What did you do to your Polo today?

[vwthunder]

Finally wired in my 1.2Ah auxilliary battery

Whats the extra battery in the polo for?

[kaanage]

I've fully described it here.

Now to really push the mileage

[Gti Dave]

Only time when I try and push to get maximum mileage is when I didn't realise I'm low on fuel (after someone else has driven my car without telling me or refuelling) and in desperate search of the nearest decent petrol station.

[vwthunder]

I've fully described it here.

Now to really push the mileage

Hmm I went smaller battery rather than putting a extra one in lol

[bfeboi]

Finally got to drive again on the weekend. Felt SOoooooo good to be in control of my own transport. 17 days in Japan took its toll

[hazrd]

replaced silver GTI badge with red GTI badge

[sssstew]

oh! i like... nice touch

[Tarq57]

Having recently washed and polished it, I treated all the plastic/rubber bits to some Mothers protectant/polish, and have finally been able to order (and pay for) a dash cubby from here.

The local dub dealer has never heard of these.
The local dub dealer also can not tell me if a part I would like (a passenger seat storage bin) will actually fit my car, and they want $185 up front with no guarantee nor refund option. Oh, they also have a rather high labour charge rate at servicing (the same guys who don't know if the storage bin will fit. As in, no idea, not even prepared to guess.)

Is this typical?

[Corey_R]

Of course. Why would you expect a dealer to know anything about non-VW accessories? In Australia we get those parts from places like Dub Ad·dic·tion [duhb uh-dik-shuhn]

Dealers also always have a higher labour rate than independents. That's nothing new, nor is it unique to VW or euro brands.

[Tarq57]

Yep, tried dubaddiction, would have been superb. Unfortunately they're out of stock, and the owner advises that it is unlikely to be renewed, due decreasing demand.