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So i was going through some old magazines today and found this little beauty, *Take note of the bottom left hand corner of the Magazine*



The magazine is from March 2000, i bought this when i was 13 years old, anyway prepare to be a tad shocked about the review, "Autocar idiots"



And the next page...



Hope you enjoyed, comments most welcomed!

Interesting review. Autocar idiots indeed. They know nothing!

'Traction control as standard' Mine hasn't worked in 8 years......

The have EDL as standard. Its not traction control as such. ESP was only available as an option on the continent.

alexperkins wrote:The have EDL as standard. Its not traction control as such. ESP was only available as an option on the continent.

Really? I can spin one wheel no probs, I know theres no diff lock in the mechanical sense but I've never witnessed any electrical intervention

It's done via the abs

But 14 years on look what has aged better.. certainly not the Peugeot....

You notice it most in icy, snow conditions. Can hear it quite clearly too.

Yep the polo still looks fresh today!

joe2612 wrote:You notice it most in icy, snow conditions. Can hear it quite clearly too.

Is that the kinda grinding noise? (It only happens in snow) I always thought that was the gearbox waiting to die

joe2612 wrote:But 14 years on look what has aged better.. certainly not the Peugeot....

Agreed, it's still fresh. I always think the latest 6R looks more like a successor to the 6N2 than the 9N3......

Ha very interesting