So, with the Hench gone, twas time to find a cheap 'n' cheerful daily plodder to get me around while the rest of the projects are being worked on...
A quick call to Geo uncovered a 1995 Passat TDi 90bhp sitting in his yard, looking for a new home and some tlc.
50mpg and 2 years test sealed the deal, along with a criminally low price...'Patsy the Passat' was on her way home to us!
Check out the horrible SEAT wheel trims on 14'' steels, and the ride height high enough to give you altitude sickness!
But, on the plus side, a dry engine, cheap and cheerful super-dee-duper Aldi MP3 head-unit and Mk3 Golf GTi bucket front seats...not bad for the price of a months petrol in the Hench, eh?
I swore I wasn't gonna do any thing to her, just fuel and drive...but then there'd be no fun it that, now would there?
Some wheels, a B3 passat duckbill spoiler, one hell of a clean, detail and paint correction and a serious shlap of the lowering shtick should make her a fun runaround and general load-lugger!!
Plans are underway for her transformation, so keep checking in for updates soon.
Later,
RV.
Just so you all know.
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