Polo GTI wins Motor Bang for bucks award (2011)

[gavs]

Plus some idiot designer made the once lovely face of the clio look like it just got busted up in a bar brawl!

[Capercat]

The Cup suspension, Brembo's & Recaro's is the reason why it's 8K more than the Polo.

[Capercat]

NOt to mention closing Renault dealers in Sydney...

I have heard of this elsewhere, however what puzzles me is that Renault sales have increased 452% compared to this time last year

[way]

Capercat, I have a RS200 Throphy too, and honestly I don't fancy it around town. Ride is jarringly hard, and no torque means slow car around town. Sure it is great on the track and in the mountains, but I have other cars that are much faster for those purposes. Besides, why wouldn't you just use your Cayman S as a daily driver?

[Capercat]

Gee wizz how many cars do you have

It's no harsher than the Cayman S (without PASM) or my GTI with Bilsteins/H&R bars. Yere it does take time to adjust to the ride, but it's just so addictive & chuckable! Anyhow I understand why people couldn't live with it as a daily. I'm just a handling addict

[Lima]

gee thanks Lima

how about a ****ing spoiler alert in your thread title.

I like to read the whole article before finding out who the winner is

Sorry mate, I had someone contact me about this via AUSmotive too.

Volkswagen Australia issued the press release on Friday 8 July with no embargo. I posted it to AUSmotive three days later on early Monday morning. I only buy copies of Motor once or twice a year so I'm not familiar with its schedule and given the aforementioned I was under the impression the BFYB issue must have been already released.

Had I known it wasn't I would have waited.

You have my permission to put your pants back on.

[Capercat]

Plus some idiot designer made the once lovely face of the clio look like it just got busted up in a bar brawl!

Haha I agree!

[Corey_R]

Don't feel too bad Lima.
It's now on the front page here now too

[gareth_oau]

no biggie Lima, it was a 5 second dummy spit, and then I was over it

[Smacca]

I was considering the RS200 too, but I'm in the same boat as many here; awesome car, but not as a daily drive.

I think the extra 10k is worth it for the performance gains (fitting aftermarket suspension, seats and brakes for the GTI would easily cost that), but I couldn't go bast the Polo's BFYB. That and I had a budget .

Personally with 40k to spend, I'll have the GTI as I've ordered it and splurge the remaining 8k on an original Mk I MX-5 with change left over for some slight mods. That'll have my commute and weekends sorted.

Now just to seek approval from the Minister for War & Finance..