Hello! might post a post...

[poloman]

First things first.. I do not hate the polo gti that i have purchased... And some of the things i might say are negative...But it is my opinion.....

I have had my car for nearly a month now, and have just ticked over 800kms and this is my impression..

I like the fact that its A vw, something different and less of a tosser car that many people my age and below drive.

Even the magna that i used to drive had become a tosser car... It used to be just a car before people started modding it with Big decals, loud exausts, stupid rims and bonnot scoops. and big wings. big big wings.

The polo feels light and nimble, its somewhat economical and its got a bit of power...

Interior is nicely done and its a safe car all round that looks good...

Now the bad things ive noticed...

While flooring the car around corners, the car becomes, or seems to become unsettled and maybe its my bad driving skills, but my friend also noticed it too.... Its a bit weird to point the car in one way for it to just feel wobly....

And I dont think its to do with it being front wheel drive.. I have not tried it with TC off but thats because i spend more time at work and sleeping than i do doing things i like.

The gear box Doesnt crunch, but its never a smooth gear change (the actual car momentum gear change is fine, not the actual lever gear change) and fifth gear took a while to get used to... the brute force clunking that gear in was annoying before... now im used to it... the gear box is clunky...

Some of the plastics are questionable... they seem very cheap... But at the same time... some of the other plastics feel great....

Aircon when the weather turns hot, struggles, and i dont care that its a european car. It should be able to cope. Install a larger compressor but dont make excuses why it doesnt work that well....

It also needs a tad bit more power... not the power you get from a flash, but just that bit more to give it the total edge on all the competitors...

I think this car could have been better.... But i know that if it was any better it would be clashing with the king, the golf gti.. But would be 15 grand cheaper.... and i understand why they dumbed it down a bit...

I dont agree on dumbing down a car, but at least the options are there for us to make the car go faster, handle better and break harder. Pitty that it didnt come standard...

Please dont take things as if i hate the car... Im just honest with my opinion..

I bought the car because i liked it... and now i love it! but just because i love my girl, doesnt meen i agree with her all the time....