those super bright headlamps. Interesting video as usual, thank you, from Feilding, New Zealand.
So happy to see one of these on the channel! My first car was a 2005 (very late) 1.4 (flying machine) that my grandad bought at 2 years old and was passed down to me so has a lot of sentiment. It was gorgeous, I put these alloys on it and it was in the laser blue that only went on the very late cars. Loved it. Had the opportunity to buy it back and I wish I did!
100% a decent little courtesy car IMO. Those jobs listed wouldn't cost a lot and you would be able to recoup the cost over a few years of it being used for business purposes.
I remember loving them in the showroom when I was about 10 or 11. A mate had one for years and one thing that stood out is that despite being a cheap budget car when new the quality was miles better than the Fox or Up that came afterwards.
OMG the little baby sun visor above the rear view mirror! I had one of these on my Bora but had completely forgotten about it. Roughly one trip in 500 it was an absolute god send. I now drive an Up! - not the same colour I must add, but possibly smaller even than the Lupo My wife did have a seicento sporting in virtually this colour though which we called the banana.
Such a funky cute car, shame it's not worth repairing anymore. My big sis used to have one in this flashy color, with the black fabric sunfroof. Good memories. Love these 'i bought a cheap' videos, keep em coming!
We loved our Larry the Lime Green Lupo. Bought it in 2007 for £1400 sold it two years later for £1550. No power steering (last car I had without it) but a great drive. Kids loved it’s lime green upholstery. It’s why we have an Up! now.
I owned the more or less identical Seat version (Aroza) for 17 years in Spain. It was the 1.4 turbo diesel version. Super nippy car and incredible mpg on a run. It was still perfectly OK when I sold to a policeman. Wished I’d kept it as I bought an Alfa that cost me a fortune in engine repairs.
My brother is a mechanic at the VW dealer and bought a scrap lupo for 350 euro 6 years ago as a project car. It`s a 1.0 german import with funny specs, It has no electric windows but is equiped with electric heated seats and airco. I turned out to be a beautiful black beauty after the repairs and polishing. It drives nice to.
Ahh the 2000s,..when the smallest VW had a bonnet strut...and the Audi A2 cost more than the A3 😂 I remember the Lupo made lots of headlines with the diesel 3L, it looked like alien tech.
@@Swiss4.2 I'd argue they were already almost at the bottom of the slope by then - my wife's 2007 Polo 1.4 petrol we bought new and it was nothing but trouble from mile 64 when the water pump failed. We sold it the moment the warranty expired - just constant trips back to VW to replace bits.
Hi Matt i’ve just been using a golf mk4 diesel courtesy car, 02 plate 180,000 i drives grand and at 63 mph on 200 mile trip it brought 64.8 mpg on the trip and i’d believe that after fuelling up, gears a bit stiff aftr 30-40 miles when warmed up bit of a rattle underneath but this borrow’d car has really been abused in its last years, very impressed tho’.
Couple of weeks ago in the Smith 'n Sniff podcast they also asked when you last saw a Lupo. I kept an eye on it, and the answer is; more than once a week. They obviously are still around here in the Netherlands.
Yeah here in the Netherlands we love to keep small old cars on the road, I guess it’s our frugality. So many old Lupos, Polos, Corsas, Fiestas and others are still driving along happily here
@@timschellekens7967old Polos Corsas and fiestas are still very common here in the UK but lupos? Not so much. I see Polos (including mine😂) and fiestas from late 90s early and late 2000s and Corsas from early and late 2000s every day. Lupos? Maybe one a month 😂
Surprised to see you write this one off, Matt. Lupos are quite a rarity, and rather sought after by enthusiasts. Plus this example seems to be in good structural shape, compared to most that are often rotten through. I know you can't save everything, but I think you'd regret writing off a real gem as a lemon.
