Official 6R Polo GTI thread

[Ghostfacekilla]

congrats man, many happy miles in her!! you will love her as i'm sure like all of us here.

Thanks Bud

[francois_gti]

I collected my Polo Gti yesterday. its a beautiful car. Still settling with it. DSG seems to be a brilliant system. Just concerned about it because of all the negative posts I read on the interweb.

Congrats on the car. Hope it serves you well.

[Theo R]

Congrats on the car. Many happy km's...
Yeah thats the warranty i have and the service plan as well.

[Ghostfacekilla]

Thanks theo

Thanks Francois

[poloplayaWP]

I collected my Polo Gti yesterday. its a beautiful car. Still settling with it. DSG seems to be a brilliant system. Just concerned about it because of all the negative posts I read on the interweb.

To be honest it's an awesome car and puts a smile on my face everytime. Just service it at the agents at look after it. To be honest all aftermarket warranties are the same as I mentioned in my previous post:

To be honest they are all the same they just all vary in cost. You will how ever notice they all cover for the same amounts. What I did how ever notice is that my Liquid Capital warranty makes provision for a wear and tear cover on the clutch upto R5000 so for that reason alone makes it a better option. Perhaps one of the others offer it too. I paid around R8000 2 year cover on Polo 1.4 GTI. Already replaced the water pump which cost R6000 so worth while investment.

FYI I pay R340 a month for service plan. I was lucky as when I bought my GTI all the above items were already done. A tip I can give you for future purchases which is what I did. Always try to get the VIN number and check history with an agent. They will give you the detail on everything that was done....services,repairs,warranty claims etc.

Many happy miles it's an awesome car. Also aftermarket HID's are a nightmare so if you decide to get one get a good quality kit.

[Ghostfacekilla]

thanks polo, much appreciated

[Ghostfacekilla]

Did any of you guys get the beep activated when you lock your car?i did mine yesterday and it sounds awful kind of like a mouse squeek. is there an auto unlock setting when you remove the key?

Yeah I got mine activated too. Sounds okay. At least I know when the car is locked.
Activated the function when you switch off the ignition and remove the key it unlocks the door.
Also activated the auto-lock when you go over 17km/h

howsit Dan just wondering who activated this for you?

[poloplayaWP]

Did any of you guys get the beep activated when you lock your car?i did mine yesterday and it sounds awful kind of like a mouse squeek. is there an auto unlock setting when you remove the key?

Yeah I got mine activated too. Sounds okay. At least I know when the car is locked.
Activated the function when you switch off the ignition and remove the key it unlocks the door.
Also activated the auto-lock when you go over 17km/h

howsit Dan just wondering who activated this for you?

I had it done as well at the dealer free of charge. Or if you know someone with VCDS. Check the VAG Com VCDS Register thread.

[Ghostfacekilla]

Thanks polo

[Theo R]

Sup Guys...Trust everone is well..
I noiced, when my car gets hot i cant hear the turbo spool up.
Im not sure if there's a boost leak, or the cooler is damaged or the turbo is dying.
When the car is cold, it pulls proper and i can feel when the boost comes in. But not hard like it used to.
When the car is hot, no turbo spool sound, car rev's flat ( cant feel the boost)
Car went to VW again...but they say they cant find a prob.

Any idea what could cause this?

Thanks.

[poloplayaWP]

Sup Guys...Trust everone is well..
I noiced, when my car gets hot i cant hear the turbo spool up.
Im not sure if there's a boost leak, or the cooler is damaged or the turbo is dying.
When the car is cold, it pulls proper and i can feel when the boost comes in. But not hard like it used to.
When the car is hot, no turbo spool sound, car rev's flat ( cant feel the boost)
Car went to VW again...but they say they cant find a prob.

Any idea what could cause this?

Thanks.

I might be completwly wrong but the little noise the turbo makes up until 3500rpm would be drowned out by supercharger mechanical noise. If you apply load under 3500rpm and let off the pedal before hitting 3500rpm and there is no dump valve sound then my guess would be that the supercharger clutch is gone. What millage is your car on now. If you put the car I to neutral and lift handbrake. Apply gas and you should hear the supercharger "clicking" or trying to engage.

[Theo R]

The Chager is working, we tried it. HAndbrake up and the charger kicks in.
When the motor is hot after a long drive, that when you do not hear the spooling sound any more.
My Prob is that when the motor is hot, it does not boost hard, and its under powered. Im just going nuts trying to find the problem.
I just dont want to go and fit a new cooler, and boost pipes, just incase thats not the prob.
Im not planing on doing any upgrades as i want to sell it nex year sometimes. So bigger cooler and stuff not woth it.
It used to have the dsg burp, ( mid box on the exhaust was taken out) when the car is hot it does not have the burp.
It sucks when you on the freeway and need to overtake and then you get lag and the car does not pull away... my fuel avr is like 10l/100km at an avr speed of 130kph/140kph.
Talked to a friend, he says that the vagcom does not pick up boost leaks... so my question is wtf does this car loss power when the motor is hot...and VW cant give me an answer.

