Highlights
- Just one lady owner from new
- Low mileage
- Fun, colourful three-door hatchback with quirky looks
- Original and unmodified
- Long advisory-free MOT
The Appeal
Latin for wolf, the Lupo was Volkswagen's answer to the city car, deriving from the already proven Mk3 Golf platform with cuter styling and updated equipment. Despite the charming design, the Lupo failed to take off with the Golf and Polo filling most consumers' needs, so scarce when new and rare to come by these days.
While this isn’t our bread and butter in terms of performance and collectibility, we like to draw the analogy of candy at the checkout in terms of attractiveness. If you are a car enthusiast with a collection of your own, with a zest for colours, this might provide the perfect cheeky little inner-city run around or a bright and pleasing pint-sized addition to a VW stable.
The History and Paperwork
- One owner from new
- First registered on 26th May 2000
- Three-door hatchback, original UK market vehicle
- Complete with original Volkswagen book-pack housing owner's manual and service booklet (x14 service stamps in total)
- Sticker in the engine bay referencing a new clutch fitted on 05/09/2022
- Reference to timing-belt replacement at 48,785 on the engine bay side cover
- Receipt in the history file shows last service at 69,026 miles
- MOT'd until 16th July 2026 (no advisories)
- Hand written record of servicing is noted on the engine cover, over and above the documented record in the history file
The Condition
- Specified in factory ‘Fantasia’ green with two-tone grey/green dotted cloth upholstery
- Fabric upholstery appears smart and bright throughout
- Paintwork remains vivid with blemishes, chips and rubs in places notably on bumper areas amongst others, which have been touched up
- While a lot of green cars suffer from lacquer peel, the majority of the paintwork still remains in very good order, with only one small area on the driver's roof edge showing slight lacquer peel
- Wheels covers are smart with some scuffs and marks
- Tyres appear in decent order with good tread
- Steering wheel, gear-shift and trims all present superbly well
- Dials are clear and bright
- Carpets present smartly with black overmats for protection
- Headlining in good order
- Original supplying Volkswagen main dealer number plates front and back, through both have small cracks and look a little faded
- Original VW mudguards front and back
- Boot and spare wheel compartment indicate a cared-for car
The Mechanics
- Nippy 999cc petrol engine
- 5-speed manual transmission
- Consistent service record
- Smart and tidy under-bonnet presentation
- Very clean MOT history record
- The engine revs smoothly and the vendor reports no known issues
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