Cool Polo

L-M

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2208865

Possibley the nicest Polo of this generation that I've seen, and it actually has a half decent engine (ie. not a 1.2)

EPM

That's a lot of road in 8 months for a Polo. Looks decent though.

Alanstrainor

It looks really great.

Cookie_Monster

looks like a polo

:pac:

Hal1

I like the agressive styling of this one and a good engine to match.

Vicxas

The new Jetta looks sexy as hell....

nice Polo too.

pajo1981

Looks a bit scangery to me.

Zubeneschamali

pajo1981 wrote: »

Looks a bit scangery to me.

"only motorway miles" because the first time those wheels hit a backroad, you're looking at blown tyres and bent alloys.

The same photos are on an unregistered 1.2 in this ad:

http://www.sinnottautos.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=201034199325089

johnos1984

Been in it and yes I liked it.

No leather steering wheel though which is a turn off

L-M

pajo1981 wrote: »

Looks a bit scangery to me.

I think it couldn't look less skangery. That skangered would have nice shiney, in yourface wheels, everything is subtle about it, hence why I posted it.

Anan1

Limerick man wrote: »

I think it couldn't look less skangery. That skangered would have nice shiney, in yourface wheels, everything is subtle about it, hence why I posted it.

Appearance is a very subjective thing, I don't think 'skangery' exists as an absolute.:)

pajo1981

Limerick man wrote: »

I think it couldn't look less skangery. That skangered would have nice shiney, in yourface wheels, everything is subtle about it, hence why I posted it.

Man, the wheels on that thing are effing ridiculous.

L-M

pajo1981 wrote: »

Man, the wheels on that thing are effing ridiculous.

Opinions like arse holes and all that, I suppose!

Zubeneschamali

pajo1981 wrote: »

Man, the wheels on that thing are effing ridiculous.

Yes, the standard Polo rides on 14 inch wheels, 70 profile tyres. Those are 17 in alloys in the photos, on maybe 45 profile rubber.

Stick to motorways, or you'll buckle the wheels PDQ.

R.O.R

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

Yes, the standard Polo rides on 14 inch wheels, 70 profile tyres. Those are 17 in alloys in the photos, on maybe 45 profile rubber.

Stick to motorways, or you'll buckle the wheels PDQ.

Meh - the wife's old Ibiza was rollin' on 225/40/17's. With a 1.2 3 cylinder.....:pac:

Zubeneschamali

R.O.R wrote: »

the wife's old Ibiza was rollin' on 225/40/17's.

I've never gone lower than 50 profile on anything, and I've blown a tyre on the 50s and bent an alloy on 55s, both on unavoidable potholes.

I can't imagine going from 70 profile to 45 without any suspension changes does much for ride comfort, either.

johnos1984

I called in today to have another look at that Polo in the original post.

IT'S SOLD

That was the best of the news I got. I then inquired about the other one they have which turned out to be a 1.2 boggo spec Polo with the R-design kit glued on and it was rolling on small alloys.

I asked if the 1.6TDI was available to test drive and was told that as of MY2011 it was special order because it was virtually the same price as the Baseline TDI Golf. :mad:

I asked if VW had any small hatch with the 1.2TSI (Big heavy Golf only) or high powered diesel as I was looking for something fun and affordable to run............NO..........unless I wanted to part with large amounts of cash.

Does anyone know if the 1.6TDI or 1.2TSI or 1.4TSI is available in the IBiza or Fabia?

EPM

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

I've never gone lower than 50 profile on anything, and I've blown a tyre on the 50s and bent an alloy on 55s, both on unavoidable potholes.

I can't imagine going from 70 profile to 45 without any suspension changes does much for ride comfort, either.

I've done 100k km on 225/45/17's and so far over 20k km on 225/40/18's and have had no problems whatsoever and regularly drive on awful roads. A bit of cop on when driving bad roads and you'll be fine.

Anan1

I dunno. I'm on 225/50 R17 now, and I find poor roads slow me down more than they did on my 215/60 R16 winter tyres. Personally, i'm a big fan of decent sidewalls and long-travel suspension for going hard on bumpy back-roads.

Zubeneschamali

EPM wrote: »

IA bit of cop on when driving bad roads and you'll be fine.

In both cases where I took damage, it was a passenger-side pot-hole and an oncoming car. No chance of dodging the hole, no time to brake to a halt.

I don't see how "cop-on" helps, unless you can drive everywhere at 30 kph.

L-M

Anan1 wrote: »

I dunno. I'm on 225/50 R17 now, and I find poor roads slow me down more than they did on my 215/60 R16 winter tyres. Personally, i'm a big fan of decent sidewalls and long-travel suspension for going hard on bumpy back-roads.

I'm on 205/45/18 and 225/45/18 both with stretch and I'd have no fears on country roads.

And John i wouldn't let the 1.2 "small engine" put you off, IIRC they're a turbo and over 100bhp!

EPM

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

In both cases where I took damage, it was a passenger-side pot-hole and an oncoming car. No chance of dodging the hole, no time to brake to a halt.

I don't see how "cop-on" helps, unless you can drive everywhere at 30 kph.

Accidents like that can happen of course, but you don't need to drive everywhere at 30kph to be able to stop in time for everything. I just read the road ahead, if it's particularly bad I will slow a bit or avoid them if possible. Tbh I rarely hit one doing this and don't slow traffic up.

johnos1984

Limerick man wrote: »

And John i wouldn't let the 1.2 "small engine" put you off, IIRC they're a turbo and over 100bhp!

Not available in the Polo and I thought it would be dog slow or similar to the 1.4 in the Golf.

Maybe I'm wrong but I'm only dreaming about what to get for the next car. The Passat, while very good is boring in equal measures