DSdriver Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 You might learn to love those wheels after you have washed the car a couple of times, no fiddly-faggly bits to trap the dirt so just a wipe over with the sponge instead of buggering about with a toothbrush and allyacid.
ProgRocker Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 £225 - bloody hell, sounds like a bargain.
RobT Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 You might learn to love those wheels after you have washed the car a couple of times, no fiddly-faggly bits to trap the dirt so just a wipe over with the sponge instead of buggering about with a toothbrush and allyacid. +1. I'm not buying a Rover with fuggin' cross spokes again as that's what I have to do. Look forward to some entertaining Bollox reports with this one!
Sigmund Fraud Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 Those Toledos are brilliant, you get all the good features of a Golf Mk.II without having to put up with all the pineapple jokes !
sporty-shite Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 £225? Hyper Bollox Barg. Presume it's just a Vento in a flamenco dress, but , to be honest, is that really a bad thing? JUST NEEDZ CUT SPRINGZ AND ROOFRAK LOL
Sigmund Fraud Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 More Jetta than Vento, don't forget that this comes from the era when VAG kept the lesser brands one platform behind !
406V6 Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 I had an L reg one of these back in the day when it was current. It was a loaner and I was the pilot for a month. Great to drive and a good package overall considering size, space and economy. Rubbish build quality though - bits of the interior kept falling off and the clutch pedal didn't work properly (you'd think the Spaniards could build a clutch pedal - hardly rocket science). Hopefully they sorted out all these woes by the time yours was built.
Mr_Bo11ox Posted February 4, 2014 Author Posted February 4, 2014 I'm picking this up tomorrow. I'll try and get a bit of live action collection blog nonsense going, although it'll be dark so all you'll get is a load of shitty blurred smartphone night vision pics! trigger 1
AnthonyG Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 Seat Toledo Mk1 - Now that is a car I truly haven't seen for a long old time.
Mr_Bo11ox Posted February 4, 2014 Author Posted February 4, 2014 I've just set up an automatic eBay notification to tell me if any GT/16v ones come up. Looks like there was a cracking one sold for 400 before christmas. Mog and Sigmund Fraud 2
skattrd Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 Quite a few 16v Seats of that era had the VW ABF engine, which makes 150bhp stock &170bhp when lightly tuned & de-catted, so they are prime for engine rape by VW types ..... They're good engines.
Mr_Bo11ox Posted February 5, 2014 Author Posted February 5, 2014 I've just paid £35 for a 1-hour journey to Leamington Spa!! FUCKING BASTARDS!!!!!
Mr_Bo11ox Posted February 5, 2014 Author Posted February 5, 2014 Seemingly not, but i might smash it to bits with a shovel so i feel like i get my moneys worth. dugong 1
Mr_Bo11ox Posted February 5, 2014 Author Posted February 5, 2014 I just got a refund on the ticket then bought one to brum and another from brum to Leamington Spa. 11 quid saved. Wankers. scruff, dollywobbler and rml2345 3
Lankytim Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 Shame you didn't go down yesterday, a mate of mine from Brum randomly popped up for a cup of tea but we weren't in, so he went straight back home, he could have given you a lift!
Mr_Bo11ox Posted February 5, 2014 Author Posted February 5, 2014 Flipping brilliant, now the seller reckons he can't come and pick me up off the train. Cue half an hour pounding the pavements of Warwick!!
garethj Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 At least you've got nice weather for the walk
Mr_Bo11ox Posted February 5, 2014 Author Posted February 5, 2014 Ok here we go!!! seems pretty good so far if a bit minicab-like!!! ed5000, ProgRocker, HMC and 6 others 9
RobT Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 Looks good for the money, did you get tannoyed about taking a pic?
cobblers Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 Pretty nice old thing, does it smell like a VW? Is it the 2E or AGG engine (IE does it have a big wank flappy bosh airflow meter and struggle to idle?) I've always had a soft spot for them, but would have to go del monte on it's ass.
trigger Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 I genuinely really like the look of that, I'll be interested in hearing your thoughts on it.
ProgRocker Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 Lovely! I think What Car? magazine in the 1990s criticised it for having 'upturned basin looks'. I quite like it for looking a bit different to the other repmobiles of the era. Basically a mark II Jetta with a 'liftback' (to pinch Toyota's use of the name).
Mr_Bo11ox Posted February 5, 2014 Author Posted February 5, 2014 Seems flipping ace so far, everything seems to work even the little multifunction thingy. It's quite quick in fact. I'm liking it!!! drum 1
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