new polo gti owner

[bond007]

just a quick hello, picked up my polo last week, some of you may have seen it on ebay its a 2000 silver one it had no MOT and engine management light was on, took a bit of a flyer as there was only 1 picture of it but got it cheap so it was worth a punt. picked the car up, seemed ok just a bit chavved up and a little bonus the management light went out on the drive back home. took it for its test the day after and it failed on 2 tyres. all in all very cheap gti. just working through some niggles i've had the ns window motor changed, new parcel shelves with no holes, on the lookout for a standard back box as this has scorpion twin dtm style on it but its ok for now, just got a window switch to change then she's ready to roll. just one more thing i work for TPS and i'm sure most of you will be familiar with them so if anybody wants any part numbers just pm me and i'll email you back asap

[emma_88]

Hey up,

Welcome to the site

Did you find out why the engine management light was on?

[6N2 GTI 00]

Welcome to the forum mate,

Get some pics up of your new motor

If I need some new parts ill be sure to send you a PM

[bond007]

yeh no worries just ask, had it plugged in at work and it came up with a lambda probe fault but i cleared it and all is well, the car had been stood for 4 months previously and i'm not sure what fuel it had been running so touch wood it dont come back

[6N2 GTI 00]

Cool,
What have you got planned for the car then?
Are you going for the OEM clean look or more down the Euro style route.

Ben,

[bond007]

yeh i want to go back standard for while before i decide which way to go, its got to be an everyday driver as the girlfriend will be using it for work, just sold my octavia vrs and wanted something small and nippy so went for this as you dont see many around, got to say love the car just need to sort the ride out as its very hard and quite bouncy going to get it on a ramp see whats fitted at the moment

[6N2 GTI 00]

yeh i want to go back standard for while before i decide which way to go, its got to be an everyday driver as the girlfriend will be using it for work, just sold my octavia vrs and wanted something small and nippy so went for this as you dont see many around, got to say love the car just need to sort the ride out as its very hard and quite bouncy going to get it on a ramp see whats fitted at the moment

Ahrite nice one,
Sounds like its running on Coilovers with the dodgy ride but best to check it out on the ramps.
Did you have the 2.0T vRS or the TDi model? I really do like the Octavia's, really smart car. My mate has a Fabia vRS and I have been on a couple of the Briskoda meets with him, really quick cars especially when they've been mapped.

Your probably already aware of the faults on the Polo such as the Gearboxes, Cambelt tensioners & pedal box but they are great little cars, very rare too as you mentioned. Look forward to seeing some pics of it

Ben,

[bond007]

i had a mk1 octavia vrs the 1.8 20v turbo, loved it but couldnt justify keeping it as the mrs couldnt get insured on it, had a flick through the service history etc and it had a receipt for a new box and clutch (main dealer aswell) and the recall on the pedal box. we do loads of pedal boxes at work. not heard about the cambelt tensioner one but i'll just get a kit and water pump done as theres nothing in the service history as to when it was last done, tonights job is stereo out and cd player in and find out why the front speakers dont work

[Bradley]

Welcome to the forum mate,always good to have more people on here.Glad the gamble worked out with the car,they are lovely little motors and right saying not too many around.

Im sure i'll be pestering you for part numbers in the future.

Brad

[Si_GTi]

Welcome to uk-polos!