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Hiya
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 9:21 pm
by bristolgeezer
Hiya i've just signed up and didnt really know where to post this so sorry if its in the wrong section or whatever, my bad.
anyways im lookin at buyin a polo gti within the next week or so and i was just wonderin if you guys had any tips on what to look out for on them, any common faults etc.
anyway thanks for any help, much appriciated,
ash.
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:15 pm
by tegwin
To add to the above...
Corrosion on the BBS split wheels is normal...
Corrosion on the boot handle is also the norm on some cars...
I forget what the cambelt interval is now, 30K?!?!?..something like that...make sure its been done along with the waterpump..
I would recomend driving at least three different Polo GTI's before you buy one...have a close look at lots of different ones, that way you know whats normal and whats not etc...
I think I looked over and testdrove two different polos and the third one I drove simply blew my load, so I bought it...havnt stopped smiling since...
To be fair, just have a read through the GTI section of this forum and you will soon see the kinda problems that come up,.....
If you dont know anything about cars, take someone with you who actually knows what they are looking at..
Good luck and good hunting!
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:09 pm
by bristolgeezer
thanks for the replys guys, thats really helpful, im gonna start hunting this weekend hopefully so fingers crossed i'll have one shortly
really cant wait
:D:D
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:11 pm
by tegwin
Dont rush dude...
Keep in the back of your mind "there are plenty more out there that might be better"....dont rush in and push your cash into someones hand until you are 110% sure!
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:43 pm
by bristolgeezer
tegwin wrote:Dont rush dude...
Keep in the back of your mind "there are plenty more out there that might be better"....dont rush in and push your cash into someones hand until you are 110% sure!
that is true but tbh there arent many in this area, im gonna have to do some serious travelling!
i'd prefer one in red tbh, dont fancy another black car cause it takes too much cleaning! lol
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 7:10 pm
by Redline
You'll more than likely have to travel to find one you want. They're not common, less than 3500 sold in the UK, and if you want a red one they tend to be even harder to find.
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:47 pm
by MaxZ
Only 1500 GTis brought into UK, 500 in each colour. I travelled 280 miles to get my one.
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:56 pm
by polo_gti21
MaxZ wrote:Only 1500 GTis brought into UK, 500 in each colour. I travelled 280 miles to get my one.
wow i actually feel special now
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:12 pm
by Redline
MaxZ wrote:Only 1500 GTis brought into UK, 500 in each colour. I travelled 280 miles to get my one.
It's 3500, not 1500. See here:
http://www.tigerstyle.co.uk/poloforum/v ... php?t=1497
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:19 pm
by MaxZ
That's how many they produced in total, 1500 in UK AFAIK
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:44 pm
by Tim_GTi
There's a red 3 door with leather interior 5 miles from me. Really nice its the same place where i bought mine from. It has done over a 100k tho so perhaps not a keeper, still worth checking it out though so u can see it
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:05 pm
by Mouse_GTI
MaxZ wrote:That's how many they produced in total, 1500 in UK AFAIK
Is this true? I hope so, means my care is even rarer
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:19 pm
by Redline
If you look on the VOSA recall website regarding the GTi pedalbox, it states "numbers involved" as 3497.
http://www.vosa.gov.uk/vosa/apps/recall ... 9F00500877
As far as I'm aware VOSA only applies to UK vehicles, so the 3497 would be the number of UK cars affected by the recall.