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[The Matt]

Well, thought I'd make a few notes on my most recent purchase, not so much a project, but somewhere to show off how little taste I have.

It's not the introduction to the VeeDub scene that I'd always wanted, but it'll do for now!

I've recently bought this future classic off ebay











Check out the interior!





Typical rusty VeeDub engine bay, needs a decent clean up and some repainting, but it's still got all the original wax all over it



It's done a reasonable miles (120k) but it's fully original apart from the addition of a Weber carb to replace the original Pierburg unit, the previous owner even installed an original factory fitted Pioneer headset into it

So, it's now insured so that I can go and pick it up tomorrow and tax it. Then it's getting put to use as a daily driver for now. Sort of a running project rather than one that's taken off the road.

My plan is to basically get it as mint as possible, then go for the Euro look, by fitting some coilovers and lowering it, then getting some wide BBS rims for it so they fill the arches really neatly. I'm also going to look out for a decent interior, preferably leather and do a retrim on it. My main reason for buying it was really to put less miles on the FReaK and to enable me to sort out the niggling problems that I've had with the FReaK before I go to GerMini.

[Austin]

I like it!

[Bungle]

mrs b loves these

[Juju]

I love 'em too!!

The thinking woman's De Lorean!!

Good call, Mr Matt!!

(please will you call it Marty McFly or Doc Emmett Brown? )

[Pie]

Matt, stuff the BBS's, get some deep dish, banded steelies on it. Looks mint.

[miniboo]

i love these cars. one of the things i am most looking forward to when i get back is buying old skool cars.

[The Matt]

Wowzers, didn't think it'd have such a positive reception!

Yeah, if it's as good as it looks on the photos it's gonna be a bargain really.

Pie, no!

[bert998]

cool car, looks mint!

I'll take the seats off you for my latest buy, another mk2 gtd

Edited by bert998, 21 March 2008 - 06:52 PM.

[sweetser]

Matt, stuff the BBS's, get some deep dish, banded steelies on it. Looks mint.

good taste, i was gonna say exactally the same

[Purple Tom]

Looking good Matt! The interior is actually really nice, I know its not up to modern standards in terms of the pattern, but you'll find the seats are really supportive, and if you ever come to sell them you'd be silly not to put them onto the Polo forum! The reason I say that is because the Rocco GT2 seats are the same pattern as the Polo Genesis seats, only the Rocco seats allow you to sit much lower and also have bigger bolsters etc, even more so than the GT/G40 seats! So yeah, don't ruin them or anything, keep them in good nick!

I also think its a bit of a classic already, and there's a lot of Rocco fans out there believe it or not, so look after it and you'll definitely get your money back when it comes to selling.

[Oldskoolbaby]

I reckon the rocco is a smaller copy of the UR quattro just a lot lot cheaper, and with no four wheel drive or turbo. Just hurry up and get that car sitting on its ringer with wide wheels and skiny tyres lol

[The Matt]

Yeah, but I'd have the Quattro over one of these any day!

Picked it up today, all seems well really. As for the condition, it's interior is unbelievable!

[Bondbill2k2]

they can be made soo dam sexy

bet these pics will get you loving it-







slammed on ats classics and wide tyres mmm...sexy and v v retro cool

[bert998]

i think i've soiled myself.....

Edited by bert998, 23 March 2008 - 04:14 PM.

[The Matt]

Now that IS nice!