About 10 years ago, I found the seat version of the lupo called an Arosa in the same spec as that yellow one. 1.4 auto in silver as my then gf needed a small auto. It was very cheap to buy even then and drove like a much bigger car as it was a solid wee thing. Never had any issues other the electric window switches not working like that yellow one. But no oil leaks or gear box leaks etc. She had it for a while and sold it onto a family member when she was finished with it.
My first car was the sister to this, the Seat Arosa. I saved for a year when I was 16 and bought it when I was 17 for the princely sum of £700. It had a smooth wide body kit, bucket seats, BBS wheels and coilover suspension. Felt like such a boy racer with all my customised kit, pity it only had 50bhp!
Many, many years ago I had an automatic VW Variant (estate) in that yellow, I believe it's called Texas Yellow. It had room under the bonnet for luggage, and the engine under the rear cargo area, so loads of room in the back !
My son had one of these - huge fun but I virtually rebuilt it to keep it on the road over 4 years. I am amazed that your mechanic didn't mention corrosion as well 😂
Dear Matt: My last pillow purchase, £56.00 Each Current mattress £1550.00. ( Yes, I gulped when I typed that as well). Protectors make sense...lol Greatv video. Thanks.
As a yellow 2003 beetle owner, I’m crying 😢 about this little cherub. It’s such a shame it’s been looked after but important things overlooked. If I had the space and time I would have it definitely although the road tax is a big put off. The rear end of these always makes me think of a Fiat cinquecento, the rear windows and boot. I owned one 😂 M481 VMA years ago. The yellow shades are for twilight driving 😂 Edit… Motor Addicts video last Sunday the 15th features a 412 Hp lupo
Save it! Only thing that sounds potentially expensive is the gearbox - it may only need a new sump pan and gaskets? Thats a £2k car retail surely - you could always raffleshack it. I recently spent 12 x what you paid for that lupo on buying my own lupo, allbeit a GTI low miler, and even that has the window switch issue. New one isnt lots and can be a diy job. Now theres an idea for a video, you doing some of the fixes on it!
I bought the vw rear mud flaps as soon as i got mine. They are shaped and look pretty good, and essential if you drive on muddy or salty roads cause the far back rear wheels and near vertical rear window make it a magnet for sludge
Glad to hear you are becoming a fan of VAG after your slightly sniffy review of the Polo. You like Audis, Bentley, SEAT, Schooda (aka Skoda)...and now you are impressed with an old Lupo (well at first at least). Welcome friend. One of us! 😊
I love when u say about the pillows lol £5 they must be crap ones as mine cost me £50 latex pillows would not buy nothing else one you try latex u don't go back. Great video how the light on is something not too expensive and the epc light sad it's going to cost much to do up
From that report it all looks like a decent home mechanic could handle it. Being a romantic but this is a great project car for a parent / child team to get a child’s first car up and running. Hope it sells as such
What a joy!My first car was a lupo 1.4 100hp.bought it with 70k kilometers for 2k euro 2009 and sold it with 210k for 1500 2015.Then upgraded to a 1.6 GTI with 150k and sadly totaled it 2017. Bought my skoda Octavia 5e 2.0 tdi but I still miss the small wasp!!!
Such a shame matt but will be a good project for someone to stick on there drive and do as and when they have sourced the parts cheaply as the body is good but your right for yourself it aint worth the hassle matt and for you to massively overspend great video keep em coming matt 👍
Hi Matt, usually just before you go through the possible repair costs you say "Let`s park somewhere scenic and go through the cost shall we" !!!! I take it on this occasion you thought bugger it, I can`t be bothered today I need to post a letter and here will do 😊😊😊😊
I too went down with pink eye,after finding a pair of knickers in a nova and putting them on in 1999.i miss those knickers.out lived the car by 6 years
This is trouble with not watching till the end before commenting...shame it just looks superficially like a nice car....ideal for student or recently passed test at £1500...
