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Got the Polo back after the Turbo replacement and the problems are.........

...........STILL THERE! :evil:

Thinking of painting the car a very Lemony Yellow!

Took the car out for a run yesterday and after about a 25 mile warm-up run then tried driving in first gear at about 5 - 10 mph and it ...

The saga continues......
Took the Polo GTI in for it's first safety inspection service (7,500 Km) and mentioned that as well as the 'gasping' issue that sometimes i get a metallic type noise for 30 - 60 second on cold startup. Does not occur every time I do a cold start, maybe once a week or so. I ...

Fair comment.

Here in Aust they come as standard on the GTI model along with cruise control

Regards,
Steve

If you do long stints on the Motorway, in sixth gear, armrests can come in handy. Agree with other posters that it does interfere with gear changes but you can just flip it out of the way when working the gearbox. If you are just using the Polo around town or on 'interesting' winding roads it would ...

Hi All,
Well I have run a tank of 95 Octane petrol in the GTI (car took 42 litres so not much 98 Octane left in the tank when I re-filled with 95) and the results are:
1. Car still has bouts of 'gasping' at steady speeds of around 2,000 RPM. The issue seem to have moved slightly higher up the Rev ...

At 8 mph ( early in the morning and no coffee brain does quick conversion to about 11 Km/h. Hmmm... no sleepy emoticon to insert off the Smilies bar :| )
I would still be in first gear. I am guessing a bit here but suspect that I would not be in second gear until about 20 km/h or whatever 1800 rpm ...

Thanks for the replies, much appreciated.

In answer to respondents:

1. Penarth Blues
The car is currently running 98 RON Shell (referred to as PULP in Aust). It has only had three refills since new and while I do not know what the Pre -delivery fill was, my two fill ups have both been 98. When the ...

Hi All,

New to the GTI fold and after some feedback on a issue I am experiencing with a MY2017 Polo Manual GTI with 1500 km on the clock.
Love the handling and get up and go but........ :(

Since new, the car has shown tendencies to 'gasp' at steady throttle settings like it is missing on one ...