I know it boring but make sure its serviced regular and kept running well as remaps fine weak spots, mostly clutchs, my clutch died 3 months after having car mapped but it was well on its way before that as pedal was very heavy. I have a shark performance stage one and are very happy with it

Most VRS's are getting on abit now so having wheels redone won't hurt, i've had a couple of sets done in past and not paid over 120 quid but i removed and refitted tyres so you may be looking abit more, also might be worth having spare sone aswell as most vrs's have a alloy spare wheel just incase worst happens and you ever damage one.

I have halfords super or whatever there called and they are a big improvement over normal bulbs

Thanks for all the advice,it's food for thought! My problem is,I've never modded a car before (admittedly,I've never had one worth modding!) and I'm not sure where to start,especially as the outside really doesn't need anything extra to look good!

Also,I'm planning on upgrading to a much newer vRS within the next two years so don't want to do anything that'll make it less appealing to vRS buyers!

honestly, if you are looking to sell it on in a few yrs my best advice is spend as little money on it as possible, as you will lose it. By all means, do a few things that will make you smile, ie map and perhaps arb (if you like handling), but past that, the more you mod your car the less saleable it will be, and the more you stand to lose.

These cars can be got for next to nothing, if you spend loads of time and effort on it, and make it a 'custom' car, then you reduce your target market. My last one i literally stripped back to stock, and sold all my mods on their own, no one was interested in the price i was after/needed to cover the car and parts value (depsite what it would cost others to do). There are far more normal buyers out there than there are enthusiasts, so to sell to the bigger market stock cars win.

Dont forget stab you in the back luca

They also do that if your too nice to them

Im gona change my title to ex owner i think lol

lmao, dude, you crease me up!

your car loves you really! :love:

hehe

i get lots of powder coating done,its always cheap (£25 per wheel!) and very good finish! you will need to get your wheels chemically dipped first though to make sure no oil or grease makes the powder coat bubble up when its in the oven (200c for 35 mins?). not all powder coaters can do this as the chemicals are very expensive to dispose of....however malmesbury paint strippers will dip them for you for £15 each...you must remove the tyres first though!!! so powdercoat is £100,dipping is £60,tyre fitting is £40...i make that £200 all in +postages or travelling and what not!! oh...you will want new center caps for the wheels after,the old ones will look sheeite,they are £30 odd for 4 from the dealers!!

means that 50ish a wheel, is about right then!

I use the Halford Super thingys too, usually two for a tenner.

If your after a map locally, I can point you in the right direction of a man with the plan. Good price too !!