Oh man i miss that car. My mum had an 99 Lupo bright fireengine red with black cats from 2000 till 2017. I miss that car even for its only 1 litre engine. Going uphill was fun. And that lupo was the bottom of the line manual, no central locking and not electric windows.
I wish they had Lupo’s over here! I would love to use it as an around town car! I bet it would get a lot of attention in the parking garage at work and just parking at the grocery store! I could hear the East Texans now with the southern draw “what in the world are ya driving there dude?!?” LOL, it would be a total riot!
This is the same power train as our 02 Fabia Mk1 1.4 Automatic was. It cost a lot to tax as you've found out. It drank fuel as well, and used a fair bit of oil. Otherwise it was quite a nice car. We scrapped it four years ago.
I had a 1.4 lupo sport 100bhp for my first car! Wasnt many about then never mind now! had the exhaust in the middle from factory! Class little motor unfortunately i wrapped it in to a roundabout pulling a handbreak turn 😂
i just got one for myself, as my first ever car, I paid 700 pounds for mine, a little cutr silver nugget, driving, and starting every time, all I need to do is some minor fixes for it to become road legal, its also low milage about 200,000km im already in love with it
That 1,4 mpi is bulletproof engine. In my town there are many golf 5 + with lpg conversion as a taxies, and they got 700-800K KM without any major issues. Yes it is slow, but it is very reliable engine.
Sorry to see an apparently viable car go under, so I hope someone with time on their hands takes it on. Thanks for the video, and kudos for not having massively overspent!
I drive past a Lupo GTI everyday..... wanted one since they were new. Ex- had a 1.4, such a fun car to drive and still comfortable for 6' 1" of me to drive.
When did I last see a Lupo? There is one in my drive right now, waiting for me clean up and sell. It is a 1.4s silver Openair with the full length vinyl sunroof. Both of my sons learner/first car, did well for school/college. A nippy fun thing indeed. They were very popular the car modifiers though, so to find one that has not been boy racered is rare.
I had a Lupo 1.7sdi for my 3rd first car😂 and honestly I must’ve done 20k on it, mostly at full throttle because it was gutless. It was unbelievably economical even at max speed which wasn’t 3 digits. Had windy windows, tape deck, CD player. Always started even way below 0° and never let me down. It was on 260k, and it’s 4th timing belt when I sold it for £250 after crashing it into a farmers field! Those were the days.
So many times I have thought you should create a little museum corner with all the crap that you have found in cars... The yellow shades would be a star attraction.
I have a 2005 1 litre Lupo, with manual gearbox and wind-up windows, and have done just under 43 k miles, being the only owner from new. Apart from a collision with a rock on the road which necessitated a new front sub frame, the only major wear fault was replacement of the corroded power steering line from the pump about 2 years ago. The exhaust emission light is now showing there may be a potential problem, but it continues to run well and the bodywork is in sound condition. Before this, I had two Polos (not at the same time). I've heard that the UP! model is being discontinued at the end of 2023. Does the name come from the middle two letters of Lupo?
Matt, don’t knock those yellow glasses. Get some good ones, I was a class 1 HGV,and truly if you get proper yellow driving glasses the difference when fog and mist is amazing, and believe me, if we class one can get a extra twenty yards of stopping distance it is well worth it.
I have been a passenger in one of them lupos ( same colour too) when we had absolutely insane snow , double decker buses where sliding everywhere 4x4s where sitting at the side of the road! Our little trooper of a lupo just drove on and on and got us home !
There's a reason 17 year old lads whip these around. Proper frugal yet fun motoring
@@bmorris5863 It's adorable but I'm not sure a VW petrol engine is anything near frugal
@@ElderlyAnteaterOh trust me they aren't. Heavy drinkers
9/10 chances you got home credit to the driver rather than the little Lupo. However, great little cars for "A to B" with enough capacity considering its size.
