Ok are you mad it's a ugly fecker :sick: would get the polo no matter what even if it costs more I just could not look outside my window of my house and think wow :drool: i want to go for a drive :ashamed: it just does nothing for me in the looks area
Now do see you why i went for the Octavia vRS over the Golf GTi. :smiley:
For the same spec car (bearing in mind that VW don't make a Golf GTi estate that im aware of) i would have paid nearly £10k more :surprised: :surprised:
Now do see you why i went for the Octavia vRS over the Golf GTi. :smiley:
For the same spec car (bearing in mind that VW don't make a Golf GTi estate that im aware of) i would have paid nearly £10k more :surprised: :surprised:
Yep I do, and the Octavia IS a decent looking car too.......even as an estate :happy2:
LOL, I knew this would bring out the old Skoda price V's VW badge rivalry :laugh:
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all day long :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin:
I am a big fan of the octy, great looking car, but I think the fabia is just horrible, sorry, I know the engine is great etc but the looks :sick: and I'm not saying that every fabia driver is a div, but they are constantly trying to race? The older diesel model even more so. Rant over, buy a 200 and have done with it :P
A few more interesting spec comparisons
VRS gets curtain airbags as standard, the GTi you pay £600 for.
Electric sunroof is £385 on the VRs and £815 on the GTI
How can VW charge more than double for a sunroof and £600 for a safety feature that is std on a bloody Skoda!!! :fighting:
What size wheels are those??17"
Does need a tap with the lowering stick :popcornsoda:
Now, I know the Fabia is cheaper and after driving the Polo I know why. The interior quality and fit and finish is far superior to the Fabia. Typical example of what sticks in my mind are the interior door handles - The VRS had flimsy plastic handles that looked like they would be of the same quality as a plastic bottle, wheras the Polo GTI is literally the same quality as the Golf GTI. I know the publicity spiel says that the Fabia has all the same oily bits that the Polo does, but it simply cannot as the Polo simply handles better and rolls less than the Fabia. :confused:
I agree with all you've just mentioned Sy :happy2:
I'll be doing ALL the physical modifications before I even touch a remap this time around......
Brakes - I'll be looking at a lightweight style upgrade to keep the weight down. Hopefully I'll find something around the 300+mm 2 piece fronts with 4 pots and a very small increase in the rears. Maybe even wait and see what Audi put on the hot S1 or VW put on the PoloR.
Suspension - Looking at the B14 Bilstein coilovers, whiteline ARB's and engine mounts.
Exhaust - Blade's Milltek looks just right.
Intake - dunno yet, but something will go on!
Intercooler - maybe Forge.
Audio - I'll be going for an RNS510 most likely
Alloys - Most likely OZ Alleggerita's - drops 16kg off the rotational weight.
Battery - change for a Braille or RedTop one - Loses about 8kg.
Seats - Lightweight buckets and a retrim in Alcantara - Lose about 20kg.
So, only mild mods :evilgrin:
still in Chatham upon Medway for another month then moving to Nottingham
Where are you based now mate? Is there as much benefit on remmaping the dsg as there is on the Golfs?
Skoda with a Skark map all the way :happy2:
still in Chatham upon Medway for another month then moving to Nottingham
Where are you based now mate? Is there as much benefit on remmaping the dsg as there is on the Golfs?
No DSG maps available as of yet, i will get it done though if and when they do it
Nice right up there John. Some interesting points made about options..
Come on you must have popped into the SEAT garage, as Gilders is even closer than the Skoda garage to you.
What do you think of the A1? Just specced up a A1 1.4 TFSI Sportline. I stopped when it past £23,000 :stupid:
I must agree that the Polo looks the best inside and looks good from the front too.
Its just annoying that the VW group will a larger price an option if you buy a VW than if you bought a Skoda, especially when we know that they are exactly the same parts......
Nice right up there John. Some interesting points made about options..
Come on you must have popped into the SEAT garage, as Gilders is even closer than the Skoda garage to you.
What do you think of the A1? Just specced up a A1 1.4 TFSI Sportline. I stopped when it past £23,000 :stupid:
I must agree that the Polo looks the best inside and looks good from the front too.
Its just annoying that the VW group will a larger price an option if you buy a VW than if you bought a Skoda, especially when we know that they are exactly the same parts......
I didn't include the Seat or the A1 as they are both 3dr only. I have looked online at them and the A1 looks good if you only needed front doors. :happy2:
What happened to getting something mad :confused:
I know mate I was just a little :confused: you don't have to explain your self to us mate just do what makes you happy and have fun doing it :smiley:
I know there have been a few scare stories about the pistons cracking, but it looks like they were all using cheapskate fuel. For peace of mind I'll be using V-Power from the start.
On uphill stops the car will hold itself stationary for a few seconds after you release the brake pedal without creeping forwards or backwards, a definite improvement on the 6 speed DSG.Hill holds, been standard a few years on the 6 speed DSG in the mk6 Golfs, its also been standard since mid 2010 on the manuals.
Was a mate of mine driving, car belongs to his wife and was a week old, he told her he'd run it in for her :innocent: