Tom's Nile GTi6

[Toms306]

So yeah, I kinda have a GTi6 again... Had been 14 months without but have relapsed lol.

One or two of you know it, most probably saw it on ebay and laughed at the asking price.

118k 1998 GTi6 - years MOT, cambelt done, chassis rail rust done, heater matrix done, brakes changed all round, drivers seat retrimmed etc, etc, etc. Standard except lowering, aftermarket exhaust and stereo.

It's a long way from perfect though, for a pedant like me anyway. Will list the bad points later. This is as it was dropped off, done almost nothing to it yet.













Few pics of bad areas -

Snorkel completely missing, but most importantly, no filter in there!! Have bought a new filter today.



Loose radiator as both top springs have broken, need to cable tie in. Half arsed attempt at fixing the grill needs some clips as well.



Presumably during matrix change someone managed to break both vents somehow





Other bad points include -

Damaged front bumper
Snapped drivers door handle
50 profile budgets on the front wheels which look ridiculous
Drivers window judders on the way down but not up
Electric mirrors don't work at all, possibly the switch or door loom
New brakes squeal like hell
Seat locking issues (other thread)
Clutch feels awful but doesn't slip, will take the spring off the pedal
No splitter
Tried rear wiper and the stalk collapsed in my hand
Permanent O2 sensor fault on PP2K but no EML on
Alarm kept going off (fixed with cullys help I think)

There's probably more than that, but it's mostly cheap fixes and nothing major. Engine sounds great, not a tapper and idles more smoothly than the Focus! And the beam seems good as well, albeit a bit low for me.

Cheers
Tom