UK-POLOS.NET - THE VW Polo Forum

Morning all, before i start just to say looks like a great site and av been fishing my way about for a couple of weeks now.

So, am looking to pik the brains of the people in the know.

Currently am running an Electric Orange Focus ST 3, Xenons, 18" Alloys, Mongoose Cat Back, Dreamscience Remapped and Dreamscience Intercooler (roughly 290bhp).

But i have to say I have always been attracted to the "Dub" Scene. Now the Mk5 Golf GTi is a car a like however after seeing some Polo's a tend to think these look a much better car and seem to get more reviews on being more fun to drive. So my questions are this:

1. I average 27 mpg on the Focus, 90% motorway driving, how good a return is the Polo in the Real world.
2. Are there any known problems to watch out for.
3. I would be looking to purchase either White, Black or Silver 3 door. Anyone know any good Dealerships?
4. How big is the fuel tank on the Polo and average Mile per tank range

Sorry Guys, ano you prob all get this all the time, but any info would be much appreciated.

PS plans for the Polo would be, Coilovers, 17" Diamond Cut alloys, Cubby Hole, Double Din Touch Screen, Mk5 GTi steering wheel etc..

notleks wrote:Morning all, before i start just to say looks like a great site and av been fishing my way about for a couple of weeks now.

So, am looking to pik the brains of the people in the know.

Currently am running an Electric Orange Focus ST 3, Xenons, 18" Alloys, Mongoose Cat Back, Dreamscience Remapped and Dreamscience Intercooler (roughly 290bhp).

But i have to say I have always been attracted to the "Dub" Scene. Now the Mk5 Golf GTi is a car a like however after seeing some Polo's a tend to think these look a much better car and seem to get more reviews on being more fun to drive. So my questions are this:

1. I average 27 mpg on the Focus, 90% motorway driving, how good a return is the Polo in the Real world.
2. Are there any known problems to watch out for.
3. I would be looking to purchase either White, Black or Silver 3 door. Anyone know any good Dealerships?
4. How big is the fuel tank on the Polo and average Mile per tank range

Sorry Guys, ano you prob all get this all the time, but any info would be much appreciated.

PS plans for the Polo would be, Coilovers, 17" Diamond Cut alloys, Cubby Hole, Double Din Touch Screen, Mk5 GTi steering wheel etc..

1. I average 27 mpg on the Focus, 90% motorway driving, how good a return is the Polo in the Real world. I have driven to Liverpool from London and still had quarter of a tank left (220 miles)
2. Are there any known problems to watch out for. 06 and 56 usually have issues with gear syncro/gearbox
3. I would be looking to purchase either White, Black or Silver 3 door. Anyone know any good Dealerships? Depends what neck of the woods your from.
4. How big is the fuel tank on the Polo and average Mile per tank range = 45-50 litres

Thanks for the info mate on here and on PM.

I am based in Glasgow. So looks like i have a decision to make lol.

notleks wrote:Thanks for the info mate on here and on PM.

I am based in Glasgow. So looks like i have a decision to make lol.

Good luck and as long as it includes the Polo GTI you will have made a great choice

I've just bought a GTi myself, so hopefully I can help a bit.

I'm getting about 27mpg (according to the computer) doing mainly city driving, on the motorway after collecting the car I was getting about 36-odd mpg.

There aren't that many in the dealership network, so if you want one with options then you may need to wait a while. The salesman in my local dealership says they only get them in every 8 months or so! That said, they have a red 5 door one which they can't shift, so maybe the people in my area just aren't into Polo GTi's. It's worth keeping an eye on autotrader/pistonheads, I ended up getting mine from an independent dealer after seeing a couple of others.

Other than that, it's a really nice car to drive, very little body roll and holds the road well. Also got a pretty good tuning capability, looking at some of the cars on here!

1. I average 27 mpg on the Focus, 90% motorway driving, how good a return is the Polo in the Real world.
2. Are there any known problems to watch out for.
3. I would be looking to purchase either White, Black or Silver 3 door. Anyone know any good Dealerships?
4. How big is the fuel tank on the Polo and average Mile per tank range

1. I drive around 90% on the motorway too and with a Stage 1 re-map and running on V-Power I get easily 38-40 MPG
2. Had my GTi around a year now (not from new) and the only problem seems to be the rear engine mount that I have come across, simple cheap enough fix though for an uprated one
3. I bought a Black one but I wish I went for White, and sorry, dont know any dealerships near Glasgow
4. The tank is 45 litres, I have hit 400 miles on a tank before but usually 360-380ish is normal for me, thats even with opening it up now and then

Hope this helps dude!

Recently sold our ST2, similar spec dreamscience etc, drank like an alcoholic. You will love the polo more, better compromise for both performance and running costs. You will miss the ST noise though

Thanks guys.

But there are non in any dealers local to me. for the moment

Black or White but must be 3 door

Did i smoke ye in the town on friday night matey? beasted 2 ST's orange and White. St Vincents st tht y yer askn?

drennan wrote:Did i smoke ye in the town on friday night matey? beasted 2 ST's orange and White. St Vincents st tht y yer askn?

I dont go in town, nor would i dream of planting the car in and around a town area.

notleks wrote:

drennan wrote:Did i smoke ye in the town on friday night matey? beasted 2 ST's orange and White. St Vincents st tht y yer askn?

I dont go in town, nor would i dream of planting the car in and around a town area.

I thought it was compulsory to 'pop' around town?

How are you lot getting such good mpg from your gti's lol? i get 30 if i dont think about my driving and just do it, it a fully granny shift and do 60 on the motorway i average about 36mpg max