Street Cred and Polo GTi

[gmx]

I acknowledge the Polo Gti is never going to have the street presence of a Chrysler 300C, but what can we do to give it a little more street cred.

Its a car that many people dont know much about, when they see it at the lights or parked somewhere, people scoff at any suggestion it may have decent performance.

So what can we do to lift the presence or street cred of the Polo Gti.

Wheels?

Aren't you the same dude that started the thread if these cars are fast enough etc?

Damn dude, I think you 100% bought the wrong car. Think? Screw that, I KNOW. LOL! Ridiculous.
If you wanted a mix of German luxury (lets be honest, you would've bought a Mazda 2 or equivalent class competitors right? just putting it out there), bit of speed when you want it, STREET credit maybe you should have got an .:R or S Audi.
I think an S5/R36 would've been perfect, then again the budget is like 5-6x a polo gti.

[GoLfMan]

want street cred?

build the engine so it does rolling burnouts at 100

[DeanB]

Its a car that many people dont know much about, when they see it at the lights or parked somewhere, people scoff at any suggestion it may have decent performance.

From my experience most people call it a Golf !! To a lot of people they see the VW and GTI badge, the calipers and wheels and go "what's the Golf like to drive" ...

It's only the car nuts (and Dubbers) who know it's a Polo ... ffs, there are no Polo badges on it.

I liked that it was a sleeper. You mention your previous cars in another post (WRX, XR6) ... you must have loved the attention. I went through 13yrs with a Swift GTi ... the attention is fun when you are young and enjoy hooning off at the lights and hanging around Maccas at night like a lout, but god I was so over that by the time I sold it. Tired of bogans wanting to race all the time, police pulling me over because it was low, loud, etc. It seems this is what you want to go back to, sell the Polo, get a bogan car and then you will get street cred.

The majority of aussies (yes I'm about to generalise!) like their bogan Falcons and Commodores all hotted up, the next grp would be the WRX and EVO brigades, then the ricers ... you have the wrong car in terms of model and manufacturer if you want street cred in this country.

Sell it Petrina, endless threads like this show that you are in the wrong make and model of car.

[Blitzen]

Aren't you the same dude that started the thread if these cars are fast enough etc?
Damn dude, I think you 100% bought the wrong car. Think? Screw that, I KNOW. LOL! Ridiculous.

Sell it Petrina, endless threads like this show that you are in the wrong make and model of car.

I have to agree with this... You have plain and simple bought the wrong car for your motoring lifestyle. Sell the car and move on, or let it go...The guys on here love their repective Polo's for different reasons, but you seem to be looking for reasons to get rid of it. It might be time to jump on that bus back to Boganville.

[noone]

Agreed.

You want street cred, get a rwd / awd v8 or twin turbo monster.

The polo is refined (on a budget), not a head turner...

And if you did turn heads in it, chances are you are doing something stupid or you Riced it.

[Flaps]

I have to agree with this... You have plain and simple bought the wrong car for your motoring lifestyle. Sell the car and move on, or let it go...The guys on here love their repective Polo's for different reasons, but you seem to be looking for reasons to get rid of it. It might be time to jump on that bus back to Boganville.

He has been trying to sell it. 1 month today

[Chipped]

stealth, stealth, stealth VW, VW, VW...Polo Gti, Golf Gti?...try a ECU'd EOS or Jetta FSI at 188kw and over 350nm..now thats is stealth, prestige AND class!!

[Jarred]

hahah Vw's and street cred? doubtful that'll ever happen!

Unless your car does rolling second gear burnouts (I'm mean proper burnouts)
or is on airbags, i'm afraid you've bought the wrong car.

Closest thing I've been in (VAG) that had street cred, was Neils mk 4, with the LM's on it. You didn't have to be vortex to know that it was tough!

[Petrina Polo]

Im not trying to pick on the car.. I own one.

But they do lack street cred. People who say they like stealth... You should have bought a 1984 corona.

[Jarred]

'84 corona's arn't stealth. they're just slow.

at least the polo has a bit of boogie.