Please Post if your Happy with your Polo Gti

[zoomda]

But been hit big time with the ugly stick, both inside and out. It looks like a fat, narrow, dumpy girlie's car.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder Clio RS then? I don't know anything about their reliability but I have driven the previous non turbo charged model and what a hoot it was!

[MackTheKnife]

Just clocked up 45,000 kms this morning after 1 year 3 mths of trouble free motoring. It's only driven in manual mode with Traction Control off. It's done track days and skidpan at Eastern Creek and hasn't missed a beat. I can rely on it to commute nearly 200 kms a day to work and back.

[zoomda]

It's only driven in manual mode with Traction Control off.

That's probably helped the clutches a lot. From what I've experienced it is always 2nd gear that ends up with shuddering/slipping and I believe that is because in D mode it often rides the clutch out in 2nd instead of dropping down to 1st.

Does it have a tune as well?

[macdub]

still love it after 2 yrs and 4 months with 65k on it..

[MackTheKnife]

That's probably helped the clutches a lot. From what I've experienced it is always 2nd gear that ends up with shuddering/slipping and I believe that is because in D mode it often rides the clutch out in 2nd instead of dropping down to 1st.

Does it have a tune as well?

No tune, car is primarily a commute car. The only mod is the middle muffler delete.

While I think it's a brilliant car, it'll be replaced by an old front engined Porsche once I stop doing the big kms. Then the performance mods will begin.

[Harrydhillon]

Oh oh pick me, pick me, pick me!!!!
Had mine since May13, 10500ks, and the more I drive it, the more I love it!!

[jayc29u]

My GTI is a year and a bit old, at 16,000 km's and fault free in terms of engine and gearbox beside the very rare stutter. There have been a few rattles and squeaks but theyve been fixed

[gavs]

I've locked this thread.

Reason? Well, the OP started a thread asking if they should buy a polo GTI, now they are asking if people are happy with them. 2 threads, basically the same question.

Riklink, it seemed by your comments in your other thread that you had your heart set in the polo GTI, yet to me if you are asking people if they really like them then you are still unsure about the purchase.

Allow me to part with a final piece of advice for you.
When I ordered my polo GTI I asked the same questions of 118tsi golf owners because at the time, they were really the only ones with experience of the drivetrain in the polo GTI. I came to a similar conclusion as what transporter said in your other thread, yet I still had doubts, even as I drove it out of the dealership. Very well founded doubts as it has come to pass.

My advice to you is this: if you are still searching for piece of mind etc, I strongly suggest you do not buy a polo GTI because when it goes wrong you will feel bitter and upset at the people like macdub and POW etc who are saying that they have no issues. You will start having thoughts along the lines of "those guys said it would be fine, now I'm stuck on the side of the road in a car that is lit up like a Christmas tree and won't move!" If you have ANY doubt, any at all then don't buy one. If you are 100% convinced it is the car for you and you're going to take the gamble, then go for it but I'm looking at an all black Pug 208 GTI and it looks pretty damn cool and like nothing else on the road and it doesn't have an overly complicated, moody piece of Borg Warner junk hanging off the back of the engine...
Peace.