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Thanks for a great reply. Very helpful. I think the leather seats were fitted to a Cupra R. They are beautifully made, much better than those in the VW Golf which would of course have been another option. On the loom, I have drawn a blank with breakers. The breaker I got the seats from...

I bought a set of heated, electrically adjustable seats for my "new" 2000 Leon S 1.6 auto which has ordinary manual seats. Is it likely that the necessary wiring will be present, or do I need to purchase a wiring loom? If so, where could I expect to get one?

I have just bought a pair of adapter plates on eBay for £6.49 + £1.99 postage. They allow the fitment of 16.5cm speakers. eBay item no. 260614329093

The oil light flashing and the buzzer sounding means low oil PRESSURE, not low oil level. If the engine is very worn, or the oil pump is worn or has failed, you can get low oil pressure even if the oil level is at maximum. The idea of the buzzer sounding on VW group cars is to get you to...

I spoke to SEAT and they quoted a list price of "under £7500" for the cheapest model. This car doesn't deserve most the criticism it has had here. First, it is a city car, the replacement for the Arosa and I suspect most of the critics are not in the market for such a small car. Second, it...

This is a review of the new SEAT Mii city car, which is closely based on the Volkswagen Up!. An interesting article which also mentions the Arosa. Plenty of pictures too. Looks good! http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/carreviews/firstdrives/275623/seat_mii.html

Mii? That's SEAT trying to be cool - and failing. [B)] Some more links here, including images that have clearly been Photoshopped and should not be trusted: http://gregory12101.skyrock.com/photo.html?id_article=3029426564&id_article_media=15224773...

Skoda have now announced their version of the Up! which will be called the Skoda Citigo. There are pictures in the following article in today's Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/8794028/Skoda-announces-new-Citigo-city-car.html The Citigo looks so like the Mark 1 Arosa! I...

That's nice! I've been to Germany several times, but never to Wolfsburg. I would like to, because the VW museum is there and I've heard it's very good. So your Arosa is a he? Mine's definitely a she, and is called Rosa. Not very imaginative, I know, but she's red so Rosa fits. :)

You're right. The Arosa/Lupo design had a classic look. Mine's even older than yours - its a 1997 and was one of the few Arosas that were made at the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg, Germany.

Thanks! I bought a Lupo rear bumper to replace my Arosa Mark 1's, I just haven't got around to doing it yet. :whistle:

Nice car! That looks like a Lupo rear bumper, if I'm not mistaken. If so, was it easy to fit? Did you need to change the Arosa's rear bumper iron for the Lupo's or are the bumper irons the same?

Perhaps it was a mistake to stop making the original Arosa in 2004? I cannot see the Up! or its Skoda/SEAT variants being any cheaper to make.

I agree. The last Toledo was an abomination. I think it has now been replaced in the range by the Altea XL which looks much better: http://www.seat.co.uk/content/uk/brand/en/models/altea-xl/discover.html I owned two of the original Toledos, a 1.8GLi and a 1.6SE with 100 bhp. They were...

If they announced the 1997 Arosa Mark 1 (unchanged) as their newest, latest creation for 2012, I think most people would prefer it to these truly hideous designs. It is so often the case that new models are worse than the ones they replace. Never more true than here!

Volvo C30 is about right. Ugly car. It makes me wonder: 1) What was so wrong with the original Lupo/Arosa? The Up! doesn't look so different, especially as the rear engined layour of the concept car has been ditched in favour of a conventional front engine/front wheel drive.. 2) If...

VAG's new city car has been announced at the Frankfurt motor show. The first version to be released will be the Volkswagen Up! The new car will also be offered as a Skoda and a SEAT. So here is a look at the new Arosa...

Also found Premier Gearboxes in Cowley: 17, Pony Road, Oxford, OX4 2RD Tel: 01865 777744

I tried two Google searches: http://g.co/maps/zjnh http://g.co/maps/d2n9 I don't know any of the companies listed, so cannot recommend one. Sorry.

I finally managed to get the parts from eBay for a little over £50 - it was worth being patient and doing a little research. I can't afford to have the work done this month or next, but in the meantime I'm hardly clocking up any mileage on the Arosa. I'll post here when I have had the job...