@@ElderlyAnteater This is.
can't tell you how grateful I am for the progress bar under the CarVertical bit. Don't get me wrong I'm sure car vertical is useful but there's only so many times I can watch you explain it :D
A VW enthusiast will be quite keen to take this on. All the items which need work are easy to do and critically the car isn't rusty. How about contacting the person who bought the low mileage Golf you had a few months ago ?
@@Mike_007.5i don't see it anymore
my Polish mate bought 2001 Seat Arosa (twin brother of this VW Lupo) when he arrived in the UK back in 2015. It was a great laugh when he selected reverse instead of 1st at the set of traffic lights (not used to RHD). We called it ''THE WILDBOAR'' because of the fun we had on flooded country roads around South Wales.
Lupo was my moms first car, and i remember my young self and my twin sitting in the back with candy while she drove us trough Belgrade and blasted 90s Serbian music. Very happy and dear memories. Thanks for sharing with us that small but powerful car 🥹
I'm not going to lie I laughed more than I'm supposed to, that mechanics report needed more censoring than the car needed fixing. Big up to you though Matt for trying your best to keep a straight face. 😂😂😂
He has Chubby Brown as his mechanic
and me
Yeah that was brilliant! Maybe Matt should print the mechanic's report uncensored in the advert he writes, will get the message across to buyers that it's 'spares or repair'! :P
Nothing needed any censoring whatsoever. You are Brits, not childish Americans. 😊
I’m quite upto date with the lupo scene. These cars are slowly going up in value. What reason I don’t know, but you’ve done quite well at £500. The alloy wheels are lupo sport wheels. The automatic box is a little less desirable but definitely appeals to the specific kind. They’re common for rotting on the arches, rear pop out windows was an optional extra also. Electric windows was an option too.
Always loved pop out rear windows it’s a shame that no one uses them anymore!
It was a tragedy i couldn't play with those pop out windows more, cause i was usually driving it, but they were adorable
Aw, one of the best examples of someone's pride and joy. The yellow paint on metal interior is so retro, so refreshing. And you can keep it in a cupboard. I know it doesn't make sense for business, but someone will love it and want to save it. And no, I don't want to buy it. I'm just too old.
We all know it, he's about to massively overspend 😅
On he's website for 1k spare or repair so doubt he spent anything
@@Hislopaspoiler alert!
It's his replacement car for Spain?
@@Hislopahis?
It's all we're here for 🤪
The 1.4 engine looks like the same lump found in Audi A2s of the period. They feel quite chirpy for a 74bhp lump although there is nothing beyond 5,000 rpm and, arguably, not much before 5,000 rpm either.
It’s an S spec so comes with electric front windows, rear pop-out windows and central locking. The alloy wheels were an option. Also for your (and my) OCD the rear mats are in the wrong footwells and the tray in the spare wheel is upside down. We have had 5 Lupo’s in my family and still have a TDI which I bought in 2007 so I know them well. I hope someone saves it as it doesn’t look rusty at all!
I've had my 99' Lupo for about six months now and I love it. It's small enough to fit into the tight spots, yet it's still roomy enough on the inside. Also handles like a beaut.
Decent pillows cost over £40, that’s why you protect them.
I went latex that cost a tonne, lovely!🛌😊
Thank goodness the washer fluid was topped up, it made the whole purchase worthwhile, glad you pointed it out so carefully. Pillows? Save the planet, keep the one you have, clean, dont throw everything away all the time. It is a generational thing, older folk naturally care about the environment. Haha. Great car, great find, we all ought to be keeping cars over 20 years, then no need for EVs. Great video, Matt, love the quirky older stuff.
I drove one of these from Rome to London, it was epic!
My GF had one of these that she bought brand new in 2000 and she owned it for over 13 years. Solid little car
At 18, my then girlfriend bought one of these. Red 1.4S Manual with 75ps. It was actually quite quick up to about 40mph.
These hold their value well, especially the GTI which are sometimes ridiculous money but they are rare and a real hoot. Waiting for the massively overspent and it could do with a valet and a buff.
