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Lupo GTI trouble
The Volkswagen Lupo first came to the UK market back in 1999 and had a relatively short sevenyear production run. This tiny city car was made a little bit more special for the GTI version which included a 123bhp 1.6 twin-cam engine mated to a six-speed gearbox, sporty interior, unique alloy wheels and all-aluminium bonnet, doors and wings to reduce weight to around 950kg. Seven years ago, I picked up one of these early models for £2000 as a fun run-about, but on a trip to Aberdeen one winter’s evening I crossed a flooded road that turned out to be deeper than anticipated.
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