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[Mischa]

r32 tt > evo; porsche; sti

[DubSteve]

Evo > *

/discussion.

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[Timbo]

Lots of chat from KWs, who never seem to able to make it when a track day is on. The Pog is a great little car in bang-for-buck terms, but I'd suggest caution in building up its capabilities too much until you have been on the track with some of the comparisons suggested above, properly driven (cos it's always been fairly easy to outclass some P plater in a 200m TLGP )

[MACCAA]

Lots of chat from KWs, who never seem to able to make it when a track day is on. The Pog is a great little car in bang-for-buck terms, but I'd suggest caution in building up its capabilities too much until you have been on the track with some of the comparisons suggested above, properly driven (cos it's always been fairly easy to outclass some P plater in a 200m TLGP )

Timbo's right on the money.Comparing a modified STI with a chipped Pogo proves the point.I had a bug eye STI with reflash and exhaust,and,trust me it was a little quicker than my modified Polo.
TLGP's prove nothing other than some people border on delusional.
Cheers
Len

[Flaps]

Timbo and Maccaa know.

And for the record a chipped Golf is faster then a chipped Polo.

[mitch_gti]

TLGP's prove nothing other than some people border on delusional.
Cheers
Len

Get over yourself?

The guy in the STI was giving the thumbs up, smiling, checking the pog out etc.

I suggest you all calm down a bit jesus..

[LoriJarrod]

Lets be in perspective.

I don't really consider my GTI a performance car. But I do believe it's no slouch either. For what it can do, there's not much in it's price range that can compare. Unless of course, you take into account 2nd hand Evo6's,7's,MY03-04 sti's etc. When you consider that these are the cars that we're comparing them to, then we're well ahead in the bang for your buck stakes for a new car.

Drove the E9 to work this morning to give her a run. There's a twisty section in a 100 zone that it just soaks up and begs you to give it another gear, whereas the polo struggles at the speed limit, finds it's chassis lacking, and understeers it's little head off.

There's alot more to driving fast, especially at a track, than power to weight.

As a comparison, my Evo9, with nothing other than good tyres, brake fluid and pads, comfortably punted around Wakefield in 1.10's all day. Mild performance/suspension mods (230wkw) saw a 1.08. Considering I bought a new ADMVIII (they were 80k+), I don't consider the 60 odd thousand I paid for a Performance Pack IX to be over priced. If a GTI polo is a bargain for it's ability, then the IX is a miracle it's only double the cost.

As far as STI's go, I love them and have owned a couple, but they lack the potential and raw feel of the Evo. That all said and done, I much prefer driving the little Polo around town, and will happily leave the evo in the garage. Maybe that's a "getting older" thing.