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[Bukefal]

welcome, turbo. the biggest thing that put me off the astras was the interior. the dash and console area look like they were designed in the 80's. i considered the usual suspects too (xr4, ralliart colt, swift sport, etc), but since i got the GTI i have never looked back. good luck!

i was at VW vic park the other day and a red Pogo in the showroom had a big red 'sold' banner on the window. people are suddenly getting interested in our little rocket!

[turbo]

Hey guys thanks for all the feedback, yes I would love to see what one of the chipped polo's are like! I agree about the astra interior, and I have heard things about their reliability as well. They just don't seem as much of a cohesive package. The thing that attracted me to the astra was more that they are really cheap for an 06 or 07 model and the luxury items etc. I would definitely be looking to chip the polo after a while, that kind of power increase for such a relatively small outlay is just too good to pass up!

[DaveMack]

Hey guys thanks for all the feedback, yes I would love to see what one of the chipped polo's are like! I agree about the astra interior, and I have heard things about their reliability as well. They just don't seem as much of a cohesive package. The thing that attracted me to the astra was more that they are really cheap for an 06 or 07 model and the luxury items etc. I would definitely be looking to chip the polo after a while, that kind of power increase for such a relatively small outlay is just too good to pass up!

Welcome to the forum, Turbo. Don't worry, be happy ... drive a Polo GTI (chipped, of course).

Dave

[geoff_gti]

Hi turbo, welcome aboard!

Hopefully you will find one soon...there is a tonne of stuff you can do to them if you're interested. Unfortunately another bloke in Perth I know of has just sold his GTI in the last couple of weeks otherwise you might have been able to take a look at his.

Good luck in the search!

What's the waiting period like on these now from the dealers?

[marko]

Wow, sounds like I was really lucky picking up the one I did. Basically it seemed like John Hughes had 2 in stock last week when I bought mine...and now they have none!

[turbo]

Hi turbo, welcome aboard!

Hopefully you will find one soon...there is a tonne of stuff you can do to them if you're interested. Unfortunately another bloke in Perth I know of has just sold his GTI in the last couple of weeks otherwise you might have been able to take a look at his.

Good luck in the search!

What's the waiting period like on these now from the dealers?

The waiting period I have been told is around 2 weeks so not too bad. They have them in storage but won't get them into the dealership until someone actually buys one alot of the time.

I think the ecu flash upgrade would definitely be worth it at least from what i have read on these forums.

[marko]

Hey turbo,
if they have them in the warehouse that's about right. I ordered mine, they had it in Welshpool and it too about 10 working days for delivery (which was yesterday ).
Anyway, I paid $28,500 driveaway for mine 2 weeks ago, and I reckon you might be able to get that down a bit because when i offered that price they didn't try and haggle at all.

[turbo]

Hey turbo,
if they have them in the warehouse that's about right. I ordered mine, they had it in Welshpool and it too about 10 working days for delivery (which was yesterday ).
Anyway, I paid $28,500 driveaway for mine 2 weeks ago, and I reckon you might be able to get that down a bit because when i offered that price they didn't try and haggle at all.

Sounds good mate. You must be stoked that your car has finally arrived! I can imagine that would be pretty exciting!

[Bukefal]

Hey turbo,
if they have them in the warehouse that's about right. I ordered mine, they had it in Welshpool and it too about 10 working days for delivery (which was yesterday ).
Anyway, I paid $28,500 driveaway for mine 2 weeks ago, and I reckon you might be able to get that down a bit because when i offered that price they didn't try and haggle at all.

marko, did you get any options - leather/sunroof/17" wheels?

[marko]

Nah mate, stock as a rock!