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Re: What did you and your Polo do today?
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 1:28 pm
by monkeyhanger
Picked the A4 up today. Wow - it is huge inside and out. Despite being the S-line on lowered springs and 19" wheels, the ride is softer than the Polo. I had been worried that it would be too harsh for the girls in the back - my mate's A3 S-line on 18" wheels was brutal as a rear passenger.
Power delivery is completely different - huge initial shove but less on the higher end.
On the way to the dealership, I gave the Polo a good workout to see what I'd be missing, and to deliver the car on vapours!
I suppose I'll have variety now, on the rare occasion I get to drive the Polo. The wife loves the A4 as a passenger but says its too big for her to drive.
Looks same fitment for flappy paddles, so I'll be fitting mine from the Polo onto the A4.
Re: What did you and your Polo do today?
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 5:26 pm
by Teee
I added some gas struts for the bonnet
Re: What did you and your Polo do today?
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 10:50 pm
by monkeyhanger
Re: What did you and your Polo do today?
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 11:10 pm
by S_94
Looks good mate
Re: What did you and your Polo do today?
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 11:15 pm
by mjsaville
New car looks mint, need to get yourself a flat bottom wheel from an RS4 / 5 - very chunky. Quattro will come in handy in the winter though, good choice, congrats.... MJ
Re: What did you and your Polo do today?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2020 8:27 am
by PhilArnold
Teee wrote: Fri Jun 19, 2020 5:26 pm
I added some gas struts for the bonnet
they look good, got a link?
Re: What did you and your Polo do today?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2020 10:33 am
by green justin
monkeyhanger wrote: Fri Jun 19, 2020 10:50 pm
Some pics of my new(ish) A4:-
Looks good! I love the Avant Style, they don’t sell them here anymore in South Africa!
SUVs have taken over, all though the Avant has more space then some SUVs!
Re: What did you and your Polo do today?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2020 10:35 am
by monkeyhanger
green justin wrote: Sat Jun 20, 2020 10:33 am
monkeyhanger wrote: Fri Jun 19, 2020 10:50 pm
Some pics of my new(ish) A4:-
Looks good! I love the Avant Style, they don’t sell them here anymore in South Africa!
SUVs have taken over, all though the Avant has more space then some SUVs!
Yeah, didn't fancy an SUV with the van-like driving position.
Re: What did you and your Polo do today?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2020 10:38 am
by green justin
Did you take a big knock on the GTI trade in?
2019 Polo GTI i was offered ridiculous trade in values.
I will keep mine longer.
Re: What did you and your Polo do today?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2020 11:11 am
by monkeyhanger
green justin wrote: Sat Jun 20, 2020 10:38 am
Did you take a big knock on the GTI trade in?
2019 Polo GTI i was offered ridiculous trade in values.
I will keep mine longer.
Nope, it was around what I expected. Bought it for about £21800 (after £2800 discount), p/xed for £15000. That was a fairish price.
Re: What did you and your Polo do today?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2020 1:48 pm
by Mike222
Teee wrote: Fri Jun 19, 2020 5:26 pm
I added some gas struts for the bonnet
are they VW parts from a dealer ? how much ??
Re: What did you and your Polo do today?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2020 1:54 pm
by MattHGR
Teee wrote:I added some gas struts for the bonnet
Definitely something I'd like to do. Where did you get these and are they an easy install?
Thanks
Matt
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Re: What did you and your Polo do today?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2020 2:14 pm
by Teee
PhilArnold wrote: Sat Jun 20, 2020 8:27 am
Teee wrote: Fri Jun 19, 2020 5:26 pm
I added some gas struts for the bonnet
they look good, got a link?
Thanks mate , yeah sure
https://a.aliexpress.com/_d8Ipwwk
Re: What did you and your Polo do today?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2020 2:27 pm
by Teee
Mike222 wrote: Sat Jun 20, 2020 1:48 pm
Teee wrote: Fri Jun 19, 2020 5:26 pm
I added some gas struts for the bonnet
are they VW parts from a dealer ? how much ??
They’re Not original vw part, I got them for just under £20 however the price of shipping went up from £7 to £10.14 not sure why, the struts before shipping price is £11.56 they took about 2 months to arrive lol. I don’t know if you heard of an online shop called
www.diversionautomotive.com , they do aftermarket parts for Mostly VWAG cars & a few other makes, the exact same strut kit is on there for £39.99
Re: What did you and your Polo do today?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2020 2:37 pm
by Teee
MattHGR wrote: Sat Jun 20, 2020 1:54 pm
Teee wrote:I added some gas struts for the bonnet
Definitely something I'd like to do. Where did you get these and are they an easy install?
Thanks
Matt
Sent from my SM-N9750 using Tapatalk
I got them from AliExpress
https://a.aliexpress.com/_d6IMKEG
Yeah they’re fairly easy to install if you got tools need a couple 12mm spanners and torx bit set cant remember the exact size, took me about 10/15 min
