Vento VR6

[stephen8512]

Hey guys. Long time lurker, soon-to-be frequent poster in the MK3 section

Just wanted to introduce myself. Name is Steve and I'm the new owner of the blue MK3 Vento that Bima and Ray went to QLD to pick up from Joe. Ray is a high school mate and we go way way back. I still remember when he first took delivery of the first white MK3, affectionately known as "the ****box". Ray was actually the one who got me into dubs in the first place. Through Ray, I got to meet Bima when he still had the white MK3 VR6 and have known him for a while now too.

I have a white MK6 Golf R and prior to this, I also had a MK5 Jetta Turbo (which was written off before I could finish it)

Link to MK6 Golf R build thread

Photo of my MK6 Golf R with Bima and Ray






Bima bought this from Joe and flew up to QLD with Ray to drive this thing back down. From what I heard there were a few dramas on the way back but wasn't major and not only that, the engine never skipped a beat. To cut a long story short, Bima decided that it wasn't for him in the end and he was thinking about selling it, and that if I wanted it we could work something out. At this stage I was also looking for a project car, namely another MK5 Jetta to get back into to basically finish off what I started. I had already went and looked at a few MK5 Jetta Turbo's already but they were all so crap. So, after much deliberation, I decided to take Bima up on his offer.

Blue slip and rego and everything had already been taken care of and a few bits and pieces like spark plugs, radiator flush, fuel filter, etc have already been serviced by Bima. Few more things needed to be looked after but I'm pretty excited to have this thing in my hands now!


Vento now in my possession (1/8/2015)








First wash/vacuum by me, cleaning out all the crap inside, emptying bottles, cigarette ash, etc and getting it as clean as possible. Came out pretty well for a 20 year old car! (2/8/2015)










There are still lots of things which will require my attention in the near future so I will be searching VWW/Vortex as well as asking Ray and Bima for their guidance. It's my first venture into MK3 territory and pretty excited to see what's in store!

Looking forward to bringing this out to meets etc and meeting some of you guys It's a great car and I want to give it the refresh it deserves!

Cheers.

Steve