advice on a polo gti

[mk5 pimp]

hi all. i sold my polo 1.4se yesterday because i had just had enough on how slow it was so know i think im ready for a gti. i just need some advice on one i was thinking of buying. its silver full vw service but what came to my attention was that its done 50,000 miles the persone is selling it at a very decent price but just thout ill ask you all if i should buy it or not.

[Josh_PoloGTi]

Mine has done 48k and it's still mint... So as long as it's all straight and hasn't been crashed you should be ok.

Just ask whether it's had a new pedal box anytime.... If not, you should try to find one that's had this done as they all seem to fail at some point!

Good luck! They're mint cars!

[mk5 pimp]

thanks josh. one quick question. how fast are these car as im 20 and dont wana kill myself iv been used to driving 1.4 since i was 17 and are they fast than mk4 gti

[cyhliu]

Mileage shouldn't be a problem...50K probably nothing to a VW engine...just make sure the bodywork and all working parts are in working order.

As Josh mention before, check the gearbox, usually problems arise with the ones on GTIs.

Mine was probably the best purchase so far in my life, given me lots of fun and obviously get to meet a lot of get chaps on this forum!

[harry]

they are very fast!!!

[Josh_PoloGTi]

So long as you can get it insured, I don't think you'll have much problem driving it... Just don't drive too fast!

1st thing to do once you've bought it is get it lowered. 35mm H&R Springs work really well on them and they are reasonably priced.

Also, try to only run it on Optimax.

[shuggyGTi]

used 2 have a gti didn`t think it was as fast as all that.

put it this way there are faster 1600 goin about

[mk5 pimp]

thank everyone. ill let you all know whan i get it.