What do you love about your Polo?

[Ben_GTI]

What I love about my Polo:

I get bored of it if I drive it too much and wish I would just bite the bullet and call APR.

But now I have my MkIII beater, which is gutless... and auto....

When I hop back in my GTI I'm happy once again and cannot fathom why they would make a car that doesn't perform like the little Polo.

[shaneth]

I love the Horn (not sure if this has been said) Doesnt sound like a small car horn and sure gets attention.

[Eddy]

I love the Horn (not sure if this has been said) Doesnt sound like a small car horn and sure gets attention.

Hoyhoy.
He's always playing with his horn.

[xposdu]

What i love about my polo GTI:

Almost everything. But it still wont stop me going back to a V8 after this, i mean i love this car, but i like to cruise, and i have to throttle this thing, its just too much fun.

I would have to say the twisties is where this car should live.

[Tribal Warrior]

I love the fact that the GTI's are not so much of a common car in Melbourne. You see so many mazda 3's and sp3's, Don't understand why people want to look like everyone else.

[RhysQ]

absolutely everything. my previous car was a Peugeot 206 GTi, which at the time i though was a little pocket rocket and handled on rails.......that was until i test drove a Polo GTI. And from that day onwards my hunt started. I've had my Polo car for about 3 weeks now and it's been nothing but a dream to drive. And finding out yesterday that it has the APR chip has changed the way i look at it, and drive it. I have so many plans but so little money, c'mon end of financial year pay review!!

[Bubu]

I like the overall build of the car. The car feels like its built very well, even when you close the doors it just feels solid.

It dosent have that cheap Korean/Jap car feel. Everything was put together well with quality materials.

It kinda makes me feel like I am in a car that cost twice the price of what I paid for it.

[VW GTI]

I was like Eddy. I had one drive of the demo and knew it was what I wanted. New, not cheap to look at or feel, very responsive down low and around 30k. I was so impressed with the low down torque.

Plus I knew that they could be chipped

I don't have anything to add to the above. Exact same for me.

[Blitzen]

I just love the feel of the car, the handling, the chuck ability, the low down torque, and the look on commonwhore drivers faces when you leave them behind at the lights!!

[PeterHBne]

I love the start up process.

Open the door - hear a pump (fuel?) - turn ignition to 'on' - hear a pump. Fire her up and you get that beautiful burble. Then the 'rough' idle (extra exhaust valve open?) at 1,000rpm for a minute then it all settles down to 750rpm and you drive off.

Kind of like starting an italian supercar but with nothing like the power or noise for the effort

[LoriJarrod]

- Good fuel consumption.
- Nicest to drive in it's price-range by a long shot.
- I think they look fantastic.

I have an Evo IX as well, so I wasn't looking for a handler, but she doesn't disappoint. Quietly impressed. A different sort of handling to what is essentially a tarmac rally car. Very similar to our previous Cooper 'S', but a little faster out of the corner.

[Piotr]

I love everything about my GTI from its looks to its handling, finish and quality of the interior and also the under dash shelf is very handy. I was considering buying an xr4 until a friend told me to look at a Polo after driving the Polo the xr4 didn't compare in ergonomics and finish.

[SidGTi]

I wasn't really looking to mod my GTI. If I wanted to buy a car that had modding potential I probably wouldnt have chosen the GTI.

That was my original post to this thread but how far from the truth did it turn out to be? lol!

I recently had the Revotechnik flash done to my car and I have to say it sure has made driving it more fun. Stock performance is ok but once you have the reflash done it seriously becomes a very very quick little car.

Before I bought the car and joined these forums I had no idea about APR, Revotechnik, and GIAC and the potential the reflash actually had on the GTI. I loved it to bits even more now! I knew I wouldn't be able to keep it stock somehow...lol

[Stuwey]

I love how 'complete' the car is. I was looking at an XR4 previous to the GTI, but it seemed so cheaply built. Admittedly, it is a cheap car. I could've had one for $21k. But dodgy seats, rubber gearboot, hard-to-read gauges etc...

I'm fairly certain i've made the right choice

[DaveMack]

I love how 'complete' the car is. I was looking at an XR4 previous to the GTI, but it seemed so cheaply built. Admittedly, it is a cheap car. I could've had one for $21k. But dodgy seats, rubber gearboot, hard-to-read gauges etc...

I'm fairly certain i've made the right choice

I'm pretty certain you have too, Stuwey ... welcome to the forum, Mate.

Dave