My dad buys a Polo

[flatline84]

Which we went 50/50 in on, since im fresh out of uni. Bit of a shared prospect really, I use it when I need to - my little brother test-drives in it and my dad use it for groceries.

He just came home with one yesterday from the dealer, didn`t even ask me what color. Its 2 years old and with 12k miles.

Why make a post about this you say. Well, what he actually came home with, was a 75 bhp TDI manual with fk all equipment and balloon-tires!

Flat standard seats, a dog of an engine, PLASTIC steering wheel and gearknob - and very low equipment levels. I appreciate the sentiment of buying something together and share the costs - but he has no clue about cars - he should of asked me for advice.

If I was to buy a polo ( which I was onboard with btw), Id opt for the lovely 1.2 TSI engines, preferably with a DSG and with sports seats and leather wheel/knob. DSG isnt a must-have, but its nice. and the TSI engines are a million miles better than the 75 bhp TDI who takes 15 seconds to 100!

A big bust-up ensued where he basically called me an ungrateful "who wanted a bigger engine" . Which is only partly true, I`d prefer the petrol ones for a start!

A Highline 1.2 TSI would only have been like a grand more tops, he bought from a dealer at a premium price! To me, there is just such a difference in perceived quality, enjoyment and fun if you actually spend 2 minutes getting the correct seats, a leather steering wheel and knob, a frisky petrol TSI engine etc etc...
I had a Grande Punto 1.3 75 BHP diesel previously, you have to floor it everywhere just to keep up with traffic! Very tedious.

NEXT TIME, I`ll be doing the buying myself thanks!
General mood around the house is a bit st atm, haha...

/rant over

[Needa308GT4]

ungrateful little c**t

[guru_1071]

flatline84 said:

ungrateful

im with your dad on this one.

back off the teat and save up for your own car if your that bothered!

[flatline84]

Its not even my car, Its in my fathers name. I paid for half of it and will only get half of it back when it gets sold. I guess im a then!

[Colonial]

You know there is a solution.

Buy a car yourself.

[Willy Nilly]

Buy your own car you ungrateful git

[Hairy Bob]

Shared cars are generally more hassle then they are worth.

Good luck on finding sympathy though.

[flatline84]

I would if I knew this would happen!
Alright, maybe Im alone here then. had saved up for about a year now and looked forward to looking at TSI models, I thought we were in the looking and planning phase... ah well.

The ups and downs of life.

[chrisispringles]

Needa308GT4 said:

ungrateful little c**t

From what he describes, he now has about £5k of his own money tied up in a car that his dad bought without seeing if he was okay with it. What with that being an awful lot of money, especially just after finishing university, I'd be a bit miffed too.

That being said OP, it is better than being trapped on the bloody loser cruiser. At least be thankful that you can get around without the constraints of public transport.

[flatline84]

Willy Nilly said:

Buy your own car you ungrateful git

I was until my father suggested this as an idea. was looking at golf Mk5 TSI`s a few years older incidentally..

[N Dentressangle]

The OP earlier, studying the Polo manual:

[Jimmy No Hands]

Meh, go get it remapped and get some seat covers or something. At least he didn't come home with a Corsa or something.

[McClure]

[D1bram]

This plan sounds like it was flawed from the outset.

Should have bought something yourself for 50% of the value of the Polo (which would still be plenty for a decent car) or 50% down and financed the other 50%.

[Somnophore]

I'd be hacked off too, half my money means I was half say in what car and right to veto, it's my money at the end of the day. Also as es overpaid for said car he's wasted your money so you have every right to be annoyed.

[flatline84]

chrisispringles said:

From what he describes, he now has about £5k of his own money tied up in a car that his dad bought without seeing if he was okay with it. What with that being an awful lot of money, especially just after finishing university, I'd be a bit miffed too.

That being said OP, it is better than being trapped on the bloody loser cruiser. At least be thankful that you can get around without the constraints of public transport.

Thanks for seeing my side of it. I appreciate a new(ish) car dont get me wrong, but I would have bought a car anyway - just an older one.

My old car was a snotter of a fiat with a 75 bhp diesel, horrible little thing.
So having saved up for a LONG time I was very eager to get into something with a petrol engine which didnt use 20 seconds in order to get up to highway speed.
I guess Im just a bit miffed because I ended up in an even slower car with a rattly 75 bhp diesel all over again after working my ass off for a year in order to save up for something a bit more interesting.

[iphonedyou]

With the greatest of respect, it's a Polo. They're all a bit st. You can try and polish the turd with a different engine and posh steering wheel all you want, but it'll still be a Polo.

I say that as a Polo driver.

[flatline84]

Rovinghawk said:

I'd suggest you forget about the car & go back to the uni for a while.

RH

Im norwegian, sorry about the spelling errors.
Also watching fotball so my spelling gets even worse.

[Rovinghawk]

My comments retracted if English isn't a first language.

RH

[ironictwist]

The main mystery I have is, if you've put £5k into the pot...Why go shared ownership? You could buy all sorts that would be completely your own inc insurance for that :/