And new numberplates.
and don't forget the gearbox service 😂
There's some eternal optimist here in France got a low mileage, two owner one up for €20,000....
Rip little Lupo 😢
Another great video, thank you!!
We had a 52 plate in the family which was used as a runaround - was a good little car.
I think yellow night driving glasses are a big help when oncoming traffic has those super bright headlamps.
Interesting video as usual, thank you, from Feilding, New Zealand.
I had a manual 1.4 Lupo about 18 years ago. It was a brilliant in my daily commute into Edinburgh and had more than enough poke to be entertaining.
Deserves to be saved the MOT history is amazing. It’s obviously been well loved it would be a massive shame to see it end now. 😢
So happy to see one of these on the channel! My first car was a 2005 (very late) 1.4 (flying machine) that my grandad bought at 2 years old and was passed down to me so has a lot of sentiment. It was gorgeous, I put these alloys on it and it was in the laser blue that only went on the very late cars. Loved it. Had the opportunity to buy it back and I wish I did!
100% a decent little courtesy car IMO. Those jobs listed wouldn't cost a lot and you would be able to recoup the cost over a few years of it being used for business purposes.
I remember loving them in the showroom when I was about 10 or 11. A mate had one for years and one thing that stood out is that despite being a cheap budget car when new the quality was miles better than the Fox or Up that came afterwards.
OMG the little baby sun visor above the rear view mirror! I had one of these on my Bora but had completely forgotten about it. Roughly one trip in 500 it was an absolute god send. I now drive an Up! - not the same colour I must add, but possibly smaller even than the Lupo My wife did have a seicento sporting in virtually this colour though which we called the banana.
Such a funky cute car, shame it's not worth repairing anymore. My big sis used to have one in this flashy color, with the black fabric sunfroof. Good memories.
Love these 'i bought a cheap' videos, keep em coming!
We loved our Larry the Lime Green Lupo. Bought it in 2007 for £1400 sold it two years later for £1550. No power steering (last car I had without it) but a great drive. Kids loved it’s lime green upholstery. It’s why we have an Up! now.
Best mechanic write-up ever!
A genuine lol on this video. Your sense of humour is what makes these videos 😂
I owned the more or less identical Seat version (Aroza) for 17 years in Spain. It was the 1.4 turbo diesel version. Super nippy car and incredible mpg on a run. It was still perfectly OK when I sold to a policeman. Wished I’d kept it as I bought an Alfa that cost me a fortune in engine repairs.
well theres the issue you went from a very reliable spanish car to an italian bucket
Always been a huge Lupo fan, especially the gti & the 1.4 tdi
My Porsche Cayenne 2010 is in Sand Yellow, never seen another one in the same colour. Always feels sunny on a dull day!!
Omfg the glasses. That was an absolute gem of a High Peak moment, glad you kept it in.
My brother is a mechanic at the VW dealer and bought a scrap lupo for 350 euro 6 years ago as a project car. It`s a 1.0 german import with funny specs, It has no electric windows but is equiped with electric heated seats and airco. I turned out to be a beautiful black beauty after the repairs and polishing. It drives nice to.
"funny specs ..." Hmm Matt found them behind the "sun visor"
Ahh the 2000s,..when the smallest VW had a bonnet strut...and the Audi A2 cost more than the A3 😂
I remember the Lupo made lots of headlines with the diesel 3L, it looked like alien tech.
good old days
Back when VW made quality products. Ever since dieselgate their cars have just been going downhill.
@@Swiss4.2 I'd argue they were already almost at the bottom of the slope by then - my wife's 2007 Polo 1.4 petrol we bought new and it was nothing but trouble from mile 64 when the water pump failed. We sold it the moment the warranty expired - just constant trips back to VW to replace bits.
@@duncanhamilton5841 The MK5 Golf was also a massive downgrade in quaility and reliability over the MK4 before it.
Its the legendary Lupo that escaped the scrapage scheme. It belongs in a museum!
