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Darrens GTi
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 1:05 pm
by darrenpolo
Hello hello hello!
Collect my gti tuesday. Any do's and dont's?
Darren
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Re: My new GTi
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 3:02 pm
by jlwood92
Wow Thats Gorgeous! you getting it brand new?
Re: My new GTi
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 5:21 pm
by Edi30
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
Re: My new GTi
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 5:44 pm
by darrenpolo
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
Re: My new GTi
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 6:04 pm
by daydotz
very smart
Re: My new GTi
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 6:20 pm
by Stevew82
Awesome Darren!! Any pics of the interior? Love this car in white!
Re: My new GTi
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 3:52 am
by gavs
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
Re: My new GTi
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 9:37 am
by BonsaiTiger
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!
Re: My new GTi
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 4:24 pm
by Edi30
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
Re: My new GTi
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 7:23 pm
by darrenpolo
Thanks for all the advice.
I am going to get it lowered, preferably coilovers.
Any reccomendations?
TAAAA
Re: My new GTi
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 7:38 am
by whitegtipolo
Fk or kw weitec Best value for money I run fk pretty good but no comfort lol but it handles like a roller skate
Re: My new GTi
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 4:08 am
by gavs
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....
Re: My new GTi
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 8:57 am
by whitegtipolo
My handling couldn't be better as long as the bottom arms are not above the sub frame your ok
Re: My new GTi
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 6:51 pm
by darrenpolo
First modification ordered tonight, H&R lowering springs, 20mm drop at the front and 35mm drop at the rear.
Pics to follow..
Re: My new GTi
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 4:59 pm
by SamF15
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
