New Gti polo owner

[PeterHBne]

The XR4 was something I was considering before deciding on the GTI, but seeing it this morning near my Pogo – no contest. I’m so glad I went for the GTI. No disrespect to the Ford, but there seems to be an inexplicable aura about the GTI that the XR4 doesn’t have.

I agree - I looked at the usual suspects - XR4, Ralliart Colt, Swift Sport, Mazda SP23.

The GTI was the superior choice. And just gets better every day unlike most cars.

The Recent Wheels comparo was spot on in virtually everything they said on the cars - it was a good review.

[m.camo]

thanks for the info all . if you get the car chipped do you loose the warranty ?

I have done 1600 ks now and happy with the car, i drive to work very early in morning so i can hear lots off noise and i have been driving with the stereo off just so i can hear the car run, nice. , i was tossing up between a Suzuki swift sport and the xr4 or a second hand wrx or evo but went the polo.
Hope you all have a good new year

[Sharkie]

You only lose the warranty if you actually tell VW what you have done, or if they can relate a warranty claim somehow to the chip.

Go for the APR upgrade and you can switch back to standard before going anywhere near a VW service centre. Also supposedly undetectable to VW....

Do it, it turns it from a mildly sporty hatch into a firebreathing little monster. Its worth every cent...

[ScottishPoloGTI]

APR is undectable if you take it to a VW dealer. Reason I went for the APR remap!

[m.camo]

i need to top up the oil , any one know what oil they use when new ?
And any one know a good place to get it chipped i am in sydney parramatta area.

[Adam]

i need to top up the oil , any one know what oil they use when new ?
And any one know a good place to get it chipped i am in sydney parramatta area.

hey. best mechanic is seb at euroauto....best person to go see about things... best thign is, you are like 10mins away from him

[Golf Houso]

Oh thank god one less XR4 owner on the road...

Good choice again, the polo is the superior car, enjoy it!

[FL00DY]

hey. best mechanic is seb at euroauto....best person to go see about things... best thign is, you are like 10mins away from him

Yup I second that. Seb is at Girraween and is your man for GIAC chips, same power, still undetectable, you can switch it off and is usually a bit cheaper then the others. As Adam says he is 10-15 minutes away.

Enjoy the new car

[m.camo]

what are the diff`s between the diff chips you can get
seb intalls diff ones to apr ? prob a dumb question.

[FL00DY]

what are the diff`s between the diff chips you can get
seb intalls diff ones to apr ? prob a dumb question.

Not at all a dumb Q. One thing you will discover is that different chips for VAG cars stir up some strong feelings, leading to chip wars so we'll try to avoid that

They are both very good, both about the same power, about 150kw. The big diff is switching programs. APR uses the wiper stalk to switch between programs, whilst GIAC uses a box that plugs into a port under the dash. They are both undetectable. APR is more expensive, however if you buy the GIAC switch box the prices get a lot closer. IMO it'll come down to what you can afford and who is closer. There are other players out there such as Revo, can I suggest using the search function to find out lots of info.