Hi Matt i’ve just been using a golf mk4 diesel courtesy car, 02 plate 180,000 i drives grand and at 63 mph on 200 mile trip it brought 64.8 mpg on the trip and i’d believe that after fuelling up, gears a bit stiff aftr 30-40 miles when warmed up bit of a rattle underneath but this borrow’d car has really been abused in its last years, very impressed tho’.
Couple of weeks ago in the Smith 'n Sniff podcast they also asked when you last saw a Lupo. I kept an eye on it, and the answer is; more than once a week. They obviously are still around here in the Netherlands.
Yeah here in the Netherlands we love to keep small old cars on the road, I guess it’s our frugality. So many old Lupos, Polos, Corsas, Fiestas and others are still driving along happily here
@@timschellekens7967old Polos Corsas and fiestas are still very common here in the UK but lupos? Not so much. I see Polos (including mine😂) and fiestas from late 90s early and late 2000s and Corsas from early and late 2000s every day. Lupos? Maybe one a month 😂
Awesome. A friend of mine had a Lupo 3L TDI years ago. Really liked it.
That is the best mechanics report that you have ever done. Brilliant. I feel sorry for the Lupo, but great as a "Do'er upper". 💯
Surprised to see you write this one off, Matt. Lupos are quite a rarity, and rather sought after by enthusiasts. Plus this example seems to be in good structural shape, compared to most that are often rotten through. I know you can't save everything, but I think you'd regret writing off a real gem as a lemon.
Not everyone can easily afford a new matress so thats why they use matress covers matt.
I know this because i have to use one.
Enjoy the view of the world from your -Rose tinted- Yellow tinted spectacles, Matt. 💛
About 10 years ago, I found the seat version of the lupo called an Arosa in the same spec as that yellow one. 1.4 auto in silver as my then gf needed a small auto. It was very cheap to buy even then and drove like a much bigger car as it was a solid wee thing. Never had any issues other the electric window switches not working like that yellow one. But no oil leaks or gear box leaks etc. She had it for a while and sold it onto a family member when she was finished with it.
My first car was the sister to this, the Seat Arosa.
I saved for a year when I was 16 and bought it when I was 17 for the princely sum of £700.
It had a smooth wide body kit, bucket seats, BBS wheels and coilover suspension. Felt like such a boy racer with all my customised kit, pity it only had 50bhp!
This was my dream car when I was about 10 back in the early 2000’s. Was obsessed!
Many, many years ago I had an automatic VW Variant (estate) in that yellow, I believe it's called Texas Yellow. It had room under the bonnet for luggage, and the engine under the rear cargo area, so loads of room in the back !
My son had one of these - huge fun but I virtually rebuilt it to keep it on the road over 4 years. I am amazed that your mechanic didn't mention corrosion as well 😂
Cool little things! Already sent two to the states this year. Getting some worldwide demand for these now. Cult following and guaranteed classic.
@@Mike_007.5 this guy buys too many lemons I ain't helping him out🤣he needs to learn ahhahah.
Dear Matt:
My last pillow purchase, £56.00 Each
Current mattress £1550.00. ( Yes, I gulped when I typed that as well).
Protectors make sense...lol
Greatv video.
Thanks.
As a yellow 2003 beetle owner, I’m crying 😢 about this little cherub.
It’s such a shame it’s been looked after but important things overlooked.
If I had the space and time I would have it definitely although the road tax is a big put off.
The rear end of these always makes me think of a Fiat cinquecento, the rear windows and boot. I owned one 😂 M481 VMA years ago.
The yellow shades are for twilight driving 😂
Edit… Motor Addicts video last Sunday the 15th features a 412 Hp lupo
Only the name itself makes me laugh. Lupo sounds like a cartoon frog or something. Not exactly Ferrari vibes 😅
Last time I saw one of these I was in it. It was a 1.4 three cylinder TDi. It was great to drive!
