The one and only 2016 VW Polo Gti 6C

The one and only 2016 VW Polo Gti 6C

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f1nn

2,693 posts

193 months

Sunday 30th October 2016
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OMG! Chesney actually drives a Polo GTI what are the odds!

Now, I'm a man not a boy, and while it's nothing serious I'm with an ordinary girl who maybe isn't the one and only but she makes me feel so alive.

Although I'm young, it's no secret of the heart that what the OP really wanted was a Fiesta St, which leaves him torn in half...it's gonna be tough in a crazy world like this.

helix402

7,876 posts

183 months

Sunday 30th October 2016
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I used to have a Polo just like that one in the olden days. It was one litre and I think it had around 40 or 50 hp. It also had a carburettor and a choke. It was red. My friend, I had one, had a Fiesta, it was yellow. He could go faster then me, he did 50 mph over speed bumps. He had black stripes on his Fiesta, I had no stripes on my Polo, this made me sad. My Grandma had a Polo too when she was alive. It was a Coupe. It was blue.

Edited by helix402 on Sunday 30th October 17:49

sutts

900 posts

149 months

Sunday 30th October 2016
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helix402 said:
I used to have a Polo just like that one in the olden days. It was one litre and I think it had around 40 or 50 hp. It also had a carburettor and a choke. It was red. My friend, I had one, had a Fiesta, it was yellow. He could go faster then me, he did 50 mph over speed bumps. He had black stripes on his Fiesta, I had no stripes on my Polo, this made me sad. My Grandma had a Polo too when she was alive. It was a Coupe. It was blue.

Edited by helix402 on Sunday 30th October 17:49
Mark 1 Fiesta, yellow with black stripes would have been a 1300 S. My Mum had one in about 1981.

MDMA .

8,904 posts

102 months

Sunday 30th October 2016
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sutts said:
Mark 1 Fiesta, yellow with black stripes would have been a 1300 S. My Mum had one in about 1981.
I had an 81 Supersport. Without doubt, faster than anything else my mates had. Until one of them bought a Mk2 XR2 frown

lukefreeman

1,494 posts

176 months

Sunday 30th October 2016
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This thread is horrible.

You sound like one of those "Just took the GTI out for a goon, kept with a M3 through the twists" types.


Yazza54

18,548 posts

182 months

Sunday 30th October 2016
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ZX10R NIN said:
Cracking looking little car

Jimmy Recard

17,540 posts

180 months

Sunday 30th October 2016
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I really don't like the styling of the mk7 Fiesta although I think it's the better car.

Comparing the Polo to the Fiesta ST seems reasonably fair because they're designed to compete against each other.
When I bought my Astra, I constantly compared it to the equivalent Golf GTI because it was the car that was more familiar to me. I happened to like the Astra more and it was cheaper too. The Golf is (in any measurable ways) the better car of the two, hence being more expensive smile

Defcon5

6,186 posts

192 months

Sunday 30th October 2016
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Got to say, I particularly like these.

If I got a 'Free warm hatch' ticket I'd have one over a fiesta/corsa/mini etc.

JoeMarano

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1,042 posts

101 months

Sunday 30th October 2016
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Just got back from Wales!

Knackered.....

Ahbefive

11,657 posts

173 months

Monday 31st October 2016
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So many sheep, so little time eh?

JoeMarano

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1,042 posts

101 months

Monday 31st October 2016
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Ahbefive said:
So many sheep, so little time eh?
There was no time for the sheep I'm afraid. Too busy going up Snowdon and enjoying the beauty of Wales smile

Pommygranite

14,264 posts

217 months

Monday 31st October 2016
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JoeMarano said:
Ahbefive said:
So many sheep, so little time eh?
There was no time for the sheep I'm afraid. Too busy going up Snowdon and enjoying the beauty of Wales smile
JM - honest question for you - what is it about this car that you think others might not understand?

RossiT

345 posts

207 months

Tuesday 1st November 2016
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Great car OP. I've been looking at 2012-2014 M3's and C63's but having second thoughts now. The almighty Polo seems to tick all the boxes.
I don't think there would be much in it in the real world especially with a remap.

JoeMarano

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1,042 posts

101 months

Tuesday 1st November 2016
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RossiT said:
Great car OP. I've been looking at 2012-2014 M3's and C63's but having second thoughts now. The almighty Polo seems to tick all the boxes.
I don't think there would be much in it in the real world especially with a remap.
I know that's clearly a troll comment but if you look at the track videos you'll find M3's and such don't really get away unless it's long straights where obviously any extra momentum I can carry is going to get blasted by that extra grunt.

That said for a few seconds a lap is it worth the extra fuel cost, tyres and general wear and tear?

I would argue not actually!

The funny thing is a stage 2 map with a few upgrades can go from 250-280bhp which would be more than enough to see off any standard M3 given the Polo weight.

Edited by JoeMarano on Tuesday 1st November 00:32

JoeMarano

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1,042 posts

101 months

Tuesday 1st November 2016
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Pommygranite said:
JM - honest question for you - what is it about this car that you think others might not understand?
What it is I think is that it's not regarded as the best all round hatch of its size. I'm not talking boot size, looks, dynamics or a single area just that it combines all aspects of the small hot hatch into the best all round package that's out there currently.

Yes the Fiesta is great and all but is it a great all rounder? With just 3 doors? With gearboxes that need changing 3 times if you add another 100bhp? With the ride quality? With the looks?

I would say no. But no one can seem to admit that. THAT is what I want people to understand.

richtea78

5,574 posts

159 months

Tuesday 1st November 2016
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Maybe they don't accept it because they think you are wrong? Which I think you are as do pretty much everyone except it seem, you

JoeMarano

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1,042 posts

101 months

Tuesday 1st November 2016
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Meh I'm bored now...

I suppose you think a Megane R26R is a better all rounder than a Golf Gti...

Pommygranite

14,264 posts

217 months

Tuesday 1st November 2016
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JoeMarano said:
Pommygranite said:
JM - honest question for you - what is it about this car that you think others might not understand?
What it is I think is that it's not regarded as the best all round hatch of its size. I'm not talking boot size, looks, dynamics or a single area just that it combines all aspects of the small hot hatch into the best all round package that's out there currently.

Yes the Fiesta is great and all but is it a great all rounder? With just 3 doors? With gearboxes that need changing 3 times if you add another 100bhp? With the ride quality? With the looks?

I would say no. But no one can seem to admit that. THAT is what I want people to understand.
I respect your passion for your own car. Perhaps though you're trying too hard to answer a question no one is asking.

anyhow https://www.motormag.com.au/events/bang-for-your-b...

anonymous-user

55 months

Tuesday 1st November 2016
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Pommygranite said:
I respect your passion for your own car. Perhaps though you're trying too hard to answer a question no one is asking.

anyhow https://www.motormag.com.au/events/bang-for-your-b...
'07. Dylan Campbell
“A hot hatch for over-30s; makes the Fiesta feel like a car for teenagers.”

I think this what joe is getting at.

JoeMarano

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1,042 posts

101 months

Tuesday 1st November 2016
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Thanks! That video confirmed what I have been saying all along and I feel slightly less mad now smile