[Vwdiesel] VW Lupo Age Query for Mark or anyone !

[Mark Shepherd]

----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Shepherd <mark at shepher.fsnet.co.uk>
To: Mike & Coreen Smith <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca>
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 9:22 AM
Subject: Re: VW Lupo Age Query for Mark or anyone !


> According to a parts search 1998  had the 1.7sdi AKU 42kw
> 1999 had the above and 1.2TDi ANY 45kw   and  1.4TDiAMF 74kw
> Miser
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike & Coreen Smith <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca>
> To: Mark Shepherd <mark at shepher.fsnet.co.uk>;
> <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 2:26 AM
> Subject: VW Lupo Age Query for Mark or anyone !
>
>
> > What year was the earliest diesel Lupo made for the UK
and/or
> European
> > market?
> > I just checked ebay in the UK and didn't see any older than
a
> 99.
> >
> > Interesting lil wee car that Lupo !
> >
> > Just got back from a car show with my Mini and had small
> diesels on the
> > brain on the way home.
> > The price of gas/diesel has made a rapid jump here recently,
> rising roughly
> > 30 cents per liter in the last year alone, so more and more
we
> are all
> > thinking "fuel efficient cars".
> >
> > I imported my current 87/<77 gas engined> 998cc Mini
(42-43MPG
> imperial),
> > but won't drive it in the winter.
> >
> > The VW Lupo kinda had me goin' , Hmmmmmmmm, I wonder if
that's
> my NEXT car ?
> > !
> >
> > Problem is, a car has to be 15 years old to enter Canada
from
> abroad. (25 in
> > the USA, generally speaking)
> >
> > (did see a 66 Beetle imported from Brazil and a 80's Vanagon
> (gas) too.
> > Cheers,
> > Mike
> >
> >
>
>