Polo Boring
Polo Boring
I've had my GTi for 2 years now, and I'm starting to find it boring to drive. I'm thinking of getting a mk5 r32, I test drove one the other day and it was just awesome.
Whats people take on the GTi whose driven one for some time?
Whats people take on the GTi whose driven one for some time?
my gti is 23 months old and i think ill keep it forever, its an awesome little machine
absolutely love it, getting it just how you want it is fun and prevents boredom too,
i had a mk5 golf gti and hated it, thought it was big and boring, not as agile and as fun as the polo
personal preference though i guess
absolutely love it, getting it just how you want it is fun and prevents boredom too,
i had a mk5 golf gti and hated it, thought it was big and boring, not as agile and as fun as the polo
personal preference though i guess
- KennyPOLO_Gti
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What mods have u done to your polo engine wise?
After I got the remap on it last year its been great fun even up to now, just so quick and thats just with stage one. Gettin a 2.5" downpipe next week then i'll enjoy that little bit extra bhp then i'll get stage two and that'll be frickin awesome!! eat up a lot of cars out there!
After I got the remap on it last year its been great fun even up to now, just so quick and thats just with stage one. Gettin a 2.5" downpipe next week then i'll enjoy that little bit extra bhp then i'll get stage two and that'll be frickin awesome!! eat up a lot of cars out there!
Polo's are pretty boring
The GTI's are just basic cars with bigger engine put in, with no real though about the real engineering required.
The suspension setup is utterly garbage, front strut/arb design is crap, clonking and no adjustment possible.
The brakes are crap, and they use an old ABS system.
The engine mountings havn't been re-designed for the power, all of you with remapped cars will eventually experience steering judder due to a weak dogbone mount, and the rest of the mounts will go soft quickly aswell. Lets not mention the suspension bushes. . . .
You also lose huge amounts on Polo's of money on Polo's as the second hand values are poor.
The GTI is a miles better car, and the R32 engine is just superb, the DSG box is nice aswell if you fancy it.
I'm glad i've got rid of mine, and am replacing it with the Scirocco - cos its even better than the Golf GTI
The GTI's are just basic cars with bigger engine put in, with no real though about the real engineering required.
The suspension setup is utterly garbage, front strut/arb design is crap, clonking and no adjustment possible.
The brakes are crap, and they use an old ABS system.
The engine mountings havn't been re-designed for the power, all of you with remapped cars will eventually experience steering judder due to a weak dogbone mount, and the rest of the mounts will go soft quickly aswell. Lets not mention the suspension bushes. . . .
You also lose huge amounts on Polo's of money on Polo's as the second hand values are poor.
The GTI is a miles better car, and the R32 engine is just superb, the DSG box is nice aswell if you fancy it.
I'm glad i've got rid of mine, and am replacing it with the Scirocco - cos its even better than the Golf GTI
I was thinking of getting it remapped, but then thought about how much it would gain, which is not alot.
I've got the panel filter, dv, exhaust, downpipe, brakes and wheels done. I got those shiny door panels from vag and still not fitted them since early this year.
It is fun when you add stuff to the car, but the car will only go so far to modding. I think I'm done with modifying.
May I ask approximately how much people have spent on modifying there polo's.
I've got the panel filter, dv, exhaust, downpipe, brakes and wheels done. I got those shiny door panels from vag and still not fitted them since early this year.
It is fun when you add stuff to the car, but the car will only go so far to modding. I think I'm done with modifying.
May I ask approximately how much people have spent on modifying there polo's.
- KennyPOLO_Gti
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Bradders - I assume it's not alot, judging by what people have done to theres. If you gain alot, then there's just too much modding to get to those figures. When I can get a car with those high figures already, without modding.
I know KennyPOLO_Gti, but starting to have second thoughts. If I don't get the R32, I'd probably keep the Polo and not remap it. Which I know is wasted the other stuff I've added on.
I know KennyPOLO_Gti, but starting to have second thoughts. If I don't get the R32, I'd probably keep the Polo and not remap it. Which I know is wasted the other stuff I've added on.
Last edited by sagaris on Tue Sep 16, 2008 5:23 pm, edited 1 time in total.
fair play. i drove mine for 2 years standard then got it mapped last week and the results are awsome, before that i thought that there wouldnt be a vast difference but its astonishing. with your mods itll be even better.
although the r32s are s**t hot, a guy at work has one, very jealous. i think id swap my polo for one if funds allowed!!
although the r32s are s**t hot, a guy at work has one, very jealous. i think id swap my polo for one if funds allowed!!
- whitegtipolo
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