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New member
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2015 10:16 pm
by Vortex
Just a quick post to say Hi. I have had a polo gti from new for 15 years, thought it was about time I joined. Black 3 door with 112000 miles. Try to post some pics.
Re: New member
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 10:55 am
by alexperkins
Welcome
You must be one of the few that still has a GTI from new!
Re: New member
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 9:53 am
by Space
Hi,
So tell us about it's maintenance history. How many gearbox changes have you had so far?
Han
Re: New member
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 1:47 pm
by TRiBaL
Space wrote:Hi,
So tell us about it's maintenance history. How many gearbox changes have you had so far?
Han
Really not necessary if it was taken care of
Re: New member
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 1:47 pm
by alexperkins
Agreed. Some can last the lifetime of the car
Re: New member
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 6:04 pm
by Space
So how do you do that, besides checking/replacing the gear shifter linkage seal and driving it like it is a SDI?
Re: New member
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 6:06 pm
by alexperkins
Regular oil changes with genuine VW fluid and not abusing it
Re: New member
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 9:12 pm
by 6n2stan
As above, 155,000 miles on the original box and clutch
The release bearing is noisy though
Re: New member
Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 11:34 pm
by Vortex
It's had 2 gearbox rebuilds, one at 52000 and one at just over 100000. It has a 13 year VW service history and last 2 years by the garage that rebuilt the gearbox twice. It has had money spent on it and I would like to think it's been well looked after.