Had Lupo 1.4 auto. One of the best cars I've ever owned. Did 70 miles a day 5 days a week for 2 years and it never missed a beat.
Good to see the old l322 is getting some camera time and running well Mat
Save it! Only thing that sounds potentially expensive is the gearbox - it may only need a new sump pan and gaskets? Thats a £2k car retail surely - you could always raffleshack it. I recently spent 12 x what you paid for that lupo on buying my own lupo, allbeit a GTI low miler, and even that has the window switch issue. New one isnt lots and can be a diy job. Now theres an idea for a video, you doing some of the fixes on it!
I bought the vw rear mud flaps as soon as i got mine. They are shaped and look pretty good, and essential if you drive on muddy or salty roads cause the far back rear wheels and near vertical rear window make it a magnet for sludge
Glad to hear you are becoming a fan of VAG after your slightly sniffy review of the Polo. You like Audis, Bentley, SEAT, Schooda (aka Skoda)...and now you are impressed with an old Lupo (well at first at least).
Welcome friend. One of us! 😊
Thankyou very much for an excellent video. I was a bit grumpy but your view with yellow sunglasses cheered me right up, you are a star!
Saw this video coming since I had a look at your website recently and saw this listed haha!!
Rag under the bonnet for checking the oil, always a good sign 👌
....or a sign that the oil needs constant checking....
@@jerrydonnan8665 at least there checking it
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My wife had one of these for years in green !!! Very reliable, she did over 100k miles in it !!
We appreciate the things you do for our entertainment ☺️, all the way from South Africa 🇿🇦
Yellow glasses 😂😂 I like how you have a laugh whilst recording!😂
I love when u say about the pillows lol £5 they must be crap ones as mine cost me £50 latex pillows would not buy nothing else one you try latex u don't go back. Great video how the light on is something not too expensive and the epc light sad it's going to cost much to do up
From that report it all looks like a decent home mechanic could handle it. Being a romantic but this is a great project car for a parent / child team to get a child’s first car up and running. Hope it sells as such
What a joy!My first car was a lupo 1.4 100hp.bought it with 70k kilometers for 2k euro 2009 and sold it with 210k for 1500 2015.Then upgraded to a 1.6 GTI with 150k and sadly totaled it 2017.
Bought my skoda Octavia 5e 2.0 tdi but I still miss the small wasp!!!
Such a shame matt but will be a good project for someone to stick on there drive and do as and when they have sourced the parts cheaply as the body is good but your right for yourself it aint worth the hassle matt and for you to massively overspend great video keep em coming matt 👍
Hi Matt, usually just before you go through the possible repair costs you say "Let`s park somewhere scenic and go through the cost shall we" !!!! I take it on this occasion you thought bugger it, I can`t be bothered today I need to post a letter and here will do 😊😊😊😊
Matt - I laughed along with you on what the real comments were on the 'broken' bits.
That little sun visor above the rear view mirror main purpose is to shield the lumens from the dome light interfere with the rear view mirror at night
I too went down with pink eye,after finding a pair of knickers in a nova and putting them on in 1999.i miss those knickers.out lived the car by 6 years
Wow some useful buying tips there Matt, "you don't want a semi nor a squidgy back end".......... Pearls of wisdom 😛🙃!!!
nice tidy little car - reminds me of the VW Fox which was a cracking wee car
How nice to see a clean car in part exchange shows it’s been loved
This is trouble with not watching till the end before commenting...shame it just looks superficially like a nice car....ideal for student or recently passed test at £1500...
Oh man i miss that car. My mum had an 99 Lupo bright fireengine red with black cats from 2000 till 2017. I miss that car even for its only 1 litre engine. Going uphill was fun. And that lupo was the bottom of the line manual, no central locking and not electric windows.
A VW Lupo was my first car (in yellow!) and I LOVED it. It served me well for a long time. Excellent little car!
Good to hear!
Will there be a video about the Astra GTC?
