What have you done with your Polo so far (and today)

[Tigga1]

even though I only take delivery on Friday, have arranged transplant / exchange of RCD310 with RCD510 from my existing Tiguan...
might get rear park assist for $330 while he's at it...
will order VW BT from eBaym which apparently will work with both units...
Anyone, is park assist useful on GTI...?

[PoloDave]

I work at a Shell oil refinery so I might be biased but I always fill it up with V-power (wich is 97 RON btw) because I get 20% off anyway

[gavs]

I work at a Shell oil refinery so I might be biased but I always fill it up with V-power (wich is 97 RON btw) because I get 20% off anyway

That's interesting PoloDave because it's marketed as premium, 98 RON here but to me, it's irrelevant because it's BP ultimate for me all the time. Why? Because it's the only true 100% 98 RON minimum fuel, all the others (V-Power included) are manufactured to an average, well, they were as of 8 mionths ago and I doubt much will have changed.
1 tank of BP might see 100RON but it won't (thoretically) drop below 98. The same tank of V power might also be 100, but it could also be 92, it just depends on the average.

Anyone, is park assist useful on GTI...?

My park assist is my neck and to be true, although the same size, it's 10 times easier to park than my Mk4 golf because it doesn't sport the massive, characteristic "C" pillar of the golf

[apples]

I drove the Polo into work today. It's only the second time I've done it. I had my partner in the passenger seat and didn't realise how tiny the car is. He's 6'4" tall and his head clears the sun shade by about 2 centimetres. Better go over those speedhumps very slowly or else his hard noggin is going to put a serious dint in my sunshade

[broxigar1983]

I drove the Polo into work today. It's only the second time I've done it. I had my partner in the passenger seat and didn't realise how tiny the car is. He's 6'4" tall and his head clears the sun shade by about 2 centimetres. Better go over those speedhumps very slowly or else his hard noggin is going to put a serious dint in my sunshade

I'm 6'6" and plenty of head space (never bumped by head on the roof when jumping speed bumps ). Looks like you loose a bit of head room with the sunroof?

[apples]

I'm 6'6" and plenty of head space (never bumped by head on the roof when jumping speed bumps ). Looks like you loose a bit of head room with the sunroof?

He tried to find the lever to lower the passenger seat but coudn't find it. Perhaps there isn't one (will have to check the manual tonight). Might also be that my partner has a longer body and shorter legs.

Don't know if it's the sunroof that's the cause - I can't see it taking that much extra space. I'll get him to sit the driver's seat with the seat as low as it can go to see how much head room he has.

[BENN0]

Our GTI has a sunroof and headroom is ok for me (Im 6"3)

[danntsi77]

Last week i purchased an exhaust tip cover for my polo tsi...........
I think it looks good, it slides over standard exhaust, fits snugly and has a screw type clamp for fitting.........

It cost about $54 all up including postage and took only 24 hours to get to my front door....

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[Hail22]

Last week i purchased an exhaust tip cover for my polo tsi...........
I think it looks good, it slides over standard exhaust, fits snugly and has a screw type clamp for fitting.........

It cost about $54 all up including postage and took only 24 hours to get to my front door....

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Your polo talks to you "I look after you...could you please wash me? " lol but on topic now looks pretty good especially for $54!!

[jaedencook]

Hi all,

I have got 3 quotes in front of me and need some help as I can only choose 1 so I thought I'd get feedback as to what should be best bang for buck.
1) H&R 25\40mm springs with install $700inc
2) Rear whiteline adjustable strutbrace $700inc
3) ECU remap (220nm\100Kw) by the folks at DNA tuning $830

Really not sure and its driving me nuts.

[DNA Tuning]

I'm biased of course, but here are my thoughts:

* Lowering springs are great for appearance but won't really enhance the handling too much on their own. The 6R polo is quite a nimble agile car to begin with anyway.
* Strut brace seems like too much $ for something that will only really show benefits on the track or when you're really pushing it in on the windy stuff.
* Improved engine power and response can be felt whether you're taking off from the lights, overtaking, and up in the hills coming out of corners, etc.

I would say to save for adjustable coilovers as they are definitely worth doing; they provide you with the full range of adjustment to really hone in on the car's ride and handling, as well as perfecting the car's stance. Obviously they do cost alot more, but people often move from lowering springs to a full coilover setup eventually, so if you can wait then it makes more sense cost-wise in my opinion.

But for now, tune =).

[Corey_R]

I agree with John

Springs meh. Save up until you can afford some KW Coilovers if you're really chasing handling. Strut brace.... I'd probably go sways and ALKs (if applicable) before going strut braces. Powah! Yep, that's your biggest "bang for you buck" mod on that list, so I'd be grabbing that one. Don't get me wrong... handling upgrades are awesome, especially at the track, but save up until you can do them properly

[Trepid4tion]

The quote for the Rear Swaybar is quite excessive i think. I only ended up paying $270 something and then basically installed it myself, but shouldnt cost you more than 50-100 to get it installed at a workshop i'd imagine.

[Tigga1]

tune all the way!

[ATYPIC]

H&R 25\40mm springs with install $700inc

The H&R springs are now rated at 20 front and 30-35 rear.

$700 installed sounds a little excessive....but then again I don't know if you're including wheel alignment in that price.
$260 AUD delivered from Orange tuning and $250 installation is what I paid.