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Hi all,
Around a month ago I bought a red coloured 2005 Polo GTi (2005-2010 shape) from VIC. This forum was good to do some much needed research. Bought the car with only 60K km on it and came with excellent RACV report.
Only issues were some minor gutter rash on all four wheels (how does one even get rash on all 4 wheels?), inevitable stone chips up the front and light paint swirls.
Oh, and the exhaust tips are not level (slightly out) but cannot work out for the life of me how to straighten them (visually annoys me-will be fixed). There are no marks anywhere (not on the tips or exhaust) so how did it even get bent?
Coming from a 1995 Hyundai Excel which was finally retired to this car was a world of difference (obviously).
Live in the ACT so don't drive much (cycle everywhere) but do enjoy the car for the weekends away.
I have spent countless hours getting the car to the state that I am happy with it (lot of cleaning and detailing, paint touch-ups for stone chips, leather conditioning and engine bay clean). Like to keep it looking good. Just had a tow bar installed (for carrying the bikes and snowboards) and the next modification will be DNA Tuning ECU flash. Need more power now that I am use to the car.
Besides that, the only thing on the horizon is to possibly add mud guards. I am tired of having the rear of the car splattered when driving in the rain. I'll search the posts to see what it costs, DIY install easiness and how it ultimately looks.
See you in the forums.
Around a month ago I bought a red coloured 2005 Polo GTi (2005-2010 shape) from VIC. This forum was good to do some much needed research. Bought the car with only 60K km on it and came with excellent RACV report.
Only issues were some minor gutter rash on all four wheels (how does one even get rash on all 4 wheels?), inevitable stone chips up the front and light paint swirls.
Oh, and the exhaust tips are not level (slightly out) but cannot work out for the life of me how to straighten them (visually annoys me-will be fixed). There are no marks anywhere (not on the tips or exhaust) so how did it even get bent?
Coming from a 1995 Hyundai Excel which was finally retired to this car was a world of difference (obviously).
Live in the ACT so don't drive much (cycle everywhere) but do enjoy the car for the weekends away.
I have spent countless hours getting the car to the state that I am happy with it (lot of cleaning and detailing, paint touch-ups for stone chips, leather conditioning and engine bay clean). Like to keep it looking good. Just had a tow bar installed (for carrying the bikes and snowboards) and the next modification will be DNA Tuning ECU flash. Need more power now that I am use to the car.
Besides that, the only thing on the horizon is to possibly add mud guards. I am tired of having the rear of the car splattered when driving in the rain. I'll search the posts to see what it costs, DIY install easiness and how it ultimately looks.
See you in the forums.
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