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General => General discussion => Topic started by: Evoss on 02 May 2011, 12:09

Title: Looking at a MK4 Phase 2 Polo GTI Today // What to watch out for... Pic included
Post by: Evoss on 02 May 2011, 12:09: Hey Guys,

Yes it is a polo go a golf forum xD Sorry

I have been looking at and MK4 Phase 2 Polo GTI and seem to come up trumps for what I need. What should I be looking out for e.g. cam belt, water pump at X miles etc...

Thanks

Images for reference. (Not the one im buying)

(http://www.here.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/volkswagen-polo_gti_2006_1024x768_wallpaper_01.jpg)
Title: Re: Looking at a MK4 Phase 2 Polo GTI Today // What to watch out for...
Post by: Ant1981 on 02 May 2011, 12:20: Body panels differ from the golf, so look out for those. Also likely to have different lights, different interior and different lights. Wheels also may not be the same size.
Title: Re: Looking at a MK4 Phase 2 Polo GTI Today // What to watch out for...
Post by: dom on 02 May 2011, 12:31: Quote from: Ant1981 on 02 May 2011, 12:20
Body panels differ from the golf, so look out for those. Also likely to have different lights, different interior and different lights. Wheels also may not be the same size.

:laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: Looking at a MK4 Phase 2 Polo GTI Today // What to watch out for... Pic included
Post by: Evoss on 02 May 2011, 12:35: Great comments so far :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: Looking at a MK4 Phase 2 Polo GTI Today // What to watch out for... Pic included
Post by: Jimp on 02 May 2011, 13:37: I love those cars, would like one myself :cool: The engine is the same as the mk4 GTI but I'm not sure which engine code it is. Some decent tyres are a must as apparently it can be a bit slippy off the line :evil: I haven't heard of many other problems to be honest, just the usual 1.8T stuff of coil packs and the odd split boost pipe.
Title: Re: Looking at a MK4 Phase 2 Polo GTI Today // What to watch out for... Pic included
Post by: whiter_than_white on 02 May 2011, 13:49: The only problems ive come across is split washer pipes which can be a pain and also soak the interior
Title: Re: Looking at a MK4 Phase 2 Polo GTI Today // What to watch out for... Pic included
Post by: Wazzzer on 02 May 2011, 14:14: awww it's a baby mk5 Golf
Title: Re: Looking at a MK4 Phase 2 Polo GTI Today // What to watch out for... Pic included
Post by: navmk4gti on 02 May 2011, 14:45: do they come with turbo engine?
Title: Re: Looking at a MK4 Phase 2 Polo GTI Today // What to watch out for... Pic included
Post by: Evoss on 02 May 2011, 15:38: Quote from: navmk4gti on 02 May 2011, 14:45
do they come with turbo engine?

1.8T
Title: Re: Looking at a MK4 Phase 2 Polo GTI Today // What to watch out for... Pic included
Post by: navmk4gti on 02 May 2011, 15:55: Quote from: Evoss on 02 May 2011, 15:38
Quote from: navmk4gti on 02 May 2011, 14:45
do they come with turbo engine?

1.8T

that would be a nice pocket rocket then :evil:
Title: Re: Looking at a MK4 Phase 2 Polo GTI Today // What to watch out for... Pic included
Post by: dan_apps on 02 May 2011, 16:30: nice looking car be interested to know if vw have sorted problems like pedal box and ignition switch that the earlier models suffered with.
Title: Re: Looking at a MK4 Phase 2 Polo GTI Today // What to watch out for... Pic included
Post by: Jack3559 on 03 May 2011, 16:45: I'd say that's closer to the original Golf GTIs than the new Golf flavour offerings.

Small car, big engine rather than big car, big engine.
Title: Re: Looking at a MK4 Phase 2 Polo GTI Today // What to watch out for... Pic included
Post by: Shady Pioneer on 03 May 2011, 16:53: Quote from: Jack3559 on 03 May 2011, 16:45
I'd say that's closer to the original Golf GTIs than the new Golf flavour offerings.

Small car, big engine rather than big car, big engine.

Aren't these Polos similar in size to the MK2 Golf? :huh:
Title: Re: Looking at a MK4 Phase 2 Polo GTI Today // What to watch out for... Pic included
Post by: Jack3559 on 03 May 2011, 16:54: My point exactly. :cool:
Title: Re: Looking at a MK4 Phase 2 Polo GTI Today // What to watch out for... Pic included
Post by: Shady Pioneer on 03 May 2011, 17:00: I like the size of the latest Golfs, although it probably won't be long before they turn into Boras, or even Passats! Then the Polo will be the same size as the current Golfs, and then the Lupo will be the similar in size to the MK2 Golf.

Do you see the pattern? :grin:
Title: Re: Looking at a MK4 Phase 2 Polo GTI Today // What to watch out for... Pic included
Post by: Jack3559 on 03 May 2011, 17:02: You've just blown my mind.

I must say that the comfortable size of the Mk3 was what drew me to it... especially as a bigger boy. :wink: