Hi All

Very new to this forum and car upkeep fullstop!

As a kid, I always thought I'd have some kind of supped up XR3i bit of a tom boy but shhhhh

Well, as a bday pressie in March, my family chipped together and brought me an RS Turbo 2000 MK5. It's in, what I call 'dirty white', well it was white but wasn't really looked after to well, so lots of scratch marks and primer type patches over it. It's a work in progress, lets put it that way

See, this doesn't bother me, as a friend is a mech and she has said she will work on it, with her partner, as a 'hobby', when they get a spare moment or two. All I need to do is pay for what needs to be done and supply endless cups of coffee/tea and possibly cakes.................fair deal I say!

All though my family keep pestering me, along the lines of 'you'll never find a man if you put your attention into that car'............bothered


As this is my first time EVER with a car project, what would look nice? I want it slick, not too vamped up. Nice looking to the eye with an unexpected kick. My budget is £3000 GBP (which was gonna go on buying me a car but now I have this, sod it, public transport it is for now). Are there are decent/good suppliers in the Reading, Berkshire area? Or can you suggest any decent online suppliers.

Thanks in advance and sorry for the ramble x