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    Quote Originally Posted by cjeff View Post
    In first gear the ECU is clearly limiting the boost, the pick up is just stunted until you get to second gear, which means to get it going I'm short shifting 1st as soon as revs are high enough to get boost in 2nd gear.
    I noticed the same thing when I test drove the manual. Didn't notice it in the short test drive I had in the DSG though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jetta5 View Post
    I noticed the same thing when I test drove the manual. Didn't notice it in the short test drive I had in the DSG though.
    Good to hear it wasn't noticable in the DSG. I think its ECU related not due to the car being unable to produce enough load. If you change into 2nd straight away it has heaps of go at low speed. Great little car.

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    Quote Originally Posted by break View Post
    You'll likely find it isn't boost limited, instead you just can't generate enough load in 1st gear to produce the gasses required to generate full boost, as the MKV Polo GTI's suffer from
    ???? My GTI was able to hit 1.5bar (23+PSI) easily in 1st gear ... so not sure whats wrong with your car .... its definately not a Polo GTI trait ....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sharkie View Post
    ???? My GTI was able to hit 1.5bar (23+PSI) easily in 1st gear ... so not sure whats wrong with your car .... its definately not a Polo GTI trait ....
    It's the same problem as many other turbo cars, if you can't put the load on the motor you're not going to build the boost.

    Launch a Polo GTI at 4k rpm and by the time you hit any boost you have to change, not to mention boost is tapered down to ~15psi on most tunes by then anyway.
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    I got a Black 1.2TSI, DSG, Sports pack to be delivered by the 15th of June I am very happy!

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    Quote Originally Posted by cjeff View Post
    I haven't really "tried" out the sport pack yet, but from going round a few corners a bit spirited, I can tell that the sport pack is quite stiff, how much stiffer over the standard I'm not sure, but either way for $1500, what you get is quite a bargain. 17's, plus tyres, plus suspension, plus fog lights, plus static turning lights (built into the foggies and works quite well although my Peugeot 207 did it better) - you couldn't buy all that for $1500.

    Hope you enjoy the Candy White - we would have like that colour too, but with so little stock, colour was one thing we went without.
    Thanks, which colour did you end up with? yes SPORT pack is really worth it, now i regret I didnt get the silver one with the sport pack.

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    Quote Originally Posted by break View Post
    pedals on the MKV Polo GTI are HORRIBLE for heel toe
    I strongly disagree... You must not be doing it right

    Might trundle down and have a drive of one of the TSI's or TDI's at Austral on the weekend

    '06 Polo GTi - Candy White / Custom Leather / Looking for Dish!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spec83 View Post
    I strongly disagree... You must not be doing it right
    'cept the norm for sports cars is all pedals are near level at their neutral position, where the Polo has the accelerator pedal a good few inches deeper into the footwell.

    I actually find the pedals quite uncomfortable because of it, even just in normal driving.
    Previous Rides: Polo GTI, Mx5 10AE, MY05 WRX WRP10, Renault Sport Clio 172
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    Quote Originally Posted by Allegiance View Post
    I got a Black 1.2TSI, DSG, Sports pack to be delivered by the 15th of June I am very happy!
    Hey Allegiance - mind if I ask where in Aus you are and when you ordered? I ordered the exact same car 2 weeks ago and was told I'd have to wait til at least July, and even then I might have to settle for dark grey instead of black... Cheers

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    Quote Originally Posted by Casper View Post
    Hey Allegiance - mind if I ask where in Aus you are and when you ordered?
    Hey Casper, I am in Melbourne. I had to call around nearly every deaer in VIC to find it. The dealer already had one on order hence the small delay. I know the Narre Warren dealer had a silver 1.2Tsi, DSG, Sports pack in stock about a week ago but they are a bunch of idiots.

    EDIT: Sorry forgot to mention that I ordered it on the 15th May.
    Last edited by Allegiance; 29-05-2010 at 11:11 AM.

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