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Happy Gti

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 6:46 pm
by frazzle
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.

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 7:16 pm
by olop_chris
nice to hear you've fell in love again lol :)

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 10:25 pm
by Mouse_GTI
I so can't wait to get this car :D

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 10:30 pm
by nickpolo
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

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 8:11 pm
by Sputnik
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!

Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:18 am
by Mouse_GTI
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 :wink: