What did you do to your Polo today?

[Ralfi]

"what did you do to your polo today?"

Test drove it and put a deposit down...

Can I ask what deal you got, BJT? PM if you prefer.

& congrats!

[noone]

What i did yesterday

Yesterday I picked up my Polo.

I won't bore this thread with pictures as theres no interesting alterations (yet).

Drove it home about 50kms and was so impressed all the way.

I kept thinking to myself, "Isnt this the same 110Kw my last car was supposed to have had?"

Love the turbo kick, love the handling, love the stereo.

Too many cool features in this car compared to my Subie.

So what I did today: I got up early (something I never do) and went for a drive.

This time next week I'll have H&R springs and APR ECU Flash. Think by that time my cheeks will hurt from all the grinning...

[PeterHBne]

Was a bit worried that grey wouldn't look good on silver but hey that came out sweet, looks bloody awesome.

:EDIT: should get some spacers on there though would look even better

Of all the wheels I've seen I think the TT wheels look the best - except maybe for some nice white Compomotives on a red GTI

[Whubbsie]

Of all the wheels I've seen I think the TT wheels look the best - except maybe for some nice white Compomotives on a red GTI

Yeah I love the TT wheels was going to buy those except Blitzen me to them, just wasn't sure grey wheels would work on a silver car thought it would blend too much but those pics prove me very wrong looks awesome and tough.

[jasn78]

buller: you are thinking of the right car mate

[Treza360]

Wheels look awesome Ryan mate.
Cheers,
Trent

[kelvniii]

Just washed the K&N filter, clean up the interior and added Oberon A623 Gasoline additive~ feels like a new ride again!

[Chrisuk-polo]

i think i saw somewhere a white pog gti that had crashed because of ice- was that yours?

if not, thank god. if so, great to see that your pride and joy is getting fixed up!

yup was mine but not long now and it will be back!

[noone]

Good day for my Polo

Today I went to see European Autotech in Sydney and had a few tweaks done.

APR V2 Chipped
H&R Springs
Engine Mount Kit

Now its Fast, low and sturdy.

Happy with the H&R Drop, and it feels more firm. Little bit bumpier at some speeds as I didn't change the shocks, but very worth while upgrade for those who want the asthetic changes on a budget.

[Ralfi]

Today I went to see European Autotech in Sydney and had a few tweaks done.

APR V2 Chipped
H&R Springs
Engine Mount Kit

Now its Fast, low and sturdy.

Happy with the H&R Drop, and it feels more firm. Little bit bumpier at some speeds as I didn't change the shocks, but very worth while upgrade for those who want the asthetic changes on a budget.

Have any before & after photos?

Roughly how much are those upgrades meant to cost?

[noone]

Here are some b4's:





Springs were less than 500
Engine mount - standard cost (see APR Website)
APR ECU Flash V2 (see APR website)

Fitting springs and engine mount: less than 500

I'd prefer not to give exact dollar figures.

All up, Im sitting pretty with my hot hatch insured, tweaked and on the road for less than 25K which was my budget.

Glad I didn't go down the XR4 path, the turbo kick with the APR tune is sooooooooo much fun

[Blitzen]

Washed and detailed it for the second time this week(damn you God for pissing on my parade!!), in readiness for the Micro Machines cruise to Paluma tomorrow...Mmmmmm, mountain driving fun!!

[pomme]

I half fell asleep at the wheel last night, ran over a traffic island, mutilated the sump and dumped 5 litres of oil on the road in a few seconds.

I woke up in the morning, had car towed, and with the phone advise of jimmy mac sucessfully (so far) did a diy job.

New sump, filter + oil. All seems fine with no permanent damage.

And new found respect for coffee.

Stupid idea driving so tired, could have been alot worse. Expensive lesson learnt i hope.


Added pictures of the broken sump. You can clearly see the huge hole, another big hole and 2 massive cracks.

[Blitzen]

I half fell asleep at the wheel last night, ran over a traffic island, mutilated the sump and dumped 5 litres of oil on the road in a few seconds.

I woke up in the morning, had car towed, and with the phone advise of jimmy mac sucessfully (so far) did a diy job.

New sump, filter + oil. All seems fine with no permanent damage.

And new found respect for coffee.

Stupid idea driving so tired, could have been alot worse. Expensive lesson learnt i hope.

Unruccy...Lesson learned.

[dubstar]

XCarlink Install

This weekend I installed my Xcarlink Ipod adaptor. Pretty easy install with the only problem being that the plug for the back of the stereo is crap quality and doesn't stay plugged in that well. I also need to set up some proper playlists on my Ipod so that I have full use of the functions.