Polo 1.8T GTI - Opinions?

[Rusty]

As above, anyone own(ed) one? Seem an interesting proposition...

[Sleeper_Avant]

very quick cars,
but they are a polo..........
once mapped/tuned they are fun.

but they suffer with the usual suspension problems that a 1.0/1.2 suffer with if not more accelerated due to the torque

[Costash]

Come on mate

[Rusty]

It's for the missus as a replacement for her 172... Looking around at hot hatches for £5k with reasonable economy, speed and 5 doors...

[Henkjan]

UrS4?

[Monkeymagic]

Urs4 we are talking women here. Andy correct me if your missus is a rare breed. But my wife general comment is " it's old and ugly" followed by " we know about your taste in cars" I think the Olop would be a ggood buy.

[Henkjan]

sorry, coudn't resist. it's fast, it's 5 doors, and can be relatively economical

Polo sounds like a good choice, but the ride is rather harsh imho, driving on bad surface will result in a visit to the dentist

[mac2226]

Good little cars rusty these have the tfsi heads I think so are a lot better than auq agu bam engines by far.

[Sleeper_Avant]

i could think of FAR better cars with a 5k budget!

build quility is pure shopping trolley, riddled with faults chassis wise and i wouldnt dream of spending anywhere near that on one!!

look at/drive Lupo GTi`s, and consider A3 Quattro`s PLEASE, i beg you!

contact me with what you are looking for, actual price budget and what you BOTH like and i will ping you some ideas if you want.

but please, double think this......... they are so bland and not really worth the cop, ofcourse, in MY oppinion

[Monkeymagic]

I have a lupo gti I'll be selling! Ha ha

[sal_s2]

I had one that I took in px. It had been modded, coilovers, remap full milltek etc. It was quick but crashy over bumps. I didn't like it and it took ages to sell

[Sleeper_Avant]

Sal, was it a Lupo or Polo?

[sal_s2]

It was a polo 1.8t. 2007 I think. The gear linkage seized up as well which I think is quite common

[Rusty]

Bit of a mixed bag then... Not doing anything for a while, as the 172 is just fine but planning ahead... Seat, Golf, A3, Megane and lots more available. Polo was interesting as it's a bit smaller and so can be parked easier.

I did notice 3.0 TDI A4s were dropping nicely in price

[Cottis]

I did notice 3.0 TDI A4s were dropping nicely in price

Something like this will probably be my next car, hopefully an A5 TDIQ. Another year or so.

For the record, I would avoid the Polo, awful ride. I have a Seat Leon TDI FR, pretty good motor but with the S2, I now have 2 cars that leak. How about one of those rapid Fabia's? I quite like them for a small everyday car. Still maybe a bit pricey though for what they are.