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20 Years powered by RBS
« on: May 10, 2022, 12:22:22 am »
As mentioned in my Edition 30 topic, I bought a sweet “20 Years” mk3 GTI 16V❤️
I’ll go on from here when I got back from Madrid to Antwerp… a 1600 km trip… and without any hiccups :happy2:👍🏻👍🏻
Put it on the Quickjacks and give it a good inspection 🙈











































































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Re: 20 Years powered by RBS
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2022, 12:26:44 am »
Next up were some new Hankook tires and an alignment, the old Pirelli’s were at their end…


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Re: 20 Years powered by RBS
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2022, 12:33:36 am »
Then the trip to Croatia 🇭🇷 started…

















And finally arrived home…















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Re: 20 Years powered by RBS
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2022, 12:36:09 am »
Next up is a good wash and get it on Croatian numberplates…😁😍🇭🇷

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Re: 20 Years powered by RBS
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2022, 12:41:15 am »
Oh and it took an other + / - 1600 km under its belt👊🏻❤️👍🏻 Without any drop of oil burnt😍❤️ The only thing I saw, was that is “sweating” a bit on the oil drain plug… but hey it’s 26 years old and it covered half of Europe in one week❤️😍👍🏻
From 89.400 km to 93.000 km👍🏻
« Last Edit: May 10, 2022, 12:43:22 am by RBS »

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Re: 20 Years powered by RBS
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2022, 07:27:17 am »
Wow looks immaculate. Definitely does not look like a UK car underneath :grin:

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Re: 20 Years powered by RBS
« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2022, 09:01:25 am »
So rare to see a mk3 that clean and rust free. Enjoy it mate. I'm also dead jealous of your workshop space.

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Re: 20 Years powered by RBS
« Reply #7 on: May 12, 2022, 09:19:55 am »
Thanks guys🤗❤️
There are some hick ups conserning import of a car before 1999 here in Croatia 🇭🇷 🙄 some stupid law… but more of that when I get back home in Belgium… the saga will continue…😅

Now some nice photos… enjoy all😊





















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Re: 20 Years powered by RBS
« Reply #8 on: May 13, 2022, 10:02:01 pm »
Wow - That's like a 1 year old UK car - still has engine undertray, really helps keep the engine bay clean and helps warm up a lot on the ABF.
Only spotted the front fogs in the bumper look odd to me - usually they are full silver

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Re: 20 Years powered by RBS
« Reply #9 on: May 19, 2022, 12:11:40 pm »
Thanks buddy 👍🏻 :wink:
Did do an oil and filter change just to give myself some peace😅
This GTI is REALY taken care of❤️❤️

Ready for inspection :


 










































Also a oil service reset 👍🏻




Now reasting for a month till I get back😍

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Re: 20 Years powered by RBS
« Reply #10 on: May 19, 2022, 12:12:56 pm »
@LC5F It was delivered like that with smoked lenses..



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Re: 20 Years powered by RBS
« Reply #11 on: May 19, 2022, 10:31:55 pm »
very nice..... i had an 8v mk3 in silver too.... looks lovely.
have a really bad itch for another vr6, which I had that after the 8v......... but sadly that will have to wait as house and bigger family take priority

look forward to the updates.

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Re: 20 Years powered by RBS
« Reply #12 on: May 20, 2022, 06:33:17 am »
@ashan82:
I know the feeling :happy2: I was on the look out for a 16V and a VR6
These days it’s NOT so easy to find a good taken care example!! But they are out there :wink: Some owners are asking silly money for nice taken care examples…
I was searching for 2 years😅 and there were 2 which slipped trough my fingers😫
One VR and one 16V… the sound of the VR6 is  :love: :love:
I also know what you’re talking about… family, house, work… been there too my friend😘😅

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Re: 20 Years powered by RBS
« Reply #13 on: May 25, 2022, 03:14:12 pm »
Love the new acquisition! Really well taken care of. Good luck and enjoy driving it!  :drinking:

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Re: 20 Years powered by RBS
« Reply #14 on: May 25, 2022, 08:52:22 pm »
Holy smokes that’s clean!
It’s fairly low mileage (kilometerage?) but it’s still been used which I always think is a bonus.

I bet VW’s own museum car isn’t that clean. Great find!
Getting too old for this...