It's Perfectly Normal to put the oil cap back on the correct way up !
What's wrong with people these days.
I wish they had Lupo’s over here! I would love to use it as an around town car! I bet it would get a lot of attention in the parking garage at work and just parking at the grocery store! I could hear the East Texans now with the southern draw “what in the world are ya driving there dude?!?” LOL, it would be a total riot!
This is the same power train as our 02 Fabia Mk1 1.4 Automatic was. It cost a lot to tax as you've found out. It drank fuel as well, and used a fair bit of oil. Otherwise it was quite a nice car. We scrapped it four years ago.
I think the phrase you were looking for is 'cattle trucked'...... Love the Lupo TDi Sport, had two of them back in the day.....
I had a 1.4 lupo sport 100bhp for my first car! Wasnt many about then never mind now! had the exhaust in the middle from factory! Class little motor unfortunately i wrapped it in to a roundabout pulling a handbreak turn 😂
i just got one for myself, as my first ever car, I paid 700 pounds for mine, a little cutr silver nugget, driving, and starting every time, all I need to do is some minor fixes for it to become road legal, its also low milage about 200,000km im already in love with it
That 1,4 mpi is bulletproof engine. In my town there are many golf 5 + with lpg conversion as a taxies, and they got 700-800K KM without any major issues. Yes it is slow, but it is very reliable engine.
I just knew when you panned the headlights into view…. ‘headlights could do with a buff’ 😎
18:55 give that little yellow car a double yellow fine ! 😂😂😂
Sorry to see an apparently viable car go under, so I hope someone with time on their hands takes it on. Thanks for the video, and kudos for not having massively overspent!
I drive past a Lupo GTI everyday..... wanted one since they were new. Ex- had a 1.4, such a fun car to drive and still comfortable for 6' 1" of me to drive.
Got a lupo GTI here in Canada
wife had a 1.4 s about 20 years ago, great little car, apart from the colour , fantasia green, or' Hi vis ' green as i called it ''''lol
When did I last see a Lupo? There is one in my drive right now, waiting for me clean up and sell. It is a 1.4s silver Openair with the full length vinyl sunroof. Both of my sons learner/first car, did well for school/college. A nippy fun thing indeed. They were very popular the car modifiers though, so to find one that has not been boy racered is rare.
Big birds backside, love it, another great vid Matt, really enjoy these I bought videos
Thanks 👍
A nice project car for the right person. Always love a VW in Rally Gelb!
I had a Lupo 1.7sdi for my 3rd first car😂 and honestly I must’ve done 20k on it, mostly at full throttle because it was gutless. It was unbelievably economical even at max speed which wasn’t 3 digits. Had windy windows, tape deck, CD player. Always started even way below 0° and never let me down. It was on 260k, and it’s 4th timing belt when I sold it for £250 after crashing it into a farmers field! Those were the days.
I have a Gti one,i have it for 15 years,i love it,its so much fun
So many times I have thought you should create a little museum corner with all the crap that you have found in cars... The yellow shades would be a star attraction.
I have a 2005 1 litre Lupo, with manual gearbox and wind-up windows, and have done just under 43 k miles, being the only owner from new.
Apart from a collision with a rock on the road which necessitated a new front sub frame, the only major wear fault was replacement of the corroded power steering line from the pump about 2 years ago. The exhaust emission light is now showing there may be a potential problem, but it continues to run well and the bodywork is in sound condition.
Before this, I had two Polos (not at the same time). I've heard that the UP! model is being discontinued at the end of 2023. Does the name come from the middle two letters of Lupo?
Matt, don’t knock those yellow glasses. Get some good ones, I was a class 1 HGV,and truly if you get proper yellow driving glasses the difference when fog and mist is amazing, and believe me, if we class one can get a extra twenty yards of stopping distance it is well worth it.
Great video Matt. Must admit i’ve taken to scrolling High Peak Autos stocklist to guesstimate what hits the channel next..😂