Spring cleaning

The first full sunny day of the year - a great chance to give the car a proper clean and get some polish on the paintwork. All-in-all, not in bad nick, if you squint. And yes, my neighbour's think I'm crazy, but I clean under the bonnet too. Do I care? No.

Check out the genuine G60 VW Motorsport badge on the airbox - that must give me another 5bhp right?

Down & out

Freshly cleaned after a visit to JC Motors for the budget lowering - now looking far less like a pensioner's car!

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Aesthetically, the car is much more pleasing to the eye. The handling has sharpened up a touch; less wallow-y in roundabouts. And economically the whole lowering job has come in under £100, which makes me a happy lowered Lupo owner!