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Popped into my local Ford dealer today, left having ordered a new Ford with them and PX’d the Polo. Feel glad to be getting out of it and definitely won’t miss it

I’ve had my GTI+ 6 months now, covered 4,000 miles and totally not in love with it, never have been!

When I was looking at changing my previous car (2018 Ford Focus ST-Line 1.0l ecoboost 140PS) I had my heart set on a new Fiesta ST-3, but then they added some stuff to them which was previously ...

Pretty much anything you change will void the warranty, exhaust, suspension, engine upgrades etc

By the looks of it that downpipe will remove the catalytic converter so as a result will put in the engine management light and also void warranty.

Why would you want to fit that downpipe but not remap?!

I don’t bother with it, I just leave it in normal mode

Yep squelching noise is CV boots, mine does it at low speeds when parking etc

Fords suffer from a creak when going over speed bumps in cold weather and its actually the anti roll bar bushes that cause it not the links

Just noticed in my GTi plus that the steering wheel, seats and gear lever have red stitching but the handbrake has black

I can only speak about the GTI from experience but I’d say money wise the bigger wheels are probably the only thing ‘worth’ the money considering they are only £350 optional extra.

If I was ordering from factory then that would be the only extra I’d have. I got mine with a rear camera also but ...

GTI has to be red

To be honest I don’t have a favourite colour, the only colour I’ll never even consider is black, on any car

I honestly don’t understand the obsession some people have with ‘pops and bangs’. Yes i agree the car needs to sound a bit meatier but the only thing adding pops and bangs does is make everyone you drive past think “what a bellend”

You’ll need to have a remap if you want to decat or you’ll throw up ...

RichTea wrote: Mon Aug 03, 2020 3:06 pm IMG_20200803_151129.jpgBola b6 18" 8.0, lowered 35mm with no issues

What ET are those?

Tyre wise I’d have to go up to 225/40R18 as the rim would be slightly wider unless I go for the slightly ‘stretched’ tyre look and put my current 215/40R18 tyres on.

I just can’t seem to find an alloy I like the look of in 7.5j size, I don’t mind it sticking out a bit further as I’ve seen people ...

How many have replaced their wheels with aftermarket ones?

I have a GTI+ and hit a pot hole not long ago and bent one of the wheels beyond repair. Now VW want over £700 for a new wheel and not being a huge fan of diamond cut wheels anyway im considering just replacing them all for something ...

My advice is... get used to it

Everytime I drive mine it rattles from somewhere different, handbrake lever, rear view mirror, dash vents, drivers seatbelt adjuster, passenger seatbelt adjuster.

Cheap plastic + firm ride + low profile tyres = rattles