polo 1 ..vectra 0

steveo3002 · Post by **steveo3002** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 7:59 pm

just drove into town and saw a polo mk2 with its bonnet up and hazzards on, thought oh no the poor old things conked out

got a bit closer and it was jump starting a new vectra

that had conked out in town

WildChild · Post by **WildChild** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:25 pm

haha class, dude you should have gone got a camera!

omicron · Post by **omicron** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:28 pm

Didn't think a Mk2 would die that easily did you?

Mk2's are great for jumping other cars, as there's no complex electronics to screw up (I wouldn't dare try it with my escort).

There's also room in the scuttle for a pretty hefty battery, I used to run mine off a tranny battery. I've jumped 2.5 diesel landy's off it without the engine running absolutely no problem, then still been able to start the polo's engine.

GroovyCarrot · Post by **GroovyCarrot** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 11:59 pm

A while ago I was driving my old polo past a friend's house when I saw him outside with another friend, peering under the bonnet of his yaris. Pulled over, found out that his battery had died so I jumped the yaris off the polo. Polo 1, Yaris 0. My friend's mum then went to move her saxo, and found that it too had a dead battery. Moved the polo round, jumped the saxo no problem too

Polo 1, Yaris 0, Saxo 0

Obviously polos are made of sterner stuff

polokris · Post by **polokris** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 12:39 pm

fair play....... iv jumped LOADS of cars!! lol.... too many to recall!

DanDiesel · Post by **DanDiesel** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 9:08 pm

hehe but GC i remember someone jump starting u at the Viking Run last august!!

GroovyCarrot · Post by **GroovyCarrot** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:06 pm

Ah, well that's true.. and at E38, three times..

Can't have it all I guess

DanDiesel · Post by **DanDiesel** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:29 pm

ah very true, but then u found u had no oil in the gearbox or sumthing??

GroovyCarrot · Post by **GroovyCarrot** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 6:29 pm

*Ahem*
Would I ever do anything silly like that.. I mean, of -course- I would think to check the gearbox oil having fitted a new box..

DanDiesel · Post by **DanDiesel** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 1:42 pm

its all good experience, owning and maintaining an older car eh!!

SpikeyG40 · Post by **SpikeyG40** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 7:02 pm

ahh the memories! i'm sure there is picture evidence of GC polo 0, ade's polo GT 1.

i wouldn't dare jump anything in the G too much to go wrong

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Tue May 02, 2006 4:28 am

lol.........

polo 487... me...0