Happy Gti

frazzle · Post by **frazzle** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 6:46 pm

For a few reasons we have recently questioned whether we should keep the polo - so glad we did.

We had a return trip to Norwich from Glasgow this easter and plans to take the saab fell through (bloody locking wheel nuts over torqued by garage!) so we took the polo. Me, pregnant Mrs and 12 year old, plus baggage drove the 880mile 14 hour round trip and arrived feeling as fresh as we had left. It may not cruise as well as the saab but it does everything else just as well - in fact the seats are better - there was no backache or numbness whatsoever. Exactly the same on the return trip. All this while hovering above 4000rpm in fifth 90% of the journey and still returning 34mpg.

Just a really impressive experience and reminded me what an all rounder this car really is!

I guess we've all had moments when it's reminded us how good it is.

olop_chris · Post by **olop_chris** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 7:16 pm

nice to hear you've fell in love again lol

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 10:25 pm

I so can't wait to get this car

nickpolo · Post by **nickpolo** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 10:30 pm

are you after a gti mouse? i'm looking for a newer polo, wanna swap? its a 2001 red gti with 30,000 on the clock

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 8:11 pm

Had a similar experience myself, was thinking of getting rid of our one. That was until I used it for a week instead of my Fabia vRS (a tough car to compare it to). I had forgotten what a great little car it is! Gave it a full valet last weekend, treated it to some new tyres and getting it serviced next week. Plan to keep it indefinetly now!

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:18 am

nickpolo wrote:are you after a gti mouse? i'm looking for a newer polo, wanna swap? its a 2001 red gti with 30,000 on the clock

Yeah I'm looking for one once I get off for the summer. You can ask my mum about that one