Dusk Sensing Headlights

[CBR PoloGTI]

Lack of auto headlights is naff especially when the xenons are optioned. I hear what people say about just turing them on when it gets dark but when I had them in my second Cooper S it was cool going into tunnels and car parks and they'd come on automatically. My first Cooper S didn't have them and it was annoying going into tunnels because the instruments weren't lit and you generally couldn't tell what speed your were going unless you turned your headlights on.

Also, on the Minis the rain sensors doubled as the light sensor.

[Candyman]

This is probably my #1 peeve with the car.. I would have gladly paid for it as an option but it wasn't available - surely auto sensing lights would be almost a standard these days!

Huh ?

The MKV has them.

What am I missing.

I like them on my GTI. Not as a labour saving device but because I can focus more on the drive, not a switch.

[Corey_R]

... you're in the 6R Polo forum, not the MK6 Golf forum ...

[Candyman]

... you're in the 6R Polo forum, not the MK6 Golf forum ...

Oh crap, Tapatalk I blame you

My comment still applies about the usefulness of them

[themmc]

My wife's 5 year old Peugeot has auto headlights. So, I've gotten used to them. It's not a deal breaker, but it's a nice to have. I suspect it's one of the things that VW have done to provide a differentiation between the Polo and the Golf.

[Corey_R]

I had auto lights on my MKV Golf GTI, then I had manual lights on my 9N3 Polo GTI. So in the Polo I just got in the habbit of turning them on as soon as I got in the car, and off as I turned off the car (it beeps if you forget). It didn't have DRL's like the new one, so it was probably a good thing to have lights on anyway.

[Sword_Dude]

I had auto lights on my MKV Golf GTI, then I had manual lights on my 9N3 Polo GTI. So in the Polo I just got in the habbit of turning them on as soon as I got in the car, and off as I turned off the car (it beeps if you forget). It didn't have DRL's like the new one, so it was probably a good thing to have lights on anyway.

I guess for me it was a cost v benefit analysis - $500 for an option to turn the lights on or windscreen wipers on or $500 towards tuning...what do I get the best benefit from?

Also, in my experience, more options means more things that can go wrong, I feel pretty comfortable that if the auto thingies break then they are going to cost more than $500 to repair.

Anyway just my opinion

[Hooti3]

I guess for me it was a cost v benefit analysis - $500 for an option to turn the lights on or windscreen wipers on or $500 towards tuning...what do I get the best benefit from?

Also, in my experience, more options means more things that can go wrong, I feel pretty comfortable that if the auto thingies break then they are going to cost more than $500 to repair.

Anyway just my opinion

Going by that logic you would live in a house with only one door and no windows.

"Less things to go wrong..cheaper in the long run...etc etc"

[Sword_Dude]

Going by that logic you would live in a house with only one door and no windows.

"Less things to go wrong..cheaper in the long run...etc etc"

Thats hardly the same thing, doors and windows in a house are mandated by the relevant building codes, and they reduce cost by allowing natural light and cooling in.

Auto headlights and wipers seem like a gimmick to me that any nut behind the wheel could manage manually.

But each to their own...I would rather spend the money on something that enhances the performance.

[Hail22]

Thats hardly the same thing, doors and windows in a house are mandated by the relevant building codes, and they reduce cost by allowing natural light and cooling in.

Auto headlights and wipers seem like a gimmick to me that any nut behind the wheel could manage manually.

But each to their own...I would rather spend the money on something that enhances the performance.

HEAR HEAR!!!! +1 now that's a real driver talking there. but then again Sword in the world there is a lot of IDAA (Incompetent Drivers Association of Australia) Some hit parked cars more than 5 meters from where they are, or sit at the lights checking themselves out while the lights in question are green for a good 10 seconds etc.

On topic i guess it's ones given choice to purchase "the help" or those who prefer to use that money to put towards a stage 1 tune etc.