Please Post if your Happy with your Polo Gti

[dening]

Thank you to everyone for contributing.
What a tough decision.
Lots of lovers and a whole heap of haters.

Please keep posting if you have anything else interesting to say.
The more information the better

The majority of the haters on here absolutely love our cars too!

I just have moments where I wish it could be easier or regret taking a risk.

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[alexz]

15 months and 23000km old here. I've had no problems other than a small amount of oil used in the first 10k. fantastic car for power/economy/comfort (wife drives mine 75% of the time though!)

the biggest issue i see with it is the resale value was hurt a bit by the issues. that and it seems that you get around 1 in 10 dealers who actually have a clue and are willing to help you and not be a pain!

[TorqueSteer]

Since I got my polo GTI back in 2012 October it was a great day I was happy butterfly's and I think a lot of people would of been getting there own . Now on the forum I've seen a lot of people having problems, issues, dramas .... With my polo GTI it's a great car I haven't had any issues
Just the oil and dsg sometimes but nothing major for myself to be like (Grrrr I hate this thing I want it gone) only reason I want it gone is cause I want more power . But if i got more i would be dead or no license ... But after I get some money I'll tune the polo and ill be as happy as I was when I got the car .

It's a hard decision to make picking the right car . But there not that bad in my eyes .. But I guess I've just been lucky.

This is what my polo
Looks atm and in very happy With it

[Mountainman]

Go buy a Fiesta ST. It's newer and just as quick.

But been hit big time with the ugly stick, both inside and out. It looks like a fat, narrow, dumpy girlie's car.

[zoomda]

I really do appreciate your good advice.
I'm just trying to get both pictures.
As with all forums and review sites most people on there are there cos they are having problems and bad experiances.
I'm well aware that the Gti has had a lot of problems but all new cars do.
First year Mazda 3's for instance have a really bad problem with rust which Mazda addressed about 2 years later.
What I'm getting at is these engines and gearboxes are used in huge amounts of cars around the globe and yes they have been very problematic, but VW, Audi, Seat, Skoda all must know that they can't just carry on selling bad engines/gearbox's, It would cost them millions in warranty repairs.
So perhaps the question I should be asking is, Have these problems been addressed in the newer models ie. Cthe engines new gearbox software etc?

I'm not on the forum due to issues, I'm on the forum as I love the VW's I own and have owned. For us it has been 2 out of 2 with issues with the engine and gearbox in these cars. Again I'll raise that the people saying they have no issues have all been low kilometre cars. The clutches slipping doesn't seem to start until the 30 -35K mark. It isn't until they become bad that they are noticed either as they degrade gradually so the driver becomes used to it and doesn't notice the change. I firmly believe that there are many of these cars driving around out there with this issue and the driver doesn't even realise. My partner thought the shuddering/slipping was normal!

If you read around you'll learn that the general consensus is that they run this engine too lean.

Personally I would be surprised if the problem has been addressed in the newer engines as it has been discussed that the design is flawed for our conditions here in Australia (poor fuel quality, temps etc). As for the gearbox, well there have been "new and improved" clutch packs etc but they still wear out. The dry clutch seems to just be a bad idea.

There are people on here that are on their 2nd and 3rd engine, 2nd and 3rd clutch packs. There are many more complaints about the twin charged engine and the 7spd DSG on this forum than anything else. That's not haters, that's just the facts.

The engine has been completely dropped from the Golf VII range. That speaks volumes to me.

I can assure you I'm not a hater. I love my R and I loved the 118TSI (such a comfortable car) and in the beginning I loved the Polo GTI. I still love the idea of it. Quick and great fuel economy!

But no amount of love pays for the potentially huge bills you may face in the future.

The Mrs hates her car and it's not even two years old yet.

Good luck with your decision.

[zoomda]

But been hit big time with the ugly stick, both inside and out. It looks like a fat, narrow, dumpy girlie's car.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder Clio RS then? I don't know anything about their reliability but I have driven the previous non turbo charged model and what a hoot it was!

[MackTheKnife]

Just clocked up 45,000 kms this morning after 1 year 3 mths of trouble free motoring. It's only driven in manual mode with Traction Control off. It's done track days and skidpan at Eastern Creek and hasn't missed a beat. I can rely on it to commute nearly 200 kms a day to work and back.

[zoomda]

It's only driven in manual mode with Traction Control off.

That's probably helped the clutches a lot. From what I've experienced it is always 2nd gear that ends up with shuddering/slipping and I believe that is because in D mode it often rides the clutch out in 2nd instead of dropping down to 1st.

Does it have a tune as well?

[macdub]

still love it after 2 yrs and 4 months with 65k on it..

[MackTheKnife]

That's probably helped the clutches a lot. From what I've experienced it is always 2nd gear that ends up with shuddering/slipping and I believe that is because in D mode it often rides the clutch out in 2nd instead of dropping down to 1st.

Does it have a tune as well?

No tune, car is primarily a commute car. The only mod is the middle muffler delete.

While I think it's a brilliant car, it'll be replaced by an old front engined Porsche once I stop doing the big kms. Then the performance mods will begin.

[Harrydhillon]

Oh oh pick me, pick me, pick me!!!!
Had mine since May13, 10500ks, and the more I drive it, the more I love it!!

[jayc29u]

My GTI is a year and a bit old, at 16,000 km's and fault free in terms of engine and gearbox beside the very rare stutter. There have been a few rattles and squeaks but theyve been fixed

[gavs]

I've locked this thread.

Reason? Well, the OP started a thread asking if they should buy a polo GTI, now they are asking if people are happy with them. 2 threads, basically the same question.

Riklink, it seemed by your comments in your other thread that you had your heart set in the polo GTI, yet to me if you are asking people if they really like them then you are still unsure about the purchase.

Allow me to part with a final piece of advice for you.
When I ordered my polo GTI I asked the same questions of 118tsi golf owners because at the time, they were really the only ones with experience of the drivetrain in the polo GTI. I came to a similar conclusion as what transporter said in your other thread, yet I still had doubts, even as I drove it out of the dealership. Very well founded doubts as it has come to pass.

My advice to you is this: if you are still searching for piece of mind etc, I strongly suggest you do not buy a polo GTI because when it goes wrong you will feel bitter and upset at the people like macdub and POW etc who are saying that they have no issues. You will start having thoughts along the lines of "those guys said it would be fine, now I'm stuck on the side of the road in a car that is lit up like a Christmas tree and won't move!" If you have ANY doubt, any at all then don't buy one. If you are 100% convinced it is the car for you and you're going to take the gamble, then go for it but I'm looking at an all black Pug 208 GTI and it looks pretty damn cool and like nothing else on the road and it doesn't have an overly complicated, moody piece of Borg Warner junk hanging off the back of the engine...
Peace.