Darrens GTi

darrenpolo · Post by **darrenpolo** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 1:05 pm

Hello hello hello!

Collect my gti tuesday. Any do's and dont's?

Darren

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jlwood92 · Post by **jlwood92** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 3:02 pm

Wow Thats Gorgeous! you getting it brand new?

Edi30 · Post by **Edi30** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 5:21 pm

darrenpolo wrote:Hello hello hello!

Collect my gti tuesday. Any do's and dont's?

Darren

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Welcome to the forum and good luck with the pickup. Nice car

darrenpolo · Post by **darrenpolo** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 5:44 pm

Thanks and yeah it's brand spanking new! Was going to get a golf but they won't insure me as I'm 20, 2 years company vehicle no claims which they wouldn't except etc etc.. So i bought this. It goes alright though I must say.. Lol

daydotz · Post by **daydotz** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 6:04 pm

very smart

Stevew82 · Post by **Stevew82** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 6:20 pm

Awesome Darren!! Any pics of the interior? Love this car in white!

gavs · Post by **gavs** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 3:52 am

Start with a dont:

DONT PRANG IT!!!!!

A Do? Enjoy it man, while some of us here in the far reaches of the globe (im)patiently wait for ours seeing as it is sitting on the damn dock still!:)

Nice choice of colour too

BonsaiTiger · Post by **BonsaiTiger** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 9:37 am

DONT forget to check the oil after 800 to 1000 miles because it will almost certainly need topping up (all the others on here have, including mine at 900 miles).

DO boot it everytime you get the chance!

Edi30 · Post by **Edi30** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 4:24 pm

darrenpolo wrote:Hello hello hello!

Collect my gti tuesday. Any do's and dont's?

Do ask the dealer for 5 litres of oil as you will need this over the first year

Do warm it up before driving like you stole it

Don't run the engine in as in the book, drive it normally. Plenty of varied driving at all speeds (except max until run in mileage reached) to use the gears and all engine rpm.

Dont brake hard for the first few hundred miles or you will glaze the discs

darrenpolo · Post by **darrenpolo** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 7:23 pm

Thanks for all the advice.

I am going to get it lowered, preferably coilovers.

Any reccomendations?

TAAAA

whitegtipolo · Post by **whitegtipolo** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 7:38 am

Fk or kw weitec Best value for money I run fk pretty good but no comfort lol but it handles like a roller skate

gavs · Post by **gavs** » Mon May 02, 2011 4:08 am

Be warned about lowering the front geometry too far, you will actually destroy your handling. There is a thread on VW Vortex showing animations and all explaining how the Mk4 golf suspension works (the same as this polo) and why lowering can adversley affect your handling....

whitegtipolo · Post by **whitegtipolo** » Mon May 02, 2011 8:57 am

My handling couldn't be better as long as the bottom arms are not above the sub frame your ok

darrenpolo · Post by **darrenpolo** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 6:51 pm

First modification ordered tonight, H&R lowering springs, 20mm drop at the front and 35mm drop at the rear.

Pics to follow..

SamF15 · Post by **SamF15** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 4:59 pm

Honestly, from day one just abuse the f****r, I bought mine second hand at 4500 miles.. It drunk 4 litres of oil in 2 weeks and I done about 1000 miles, took it to VW and they couldn't find out where it was leaking so they put a new lump in for me.. I abused it from day one and it's been fine ever since! I later found out it was originally owned by a women so there you have it lol

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