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In the 40 months I’ve owned my GTI+, I’ve never used Eco mode so haven’t experienced the coasting function. From what I’ve read on other forums, Eco mode also; dulls the throttle response, requiring the accelerator pedal to be pressed harder to get up to cruising speed and for manoeuvres such as ove...

There are no silly questions or wasting time posts, Pete I don't have a button to press on my Polo..i have to turn the joystick 180 degrees to turn on the heaters. Often forget that too😂 My polo is the same but my favourite trick is to leave it on….. I left them on for nearly 21 years on a Bora, st...

Just a thought based on my own experiences - is the driver’s side bonnet catch fully engaging when you close the bonnet? On a recent occasion when I closed the bonnet after checking under-bonnet fluid levels, only the passenger side catch fully engaged and it looked similar to yours. I lifted the bo...

Wondering how happy you are with the build quality of your GTIs. Just dropped my car to the garage - I've had a humming noise coming from the rear end when the car would exceed 50 MPH. VW technician said that it was due to a faulty wheel bearing - on 8000 miles? The car also has several squeaks and...

@vwj82; welcome to the forum. Like @PoloGTInoob, I also have a 2020 Polo GTI+ and I find the firm(ish) ride is fine, but then the majority of previous cars I’ve owned have been warm or hot hatches so the suspension set up has been biased towards good handling rather than a soft ride. In my GTI+ I us...

You’re correct - the Polo has an indirect tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) that uses the ABS sensors to measure differences in rotational speed of the wheels, so if one tyre has a lower pressure than the other three, then the wheel that tyre is fitted to will rotate at a different speed to the...

Some other forum members have had this issue - see discussion thread at the link below; https://www.uk-polos.net/viewtopic.php?t=78080 There’s been some mk8 Golf owners who have had the steering wheel fix and it hasn’t been entirely successful. A few forum members on Golf forums have had a second re...

Agree on the red dash inserts. My GTi+ is a 2020 pre-facelift car and I ordered it with grey dash inserts rather than have the standard satin finish velvet red dash inserts that the pre-facelift GTI had. @Biffco; I agree with @brainbow about finding a car with the spec you want - or as close to your...

With the state of the UK’s roads, your experience is unfortunately becoming more and more common. It would be worth getting your wheel alignment checked and suspension checked for potential damage, your wheels checked for buckling and the inner wall of your tyres checked for damage. As for the potho...

FWIW On a good run i can manage 45MPG in my 2.0 GTI lol. WIth urban driving its closer to 30-35MPG. Yeah the figures I’m getting are from what I’d call urban driving mostly. Villages, towns, short journeys etc. How does your normal mix of driving between short and longer journeys compare to your wi...

I'm not convinced that our 2019 GPF GTI+ will get as eager as my 2018 non-GPF variant is as it approaches 1 year old and 8k miles just passed. The difference between the 2 cars is substantial. Do the official figures suggest the old car is substantially faster? You may not get a reply; forum member...

Hi, I collected my new GTI October 23 so it’s a 73 plate, all ok at first except now I’ve got this creaking and grinding noice when on full lock both directions at low speed the garage seem to think I’m crazy but even passengers comment. Any ideas what it might be surely this isn’t right for a 3 mo...

I don’t know the answer either. However, spending a few extra pounds on the VW recommended oil to keep the engine within warranty is IMHO a relatively small price to pay compared to potentially having to pay for expensive engine repairs or a replacement engine. Admittedly, the likelihood of a major ...

Problem solved, purring like a kitten again. Moral of the story…drive it harder/longer/more often! Thanks again. Good to hear it’s sorted 👍. From an owner’s perspective, it would be useful if the dealership spent a little time at handover of a (new or used) car to the customer explaining the sympto...

@funky; the following are the guidelines in some VAG owners manuals for petrol engined cars 2.0 litres and above with a GPF / OPF to help burn off soot accumulations in the filter if it becomes clogged up; Accelerate to around 60 mph and change down a gear. Remove your foot completely from the accel...