Greetings from South Africa

[MeTsU]

Hey everyone,

I'm Matteo. I drive a 2005 Polo 1.9TDi Sportline. I'm based in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. I recognise a few names from a couple of the other forums. I can't believe it's taken me this long to register and post here, but I look forward to learning loads more and chatting with you all.

Ciao, Matteo

[MeTsU]

Here are a couple photo's of my car as it stands at the moment.

I've almost finished with the OZ's, last things to do are to apply the last of the OEM stickers and to paint the wheel bolts black.

After that, it's time for something that's taken over a year to get around to doing, and finally, it should be arriving in January 2011 - I hope.















I'll start a rides thread soon.

Ciao, Matteo.

[anthony]

You should visit Australia...Golfs,Jettas,Polos,Passats,Tiguans,etc are common place,and are seen everywhere.

The brand is getting stronger and stronger,almost like it is in SA...

[MeTsU]

You should visit Australia...Golfs,Jettas,Polos,Passats,Tiguans,etc are common place,and are seen everywhere.

The brand is getting stronger and stronger,almost like it is in SA...

Hey Anthony,

I would love to visit Australia, and plan to do so one day, with having some family there.

It's good to hear the brand it strong there - I live in Port Elizabeth, which is basically where the VW factory is (technically Uitenhage, which is about 30km's from PE).

[AusScare]

Polo looks great, love the wheels.

[MeTsU]

Polo looks great, love the wheels.

Thanks AusScare. I couldn't believe my luck when I saw them come up for sale - I spent a year or two looking for a set of OZ's like these.

[GoLfMan]

hey mate, good to see another Polo called Sooty

Love the car, looks tough!

REALLY like the headlights. What did you do to them? Keen to do it to mine

p.s See you have the same sig as me on the other forum haha

[MeTsU]

hey mate, good to see another Polo called Sooty

Love the car, looks tough!

REALLY like the headlights. What did you do to them? Keen to do it to mine

p.s See you have the same sig as me on the other forum haha

Hey GoLfMan,

Thanks for the comments bud - yeah - the name Sooty came about from the amount of Soot that was going to be produced in the coming months, LOL. I've now enjoyed 2.5yrs of great motoring with Sooty, I'm a TDI enthusiast.

I used Lamin-x Gun-smoke on my headlights - Lamin-x.



Ciao, Matteo.

[Buller_Scott]

Hey everyone,

I'm Matteo. I drive a 2005 Polo 1.9TDi Sportline. I'm based in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. I recognise a few names from a couple of the other forums. I can't believe it's taken me this long to register and post here, but I look forward to learning loads more and chatting with you all.

Ciao, Matteo

arrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhhh!!!!! matteo!

i've followed your build thread via TDICLUB - awesome, man!!!!!

as proud as we are, i dont really think you're going to ''learn'' much on vwwatercooled, lol (no offense to my home ground, but anyone who's read matteo's thread will soon understand where im coming from).

didnt you get a pd150 head on top of your pd130 stock bottom? or am i thinking of someone else?

i have so many questions to ask you, mate....

welcome!!!!

[anthony]

Matteo,I am also from South Africa,so have VW in my blood...

I owned 2 new Jettas when I lived there,I have lived in California for 2 years,and I had a new Jetta,and I had a new Jetta here in 2007.

It was written off this year by hail,and I have a new Honda Accord Euro,but am still a VW person through and through.

Am now waiting for the 2011 Jetta.

By the way,South Africa is still beautiful,I have been here for 10 years,but am coming HOME in April for my 7th visit back.
I am from Johannesburg.

[MeTsU]

arrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhhh!!!!! matteo!

i've followed your build thread via TDICLUB - awesome, man!!!!!

as proud as we are, i dont really think you're going to ''learn'' much on vwwatercooled, lol (no offense to my home ground, but anyone who's read matteo's thread will soon understand where im coming from).

didnt you get a pd150 head on top of your pd130 stock bottom? or am i thinking of someone else?

i have so many questions to ask you, mate....

welcome!!!!

Buller_Scott,

You might have me confused. I don't think I have a build thread on TDIClub, although I am a member and post there, but I do have a build threads on VWClub, TDISport and UK-Polo.net.

I haven't changed head etc. but I am running DevilsOwn Water/Meth Stage 2 twin nozzle setup, custom remap, EGR delete, mufflerectomy, Koni coilovers to name a few mods.

Thank you for the welcome though!

[MeTsU]

Matteo,I am also from South Africa,so have VW in my blood...

I owned 2 new Jettas when I lived there,I have lived in California for 2 years,and I had a new Jetta,and I had a new Jetta here in 2007.

It was written off this year by hail,and I have a new Honda Accord Euro,but am still a VW person through and through.

Am now waiting for the 2011 Jetta.

By the way,South Africa is still beautiful,I have been here for 10 years,but am coming HOME in April for my 7th visit back.
I am from Johannesburg.

Anthony,

Ah yeah, awesome - do you miss SA at all? I'm sure you're looking forward to the visit though.

Sorry to hear about your Jetta being beaten by the hail.

I'm excited about the new Jetta and look forward to what the modders have in store.

[anthony]

I do miss my freinds and family very much in SA,and it is a beautiful country ,but I am settled in Australia now,and enjoy the lifestyle and freedom here.
I was devestated by my loss of my Jetta,but deceided to have a change,and the Accord is a brilliant car too.

Lets wait and see the new Jetta,I beleive it will,for the first time ever,NOT be built in SA,it will be fully imported in from Mexico...

[GoLfMan]

I haven't changed head etc. but I am running DevilsOwn Water/Meth Stage 2 twin nozzle setup, custom remap, EGR delete, mufflerectomy, Koni coilovers to name a few mods.

Thank you for the welcome though!

Yours also came standard with the VNT17VB turbo didnt it?

Mine's getting FMIC, EGR delete, custom tune ASAP.

my car's the one that pop's up in the header occasionally

[MeTsU]

Yours also came standard with the VNT17VB turbo didnt it?

Mine's getting FMIC, EGR delete, custom tune ASAP.

my car's the one that pop's up in the header occasionally

GoLfMan, originally the Polo Sportlines here came with VNT1749VA's. There was a recall of over 4500 TDI's here, which I saw you guys had a thread on, to do a campaign on replacing the turbo's with a newer higher specced version. In terms of what it's running now, I think it's just an uprate VA, and not a VB. The Seat Ibiza Cupra's used VB's.

Awesome - you'll notice lovely gains with the FMIC & tune. Of course the EGR delete has no performance gain, besides the stopping of sooted intake manifold. If yours is sooted badly, if it a good clean and you might notice a slight improvement in performance.

Awesome stuff - there are some lovely cars in the header images!