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monkeyhanger wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 11:03 pm
Silver Jogons ordered for $53 after first order Aliexpress voucher - about £41 + forex transaction my Amex will charge.
Think I might have been looking at the same ones.
Let me know how you get on with them.
silverhairs wrote: ↑Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:45 am
The VW red is more of an orangey red, not a rich red. Is it one of the basic colours you don't have to pay extra for?
Depends on which model in the Polo range you go for. Flash Red is the free colour on Beats, GTI and GTI+ models. You pay an extra £345 to have Flash Red on S, SE, SEL and R-Line models (Urano Grey is the free colour on these models).
silverhairs wrote: ↑Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:45 am
The VW red is more of an orangey red, not a rich red. Is it one of the basic colours you don't have to pay extra for?
Depends on which model in the Polo range you go for. Flash Red is the free colour on Beats, GTI and GTI+ models. You pay an extra £345 to have Flash Red on S, SE, SEL and R-Line models (Urano Grey is the free colour on these models).
Which just goes to show that paint is a rip-off with no justified basis for orice when a colour costs or doesn't cost depending what trim on the same model and body style you go for.
On the Golf performance models, pure white is free and Tornado Red (both solid colours) costs.
They have to offer one free colour, but they usually make sure it's not a popular one.
Now that solid colours get a clear coat, there's nothing but a pinch of powdered aluminium or mica in the paint on metallics or pearlescents to justify charging nearly £600 more than the one free solid colour they provide.
silverhairs wrote: ↑Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:45 am
The VW red is more of an orangey red, not a rich red. Is it one of the basic colours you don't have to pay extra for?
Depends on which model in the Polo range you go for. Flash Red is the free colour on Beats, GTI and GTI+ models. You pay an extra £345 to have Flash Red on S, SE, SEL and R-Line models (Urano Grey is the free colour on these models).
Which just goes to show that paint is a rip-off with no justified basis for orice when a colour costs or doesn't cost depending what trim on the same model and body style you go for.
On the Golf performance models, pure white is free and Tornado Red (both solid colours) costs.
They have to offer one free colour, but they usually make sure it's not a popular one.
Now that solid colours get a clear coat, there's nothing but a pinch of powdered aluminium or mica in the paint on metallics or pearlescents to justify charging nearly £600 more than the one free solid colour they provide.
Totally agree it’s a rip off. I can remember when most manufacturers offered all the solid (non-metallic / non pearlescent) colours as no cost options.
My colour of Polo GTI+ next year is likely to be either be the free Flash Red or I may pay be prepared to pay £345 extra for Pure White. Highly unlikely I’ll be paying £570 for a few grams of powdered aluminium or mica to get a metallic or pearlescent paint colour this time round though.
Really like Red, goes well with the exterior GTI specific embellishments.
I really like black cars, but I didn't feel the Polo shape suited black (we have a black SE a few streets away - it's the side profile that doesn't look good in black to me.
I'm not keen on white cars but the exterior GTI bits suit it, it's the contrast, it was my second favourite GTI colour for the Polo, hence my wife is getting a white one.
I like the reef blue, a bit dark as blues go (love my Lapis golf R and a while back my old Rising Blue Scirocco. The local dealership had a blue GTI+, but it just didn't gel with me as a GTI colour.
Limestone Grey - not a fan. 90% of the time it is that "greige" shade of old style hearing aids. In overcast conditions it takes on a proper moody grey, which I like, it doesn't look like that often enough for me.
Originally chose Pure White for my GTI but was then offered a Pure White/Black GTI+. Looking at the pictures on the Configurator and I think it looks great. Sure it's going to be stinking within a couple of weeks though!
monkeyhanger wrote: ↑Sun Feb 17, 2019 8:56 pm
^ the colour palette is crap for the GTI:-
Really like Red, goes well with the exterior GTI specific embellishments.
As the GTI decals are red, I think the red paint completely hides them.
It's the red (or pure white) contrast with the black grilles/mouldings that I like. The Red filled GTI badge does almost look invisible on the car though.
I just snagged a MY2019 Polo GTI AW over the weekend, and been loving it.
As this is my first Volkswagen car, I was wondering if the undercarriage of my Polo looked normal to you all? I just had a look under the car, as I was removing rocks from the tyres and noticed the undercarriage is made of this soft egg carton like material.
I just snagged a MY2019 Polo GTI AW over the weekend, and been loving it.
Polo GTI.png
As this is my first Volkswagen car, I was wondering if the undercarriage of my Polo looked normal to you all? I just had a look under the car, as I was removing rocks from the tyres and noticed the undercarriage is made of this soft egg carton like material.
Under Polo.jpg
Congratulations on your new car. The metallic honeycomb patterned material is there to act as a heat shield against the heat given off by the exhaust system; it may extend along the centre of the floor pan above the exhaust system too. You’ll probably find other areas of similar material in the engine compartment around the bulkhead area.
SRGTD wrote: ↑Tue Feb 19, 2019 9:33 am
Congratulations on your new car. The metallic honeycomb patterned material is there to act as a heat shield against the heat given off by the exhaust system; it may extend along the centre of the floor pan above the exhaust system too. You’ll probably find other areas of similar material in the engine compartment around the bulkhead area.
Hey mate,
Thanks for the response!
I'm not too worried about the metallic honeycomb material, but rather the beige/white soft material above it. Does everyone's else Polo look like this, or is there normally a black cover over it?
If the beige/white material is the same as I’ve got on the underside of my previous generation Polo GTI, then it’s a material that’s applied to protect against stone chips in areas that might be susceptible to flying stones and road debris. The same or similar stone chip protection material is also applied to the lower sills before the car body shell goes through the painting process in the factory. You can easily see / feel this protective coating on the sills - below the black plastic sill extension strip on the GTI.
Here’s the protective layer on my car that I think you’re referring to. My car is blue, and you can see the unpainted stone chip protection clearly in the picture;
already got GTI key cover as first accessory 