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car was exactly as described in the advert and on the phone, owner was completely honest throughout. thumbs up

they were for a couple of days but its working fine again now, blows hot within minutes. hmm. auto all day long mate Basildon mate. are there any local meets? and do you know of any specialists in Essex? most of the work was done at TD but Warrington is a bit of a mission from here.

weirdly, the heaters started working again today after two days of non-warmth?! So I'm guessing it's a loose connections somewhere instead of anything too serious. Full Cat1 security fitted today I will actually get some pics up soon, I know that a progress blog without any pics is pretty dull.

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?!

Alright guys, I took my Glanza to Edition38 VW show recently. As I drove in, one of the marshalls started talking to me about my car and told me that his mate had built one pushing just under 500bhp from what he was saying it's up north somewhere, maybe Newcastle way. Anyone know anything about it? Is it on here?

wowzer!

No need, I drive like a granny most of the time. But yeah, it's a handful at times

Never! The auto box is a dream! I've never owned an auto before, I didn't really know what to expect, but I love it! spec list taken from Iamlegend's advert for those who may not know the car...

alreet pet, way ay mun, canny, byker grove... Now that's out of my system I can begin To cut a short story even shorter, I had been looking around for a nice old VW for a while, maybe a mk1 Golf with a 20vt conversion, mk2 Golf VR6 etc, but I just couldn't find anything that really ticked all the boxes. There were a few things that I had my eye on, but people were asking ridiculous money for cars that weren't worth anywhere near the asking prices. I've always had a soft spot for jap hatches after owning a Charade GTti many many years ago, which was great fun. I'm expecting my first baby in a few days, and I haven't had a car since my Arosa (on Air ride and Porsche wheels) was stolen just before Christmas last year, so my Wife has been pressuring me to hurry up and buy something! I gave up looking for a VW and started broadening my search on Pistonheads. I'd seen some crazy Glanzas at Lakeside and Southend cruise which looked seriously quick, so I decided to have a look if there were any for sale. I spotted a white Glanza near Brighton which sounded pretty serious, 300bhp, Garrett turbo, forged internals etc which was tempting, but there was quite a bit of stuff that didn't really appeal (red Rotas, standard brakes (!!!), Evo bucket seats) so I signed up on here and started looking through the classifieds. Top of the list was Iamlegend's car For not much more money than the white Glanza, it looked and sounded like a serious bit of kit (I don't need to go into detail, I'm pretty sure you all know the car.) I rang the owner at 11am, had a chat about the car, pretty much made my decision whilst on the phone, shot into town to get the cash, got fully comp insurance, jumped on a train, and arrived in NukeHassle at 7pm after a 400 mile mission. Iamlegend showed me round the car, took me for a drive with me in the passenger seat (my insurance docs hadn't been emailed through in time) and I was smitten. Cash was handed over, paperwork was signed, and I was on the road by 9pm in my new ride, on the long drive back to sunny Essex. The car exceeded my expectations! Comfy, refined, reasonably quiet and not too bad on fuel (I got about 300 miles to a tank, admittedly whilst driving like a 96 year old woman) but when I put my foot down for the first time, good lord I'd never driven a seriously quick car before, and I think most people would agree that this thing is seriously quick! I don't drive like an idiot, I'll never redline it or thrash it (even though it's probably built to take it) but when I have a little play, it never fails to put a smile on my face. I haven't even taken any photos of it yet (I know, great start to a progress thread) but I have a few minor plans for the future; possibly remove the big boot spoiler, get hold of some carbon cup mirrors, get the heaters fixed (they stopped blowing hot on the way back from VW Players today, passenger side carpet is dry so I don't think it's the matrix), maybe some bodywork/paint but that's a long way off. So to summarise, I bought a 283bhp Glanza with zero knowledge or experience of them, to serve as a family car when my baby arrives, hence project Impulse Purchase I'll get some pics and specs up soon...

Thanks guys. I didn't go to view that one on Pistonheads. I did, however, take a little trip up to Newcastle on Friday evening, and returned home with Iamlegends's black Glanza the quickest car I had ever driven before that was a 100bhp Charade GTti, so you can imagine my reaction when I had a little play on the M1 on the way home... holy shiiiiiiiiiiiiiit. It's a beast.

cool thanks guys, well I'm off to check it out tomorrow so I'll feed back when I'm back. anyone know of any jap/glanza specialists in Essex? cheers.

definitely, I've had this a few times recently - massive spec lists but no real evidence to back it up. "my mate did most of the work so I haven't got receipts" etc, hmm. true, awesome cars remain for sale for aaaaages on the VAG forums, I guess nothing much is selling quickly at the moment.

oh ok, is that a bad sign? do you know if anyone from this forum checked it out?

hey all, I'm new here, I've come from a VAG background so please be gentle I'm going to look at this tomorrow afternoon... http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/toyota/starlet/toyota-starlet-sun-roof-glanza-v-forged-5e-1998/1513473 I don't really have any jap experience apart from a Charade GTti about 15 years ago, which was awesome. two things - 1, what do you think of the car? does it sound good? the spec on paper seems pretty impressive to me but I'm going in blind, I've never driven a Glanza or have any experience of them. and 2) do you know of any jap specialists in Essex? I did a quick Google search but it didn't come up with much. I don't want to buy something that no one will work on! many thanks in advance!