What do you love about your Polo?

**boogs** · 28-07-2009, 01:19 PM

Originally Posted by Bluey9N

I love how when you have the wipers on and then you put the car in reverse it swipes the rear wiper twice for you so you can see out the back.

This tripped me out.

**Bluey9N** · 28-07-2009, 03:33 PM

I had to do it twice to make sure i wasnt going nuts or touching the stalk.

**Ralfi** · 29-07-2009, 10:40 PM

Cruise Control kicks arse....while you kick back & put your feet up.
;]

**PeterHBne** · 30-07-2009, 12:30 AM

Electronic cruise control is the ducks guts.

In my old Charade I found on long trips the heel of a thong jammed under the dash and poking onto the accelerator did the same job but you had to be careful on downhill slopes (if not speeding is important to you) and uphill sometimes required manual intervention.

**boogs** · 30-07-2009, 10:55 AM

Used the brakes properly for the first time today, guy in front braked hard and I had to plant the foot. Didn't skid, and damn its slowed down fast! Gotta say I was pretty impressed with the braking power. Lovin the brakes.

**Bluey9N** · 30-07-2009, 01:59 PM

Get that weird crunching sorta noise from the ABS. The do stop pretty damn well thats for sure.

**pixl** · 30-07-2009, 05:12 PM

Originally Posted by Bluey9N

Get that weird crunching sorta noise from the ABS

So that feel of gravel and rocks in the pedal is the ABS? Scared me the first time it happened, I thought I was metal to metal on the rotors or something.

**seangti** · 31-07-2009, 08:56 AM

Originally Posted by pixl

So that feel of gravel and rocks in the pedal is the ABS? Scared me the first time it happened, I thought I was metal to metal on the rotors or something.

yup, that's ABS. Try "brush and bury braking", you'll find the ABS won't engage in dry conditions very often. ABS generally engages cos the car is unbalanced when braking, brush and bury helps balance. The brakes certainly do a reasonable job - no complaints here.

**imprompt** · 02-08-2009, 05:15 PM

Originally Posted by pixl

That's exactly what I did. I figured I would have to pay it, but since I didn't have any cash at the time and the deadline to pay was getting close, I didn't want to attract an additional late fee so I wrote in saying that it was a road whereas the ticket issued had street -- thus buying me more time to pay. It was a pleasant surprise when they sent me a reply stating that they withdrawl the infringement and instead issued a warning.

Hmm I just got a parking fine, my Polo Gti is listed as a sedan under the section "Model:" . Also the street listed does not technically exist (Commercial Rd is in Newstead not New Farm

).

Looks like it's time to write a letter... fingers crossed

**Skywalker** · 03-08-2009, 02:55 AM

Originally Posted by seangti

yup, that's ABS. Try "brush and bury braking", you'll find the ABS won't engage in dry conditions very often. ABS generally engages cos the car is unbalanced when braking, brush and bury helps balance. The brakes certainly do a reasonable job - no complaints here.

Can you explain brush and bury braking to us please? i tried googling it but couldnt find anything