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Right, I think some of you here are confusing EDL and ESP which are not necessarily the same things.

EDL stands for Electronic Differential Lock. It monitors the driven wheels on a car via the ABS sensors, to determine if one of the wheels is spinning faster than the other, it applies the brake to that wheel. Essentially it's a form of traction control.

ESP is Electronic Stability Programme, which uses the ABS sensors, steering angle and yaw angle of the car to work out if it's being driven close to the limit of going into understeer or oversteer. It then either brakes individual wheels or reduces power to bring the car back into line.

As far as I am aware, the GTi does not have ESP. Having driven other cars with ESP fitted, and through various means getting the ESP to work in certain situations, if the GTi does have it then it's pretty useless.

Redline is right, the GTi has EDL but doesn't have ESP.

Mouse_GTI wrote:

GTILass wrote:

Mouse_GTI wrote:Noticed they lied about ESP as the button isn't there. I've yet to see a GTI with ESP, I don't remember seeing it as an option

That colour concept in Aberdeen will be one of 300! Ultra rare especially that late registered

ESP doesnt come in a button its built in

Hmm that's weird. There is space for it in the blank switches. I know Richard (Harper) had a fake switch in his So our cars already have it, it just can't be turned off?

nope its built in cant be turned off my mums golf has it

hot_polo wrote:this has to be the one of the last ever made polo gti.

never ever come accross an 02 plate polo gti

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-POLO-1-6-GTi-1 ... dZViewItem

very rare but surprised no 1 has noticed it tho as the ad says it a 3 door but if you look very carefully you'll see its a 5 door.

hey, i just bought that car, it is an import from malta hence the late plate, its running nice

Hey, welcome to the forum and congratulations on the purchase

Does that mean there are 3001 GTI's in the UK?

Mouse_GTI wrote:Hey, welcome to the forum and congratulations on the purchase

Does that mean there are 3001 GTI's in the UK?

Where do you get the 3000 figure from?

apparently that's how many were released in the uk.
another Cardiff Polo GTi! welcome
is it 3 or 5 door then?

hey, cheers mate, it is a 5 door was hoping for a 3 door obviously but this came across on an 02 plate with lowish miles and tidy aloys not corroded like the originals are normally, really happy with the purchase. u live near cardiff?

there are loads of imports! mine is one. just comes with some weird spec.

Care to expand on that Andy

well mine is an Irish import, spec levels vary with mine being limited ie (no air con or climate) black door cards on a red car, but its right hand drive. oh it also don't have remote central, i was classed as the poor relation when i was last at a show but it only had 7000miles when i bought it.


but all these things make it lighter..... makes up for the bigger driver

Pretty sure all the Red GTi's have Black Doorcards - mine is a UK Car and is like this. Think it was because they thought with so much red it'd look wierd.

womble68 wrote:Pretty sure all the Red GTi's have Black Doorcards - mine is a UK Car and is like this. Think it was because they thought with so much red it'd look wierd.

Possibly except mine. Which now has red door cards because I swapped them.

Talking about imports, apparently mine came from Jersey out of all places and the spec is quite nice, everything bar the leather.