threehundred

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

Are the heaters blowing cool air but not hot? If so I'd be checking thermostat and cooling system

they were for a couple of days but its working fine again now, blows hot within minutes. hmm.

Lol defo need some pics in here. You bought a stunner of a v tbh mate. And good to see legend finally has another auto buddy to stick up for his lack of being able to drive with a clutch lol

auto all day long mate

good car..

where you from in Essex??

im most likely one of the glanzas you have seen from lakeside or southend..

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.

I know of a 650hp glanza, somebody on this forum, but i cant say

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!

get a gym member ship card now aswel to keep it on the road

best of luck

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...

Engine

Tuning developments stage 2 fully forged engine- fully run in with 4 oil changes and oil filters

Wossner 74.5mm Low Compression Piston Kit with Rings and Pins
Scat 4EFTE Forged Conrod Kit with ARP Rod Bolts
Athena 1.2mm Uprated Metal Headgasket
ARP 2000 Uprated Headbolt Kit inc New Washers
Genuine Toyota Full Gasket Kit
Genuine Toyota Oil Pump Kit
OEM Water Pump Kit
OEM Cambelt Kit inc Idler & Tensioner
ACL Main Bearing Kit
ACL Big End Bearing Kit
ACL Thrust Washer Kit
Fully Machined and Polished 4EFTE Bottom End
Fully Stripped, Cleaned and Rebuilt 4EFTE Cylinder Head to Standard Spec
Block, Head and Rocker Cover Cleaned and Painted in our Tuning Developments Black and Silver Theme

460cc Injectors

J performance FMIC

WEPR external wastegated manifold/decat and screamer pipe

Tial external wastegate

Recon TD TDO4 turbo

race tech water lines & TD oil line

TD low temp thermostat

Magnecore HT leads

dean RW developments battery clamp & oil cap

twin core civic radiator with fan- toyota coolant

sard FPR with gauge

halfords battery

magnetic sump plug

dean RW developments full custom cat back exhaust system with a unreel angle back box

ID workz heat slam pannel

TD fuel pump

Purple and blue hosing i.e radiator pipes/power steering pipes

TD brake and power steering covers

powerflex engine mount

autobox mocal cooler with racing transmission fluid

NGK heat range 7 spark plugs

OEM fuel filter

OEM dizzy cap and rotor arm

pcv

Chasis

BC racing coilovers

EBC grooved discs and yellow pads

OEM front and rear 3 point brace

C pillar bar brace

hells braided brake lines all around

OEM x2 hand brake cables

15 rota grid Vs with parada spec 2 tyres 195/50/15

FULL hunter alignment

Interior

OEM fishnet recaro interior- rear seats/door cards/front seats

OMP style steering wheel

sound proofing inside

EMB ECU kit

Blitz dual boost controller

Exterior

Genuine JAM front lip/99 spec bumper & grille- fresh paint

OEM rear lip/bumper-fresh paint

OEM duck tail spoiler

ID workz live sports spoiler-fresh paint

scuttle panel- fresh paint

OEM side skirts

OEM bonnet

99 Spec facelift rear lights

NEW OEM toyota glanza headlights

tilted number plate bracket/ X2 new number plates

8000k HIDS hi/low

You won't be disappointed mate..... And mechanically that car will last you years if you keep up with services Epic buy there

Change it to a manual please !

James

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.

Welcome.

Ask to see some receipts for the work.

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.

Not really dude, might just mean it's not what everyone was looking for, I wanted a nice white or red one hence how I seen this one but fell in love with mine. I'm sure someone has more details than me on the car as I'm a newbie sort of haha

true, awesome cars remain for sale for aaaaages on the VAG forums, I guess nothing much is selling quickly at the moment.

It's been forsale for a wee bit now, seen it when I was looking for mine

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!