Ollie's new car!

[SpikeyG40]

dan's only got the two outer Non GTI grills ollie. the middle one stayed on the car and was never replaced.

[Ollie_R]

Ah OK, no worries guys. I'll definitely get back to you on the splitter though

[Ollie_R]

I'd just to say one thing before going on about my new bits on the Rocco:

I love this car

It feels so right driving it. It has the torquey 1.8 litre engine, which produces all the power I could ever need. It sounds sexual when you get past 3k rpm in 3rd gear, and it has so much pull. It handles sublimely, I've yet to discover its limits, but it has a lot of grip. I can't imagine how it will handle when I put the suspension kit and strut braces. Alright, it has its foibles, such as the brakes and the headlights, which have slightly less lighting power than a candle. But I love it, it feels great to drive now, since I've gotten used to driving it and it's great, in fact it's hard to find a superlative to describe it.

Moving on from my gushing love story to the Rocco, I've done some new mods

To alleviate the headlight problem, I've fitted a set of Philips Silver Vision bulbs, which are much brighter than the standard bulbs. I have a set of LED sidelights on order, and I've unplugged the dim-dip unit, as it was unnecessary.

I fitted a new head unit, the Alpine CDE-9881R, with iPod integration. It looks nice, and the sounds have been greatly improved. A picture of it is below:



For my 21st birthday I got a Momo steering wheel and boss. Nice and leathery



And an overall look of the interior:



I still love the seats

Still got the RA's on, and I'll be keeping them on regardless of snow, salt, rain, sun or ice



The Polo's almost ready to be sold. All it needs is a clean and some hubcaps

[DanDiesel]

liking the mods Ollie!

[SpikeyG40]

looking good ollie! loving the steering wheel, and still want those wheels!

did you get rid of those spacers off your polo or you still have them?

[Ollie_R]

I still have those spacers Doug! I think they're in my room, I'll check later. You wanted a pair for the rear of the Vento, right?

[Ollie_R]

I've got an H&R Cup Kit all ordered for it, for a very good price

Lowers 60/40, like the Mk1/2/3 Polo ones, which is the ideal drop for me.

Keep tuned for more updates

[dino]

Liking the new mods - the Rocco is coming along nicely!

[DanDiesel]

Ollie, were you perhaps planning on going to the Oxford Edition show on Nov 4th?
we are too late for a stand but i think i'm off that day and it seems like it could be a good day out! me and Doug are thinking about it!

i think Bryony is aswell!

[Ollie_R]

Yeah, I may be up for it, circumstances permitting. Should be lowered by then as well

Oxford isn't that far is it?

[DanDiesel]

nope! quick bash round the m25 and off the m4! doug reckons from margate way, it should take us roughly hour and a half!

[Ollie_R]

I guess it's no further than going up Northampton way for a show. It looks like it'll be a worthwhile show to go to. I think I could manage an hour and a half, I managed to do the trip from Farnham to my place last night in less than an hour!

I may even check if the Scirocco Register have a place on their stand

[Ollie_R]

New photos:





Lowerage to come

[SpikeyG40]

car looks cool mate, and the pics are also very cool. can't wait to see it with lowerage!

[carerra91]

very smart as it is. looks really nice!