New Polo GTI owner

[SidGTi]

Thanks Rob!

Yes I saw the results with APR. I'm amazed at how much more extra power the GTI can gain with just a simple reflash of the ECU! Does it affect the factory warranty in anyway? Has anyone here had their ECU reflashed?

I think the GTI is a great buy! Not very many small cars out there can compete with it in the price bracket that its in.

[PoloGTi]

Yeah they are a sweet buy i have the APR 98ron map and so does GTIGRL best person to talk to is Andrew (gtimk5) as he is the tassie APR dealer or Guy Harding the main man of APR in Aus, for all the warrenty type questions. I got my polo in Dec last year and have had it APR tuned for must be 4 months or so i am just about up to 15 000k and the engine gets better with every k. Bang for buck cant go past the ecu upgrade love it. I am also in the next week or 2 getting some coilovers so will post pics and tell you guys what i think about them will be putting Audi S3 brakes on at the same time, the brakes lack a little bunch, also doing a few little visual things to mine, will post pics wed i think to show ppl. cheers Rob

[vinderliker]

Good to see on board
James

Hi all!

Just thought I would introduce myself. Have had the Polo now for a month and luv the thing to bits.

Has been APR'd and other mods to follow I hope!

I live in Canberra and we have the German Autofest on this weekend so heaps of VW's in town!

Wen't on the VW cruise today and was the only Polo there. Where are they all!!!

I will have to go to the show and shine tomorrow and fly the Polo flag!

[gtigrl]

Hello and welcome and mine is flashed so I say do it SidGTI its worth the moolah!

[SidGTi]

Yeah heard alot of good things about the reflash of the ECU. I definitely have to put that on my next wish list!

The saving has begun.....

[Eddy]

Thanks Rob!

Yes I saw the results with APR. I'm amazed at how much more extra power the GTI can gain with just a simple reflash of the ECU! Does it affect the factory warranty in anyway? Has anyone here had their ECU reflashed?

I think the GTI is a great buy! Not very many small cars out there can compete with it in the price bracket that its in.

Hoyhoy.
Sid, about the warranty, if VW find out, I would say it's out the window. So the idea is to be quite & switch back to standard mode when you take the car in to you know where. May be were cutting our throats by saying what we do on here.
Whoroo.

[gtimk5]

The local dealer down here send people to me if they enquire about computer upgrades. They know all the cars that have been done here. That doesn't mean that VW don't care tho!
The fact that you can switch the vehicle back to stock mode via the cruise button before taking it in for any work is a huge bonus.
My dealer is very supportive of this mod. Guess I am lucky!

[Eddy]

The local dealer down here send people to me if they enquire about computer upgrades. They know all the cars that have been done here. That doesn't mean that VW don't care tho!
The fact that you can switch the vehicle back to stock mode via the cruise button before taking it in for any work is a huge bonus.
My dealer is very supportive of this mod. Guess I am lucky!

Hoyhoy.
I'am glad if I'am wrong.Thankyou.
Whoroo.

[gtimk5]

Hi Eddy, if the vehicle goes back for warranty work and they can tell it has copped a caning then they will renig on some warranty things but providing that it looks like it has been driven with some respect then all should be ok. Of course, a broken driveshaft, bald front tyres or whatever is going to get them wondering....
All the vehicles that I have done here get the APR badge on the rear so we aren't exactly hiding the fact!!! Cheers, Andrew

[Eddy]

Hi Eddy, if the vehicle goes back for warranty work and they can tell it has copped a caning then they will renig on some warranty things but providing that it looks like it has been driven with some respect then all should be ok. Of course, a broken driveshaft, bald front tyres or whatever is going to get them wondering....
All the vehicles that I have done here get the APR badge on the rear so we aren't exactly hiding the fact!!! Cheers, Andrew

Hoyhoy.
Andrew.
Really, I'm a car lover [ just ask the wife ] I've had a guilty conscience since taking the new girl down 1/4 at Eastern Creek. It's not going to happen again with this car. She now gets shine put on her nearly every day. About the badge that's a funny story, I put it on my nephnew's car & then driving home from Syd I found it back on mine. It got mailed back next morning.
Whoroo.