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Title: Polo Gt's
Post by: kniterider on 07 June 2005, 20:19
right peeps, i know a few of you on here (rich/blue) have had these, theres one for sale near me old mans, if i can get it at the right price it might be worth it for razzing to/from work etc, anyone know any specs/info on these?? and what to looks for (good/bad points??) as not had any really to know anything about em....

thanks

Gaz
Title: Re: Polo Gt's
Post by: kniterider on 07 June 2005, 20:20
oh yeah, its a 90/91 i think.....

 :grin:
Title: Re: Polo Gt's
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 07 June 2005, 20:22
1272 cc MPI, 75bhp
Title: Re: Polo Gt's
Post by: Mr Blue on 07 June 2005, 20:27
Did somone say Blue :cool:

Gaz these little things are like baby golfs and the mk2 polo 1.3 carbs go like stink. trust me they are good for A-B driving and wiked on fuel consumption and also great for ragging the sh!t out of :grin: You will be handbreaking it all over the place. they are just pure fun and jokes :grin:

as far as i know they do have common leak problems like rocker gaskets and water sometimes leaks on the heater fan and causes it to squeek

Just a smaller mk2 golf. Same common rust areas aswel. cant think of anything else to say :rolleyes:

Enjoy :grin:
Title: Re: Polo Gt's
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 07 June 2005, 20:32
I had one of those Blue, it was my first car  :laugh:
The car Gaz is looking at is the mk3 polo(the next model), it is similar, but also has the improvement of vacuum servo assisted brakes  :laugh:
Title: Re: Polo Gt's
Post by: kniterider on 07 June 2005, 20:34
cheers peeps, off to visit me old man in norfolk on sunday so im taking a few notes with me and if its any good ill see what i can get if for.......

 :grin:

now the weathers decided to shine id better get me 'for sale' signs in this with the roof down.....

(http://homeotwn.aol.co.uk/thedubfather2000/ford4.jpg)
£1495 should get some chav something to impress the girlies....... lol

 :grin:

Title: Re: Polo Gt's
Post by: Mr Blue on 07 June 2005, 20:37
I had one of those Blue, it was my first car  :laugh:
The car Gaz is looking at is the mk3 polo(the next model), it is similar, but also has the improvement of vacuum servo assisted brakes  :laugh:

Did you rag the sh!t out of it like i did then :grin:

Gaz i cant see the pic son
Title: Re: Polo Gt's
Post by: kniterider on 07 June 2005, 20:43
(http://hometown.aol.co.uk/TheDubFather2000/ford4.jpg)

sorry got link wrong... lol, this forum for about 6 months now has been givin me time out/session verification shate, i cant edit any posts ive made or nowt...... not good,

but there is the 'chavriolet' lol, done a bit to it loads of rs2000 bits but still not my cuppa tea, only bought it cause plate was worth 2k! and that aint included!

lol

any ways back to the mints with the holes.... 'polos' any 0-60 type specs on em??

Title: Re: Polo Gt's
Post by: richandhazel on 07 June 2005, 21:04
I'll be using mine as a daily runabout as from Thursday. Great, fun little car and as already said, basically a mini-golf. It feels really nippy and apparently should return at least 40mpg.

I bought mine for £75 and had to replace the rear box and handbrake cable to get it through the MOT. Since then I removed the rear number plate and surrounding trim and found some minor corrosion around there but nothing major and well nipped in the bud. Bottom of the A pillars aren't too clever and again I have nipped that in the bud but will need to do something more permenant in the future to make it look perfect..........if I can be arsed.

 
Title: Re: Polo Gt's
Post by: sellers on 07 June 2005, 21:11
iv heard that the fuel tanks go pretty easily
Title: Re: Polo Gt's
Post by: DubFan on 07 June 2005, 23:24
Check out www.Porka.net (http://www.Porka.net) for proper Polo action.
The Mk2/3 GT is quite popular over there.
Title: Re: Polo Gt's
Post by: monkeyalan on 08 June 2005, 13:11
http://www.uk-polos.net/ 

This is a good little site  too
Title: Re: Polo Gt's
Post by: acko on 10 June 2005, 23:17
I had one of these for over a year and it was the best car I have ever had, Much more reliable than my mk2 driver i've got at the moment. Injection so no starting probs, feels well nippy up to around 60 coz its got quite a short ratio box but does tend to whine a bit on the motorways but will still sit happily at 80/90. I had a H-reg GT, I can't realy say what to look out for because mine was mint, only reason I got rid was because I couldn't afford the insurance! The brakes are the bad point, they are pretty rubbish but you can replace the fronts with scirroco/g40 items which is supposed to make a huge difference. Handling can also be a bit rolly polly as standard but only a slight lowering sorts that out. In summary, I absolutely love these cars and if I got the chance i'd defo get one again. I had a silver one but imo, a metalic grey one is the one to go for, well nice colour!  :smiley:
Title: Re: Polo Gt's
Post by: Golfgal on 11 June 2005, 10:18
After blue called it a baby golf i want one  :grin: