Quote Originally Posted by Finance_Analyst View Post
Polo GTI = s&%t box. Given how many issues there have been, I have NEVER heard of a perfect running one. So cut your losses and for those who say 'for every one unhappy owner on this forum, there are 100 who don't and aren't on this forum', show me one Polo GTI owner who has never had a problem from day 1 who has done at least 10,000km......

The Golf GTI is proven and mine so far has no issues. I wouldn't recommend the Polo GTI - a family member is looking at something like this and I even suggested that the new Renault Clio RS may be a better bet than the Polo GTI. Although swinging them to the Golf slowly...
I've clocked up 22k & not a single problem. It used 0.8l up to its first service & none since. Touch wood