[minty]

Hi Guys,

I need to replace two tyres on my 2014 6R Polo Gti.

Apparently, there is a nationwide stock shortage on the OE fitted Bridgestone Potenza RE050, and I would need to wait between 3 and 6 weeks for this.

As I cannot wait that long for the tyres, I need to consider using another brand. Would the helpful forum members please advise, assist and guide me as to what brand I should choose.

On a side note, I did hear good stuff on the Michelin Pilot Sport, but lacks in tyre life, and also the Yokohama being good, but with an increased amount of road noise.

[Theo R]

Minty... Conti's are a good brand..

[poloplayaWP]

Minty... Conti's are a good brand..

I'm currently using Goodyear Effecient Grips R800 a tyre. 215x40x17

[poloplayaWP]

The Chager is working, we tried it. HAndbrake up and the charger kicks in.
When the motor is hot after a long drive, that when you do not hear the spooling sound any more.
My Prob is that when the motor is hot, it does not boost hard, and its under powered. Im just going nuts trying to find the problem.
I just dont want to go and fit a new cooler, and boost pipes, just incase thats not the prob.
Im not planing on doing any upgrades as i want to sell it nex year sometimes. So bigger cooler and stuff not woth it.
It used to have the dsg burp, ( mid box on the exhaust was taken out) when the car is hot it does not have the burp.
It sucks when you on the freeway and need to overtake and then you get lag and the car does not pull away... my fuel avr is like 10l/100km at an avr speed of 130kph/140kph.
Talked to a friend, he says that the vagcom does not pick up boost leaks... so my question is wtf does this car loss power when the motor is hot...and VW cant give me an answer.

my suggestion would be to log car when cold and log car when warm. Perhaps things like boost, timing and air fuel ratio.

[Kavi4GP]

Minty... Conti's are a good brand..

I'm currently using Goodyear Effecient Grips R800 a tyre. 215x40x17

Where did you find them at that price need a set too

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[NicoSamChinna]

Contis are great but they around R1600 a tyre. I have the Michelin pilots and really enjoying them.

[MAI_6R]

I collected my Polo Gti yesterday. its a beautiful car. Still settling with it. DSG seems to be a brilliant system. Just concerned about it because of all the negative posts I read on the interweb.

You in Benoni and so am I....Should have bought my car its 2013 with 30 000km,candy white,pano roof and led dlr..has warrenty till end of the year

[poloplayaWP]

I bought them at Good hope Tyres. TWT wanted R1600 for the same tyre.

[Ghostfacekilla]

I collected my Polo Gti yesterday. its a beautiful car. Still settling with it. DSG seems to be a brilliant system. Just concerned about it because of all the negative posts I read on the interweb.

You in Benoni and so am I....Should have bought my car its 2013 with 30 000km,candy white,pano roof and led dlr..has warrenty till end of the year

If only I knew Mai

[MAI_6R]

I collected my Polo Gti yesterday. its a beautiful car. Still settling with it. DSG seems to be a brilliant system. Just concerned about it because of all the negative posts I read on the interweb.

You in Benoni and so am I....Should have bought my car its 2013 with 30 000km,candy white,pano roof and led dlr..has warrenty till end of the year

If only I knew Mai

Since you've got the gti..when the mods gona start

[Ghostfacekilla]

I collected my Polo Gti yesterday. its a beautiful car. Still settling with it. DSG seems to be a brilliant system. Just concerned about it because of all the negative posts I read on the interweb.

You in Benoni and so am I....Should have bought my car its 2013 with 30 000km,candy white,pano roof and led dlr..has warrenty till end of the year

If only I knew Mai

Since you've got the gti..when the mods gona start

Car still on warranty, but also read that these cars don't handle mods well.

[poloplayaWP]

Car still on warranty, but also read that these cars don't handle mods well.

It's predominantly Murphey's law from what I have seen. Some guys have been running with mods for over a year before they even suffer from clutch slip and issues etc. The current state my car is in I would mod the crap out of it if I could but have other priorities. I have a new sub assembly,new clutches, new waterpump/supercharger clutch and new mechatronic unit.....so technically I'm good to go. I would just do software and downpipe though. That seems enough to slaughter most in your path.

I think it's personal choice to mod or not. But based on what we have seen online if your car is under warranty I would not touch it. As far as VWSA are concearned the 1.4TSI motor is bulletproof and no cause for concern or recalls. So if your mechatronic unit or motor goes it will most likely be the mods fault according to them .

[Ghostfacekilla]

vw are full of excuses and they become expensive excuses for us