Sorry I know wrong forum but..Polo GTI.......

[valleyboy]

 :embarassed:

The wife is still looking at cars, she now likes the look of the baby golf.... the Polo GTi, (was going for the Golf but thinks it's now too big/expensive

Can anyone give me some advice on these or point me in the direction of a 'specific' Mk5 Polo GTi forum.

While Im on...... (i know some of you know everything) 

Is the 1.8T engine thats in the Polo the same as the old Golf gti, Leon and Audi?

Also I here it's not that quick 'off the mark but gets more funky once up to speed, i assume its easy ot remap/chip.

Thanks all and sorry for posting here, I ddi search but didnt come up with much,

Cheers

[DannyBoyR32]

i used to have a really slow polo and used to dream to own a polo and by all accounts it's nippy enough but obviously a drop in the ocean compared to the gti golf

i would probably go for a cheaper option on the small car, ford fiesta is as fast and cheaper as are other models

save up and get a golf gti

[Dinky]

The only polo forum i can think of off the top of my head is club polo..

Also..what about the lupo gti? 

www.clubpolo.co.uk/forum

Dinx

[TeddyKGB]

Before I got my golf I was seriously considering the Polo over it :embarassed: And to this day I still think the polo GTI looks better  :embarassed: :embarassed:

As for the Lupo.. aint that made in some weird country?

[DannyBoyR32]

the lupo gti is a nice car and must be quick for it's weight, think it's 100bhp and i believe they've stopped making it now

it's a cool car as is the polo gti but don't get red

[Peskarik]

I don't know.... I drove bosses MB CL 500 and then switched straight to my E30, well, E30 felt like a tin can after MB. And my friends have Lupo (usual one, but in rare green color), and it feels like a tin can after E30.... 

[illyun]

the lupo gti is a nice car and must be quick for it's weight, think it's 100bhp and i believe they've stopped making it now

it's a cool car as is the polo gti but don't get red

No its 125 BHP and it goes FAST .. as I found out today while taking my wife's car for a shortish run to 'stretch her legs'... plus it's great fun as some nice controlled slides on a few roundabouts demonstrated on the way back home.... plus it has xenons as standard.    And it looks as cute as a kitten     The new Polo GTI has the same engine as the 1.8T GTI and therefore the same mapping potential. Unfortunately the Lupo GTI has a naturally aspirated engine. 

[illyun]

As for the Lupo.. aint that made in some weird country?

Nope... the Lupo was made in Germany as evidenced by the chassis number of my wife's car indicating that it originates from the Wolfsburg plant.  Unless of course, you think Germany is 'some weird country' and you wouldn't be far wrong on that either 

[speedynz]

Forget the Polo GTI they're insipid, uninspiring and overpriced despite the 'me too' Golf GTI looks.

How about the Panda 100HP? Choppy ride aside they are brilliant, zesty, lightweight, frugal and very well equipped. All for a (discounted) 8k.

[acwats]

The fact that nobody has one and there's no forum give you an indication over the carbuying public's appetite for the car.

Watch out for this when you try to sell it.