TRiBaL wrote:If it says AUB it's the 100ps. No need to ask anyone
Cool, I'm very happy right now as I'm an 18 year old with a rare VW Polo 1.4 16v 100bhp. Although I will admit to being a bit of a boy racer (Who isn't at my age
) I will definitely look after it and not do anything to write it off as I am guessing it will be hard to get another one.
As it is a 'rare' version of the Polo what price would people expect to pay for one of these as I purchased mine for £1250 with 88K on the clock and is in excellent condition and includes lots of features such as electric windows, alloys, fogs, air con, four disc brakes etc.
MJS_93 wrote:alexperkins wrote:I wouldnt be so sure this is the 100BHP one
It doesnt have the 16v 100bhp alloys on for a start, though does have the correct interior for a 100bhp model albeit some 75bhp models came with this.
I have been doing some research and apparently the 1.4 16v 100bhp came with the option to have 15" Spa alloys; so perhaps mine is a 100bhp version after all especially as the engine code is stated as AUB. When I have got some free time I might pop into VW and ask them what version it is.
To be honest I'm glad it doesn't have the 15'' Spa Alloys as I don't really like the look of them as they look a bit too chavy for me. I prefer the standard alloys as I think they add a bit of 'boldness' to the car with the 6 large spokes.
An update of minor things I have done to the car
• I have changed the rubber around the aerial as the old one was corroded and looked terrible. Brought a new one from Car-Masts-UK via their Ebay store
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/400134137298? ... 532wt_1037. Although it is only a small detail it definitely makes a difference.
• I have been to the scrapeyard (Lucky to have one so close to where I live
) and picked up a nice gear knob insert in a brilliant condition to replace the old one that is all worn out and chipped. I heard this is a common problem when I went into my local VW dealership. They said you can't buy the insert separately and would have to pay around
£40 
for a new gear knob. Just when I thought £40 for a new gear knob was bad I went onto Ebay and people were trying to sell gear inserts for around
£20 which is a ridiculous price for something not much bigger than a £2 coin. Therefore I went to the scrapeyard and paid just
50p for the insert; I could have got it for free if I hadn't been so honest and paid for it but it was better than paying between £20 - £40. It makes so much difference to the inside of the car as it looks so shiny and new.
MJS_93 wrote:Although the car is in a good condition the glove box doesn't open and it isn't locked; it just won't open. I am thinking of picking one up from the scrapyard but before I do I thought I would ask if anyone has a solution to this problem without causing damage.
• I have managed to fix the glovebox. After doing some research I found out that it is a common problem and I found this site which shows how to fix the glovebox without buying the whole thing itself.
http://www.crazy-polos.de/cp/Handsfg/Handsfg.htm All you need to do is brake the handle off and open the glovebox (the only way to get in), then take out the mechanism that opens the glovebox. You will then be able to go to a VW dealership and order part number 6N0 857 131 C C81 for about £16 pounds and simply push it in place along with the lock cylinder.
Future Plans
• I have been looking at getting a new set of number plates as the front one is scratched and ruins the look of the car. One thing I have seen is the Black 3D Gel Resin plates from Demon Plates often referred to as 'Domed' plates but I am not sure if they are legal even though the site is selling them as road legal plates. Has anybody else got these type of plates and are they legal; I know the metal pressed ones from Dubmeister are sold as legal but I don't really like the look of them although I will consider them as an option as it will improve the look of my car.
On Direct.gov.uk it stats
• It is an offence to rearrange them to make them look like names or words or to alter them in any manner that makes the vehicle registration number difficult to read or identify.
• Characters on a number plate can be 3D, providing they meet all the other requirements, but honeycomb or other background patterns are not allowed.
Surely as they are the standard UK Legal font then they aren't difficult to read or identify and I am not sure if that is referring to the the flat 3D looking font (if you now what I mean) or 3D resin that actually sticks out
• When I have got a bit of spare time I am planning on going to the scrapyard and picking up a foglight for the drivers side as the screen has a slight crack on it although the light does still work but it will make it look a lot better.
. I think it looks good but I was just wondering what people thought of it as I haven't seen anything like it on the forum yet. 
