SHOULD YOU BUY A VW POLO GTI? - 2 YEAR OWNERSHIP REVIEW.

[@Tony_VW]

As an AW Polo owner, I fully agree that this iteration of the Polo is a sweet spot on terms of power, practicality, fun, and a great understatement when on the road. I've owned mine for 1 year and a half now, and this is the best all-around car I had (mind you, I've had a 9N Polo, two VW Passats 3B/G, a Mercedes CLK230, a VW Lupo, and an Ibiza 6F - essencially the same chassis as the AW Polo). Having a Polo GTI with the same engine as the Golf GTI has always been my dream since having my first Polo, and VW answered my prayers with this version - also sharing the MQB platform does wonders for the driving experience. Even with the downfalls you mentioned - to which I'd add that these aren't really trackable cars due to the Polo platform not having been fully adapted to the EA888 power, which means wear on key components like the rear axle, engine mounts, suspension bushes, will ruin your wallet and kill your car faster. There are reports of AW's having been tracked and the wear on them is brutal - see Misha's videos on the one that he drove around the 'Ring with Apex. I'm closing in on 40, the back ain't what it used to be, hairline is receading, I'd probably look better driving a run of the mill small SUV on 15' baloons - but I found out that my car Nirvana is the AW Polo GTI. I'd only trade it for a facelift 25 anniversary edition if the deal was right.

[@PassionForPetrol]

I've also seen Misha's verdict on that, I think I should be able to fix all the flaws except the wheel bearings going, it's a shame really because he loves how they drive!

[@thomaslawrence4400]

Mate you are so knowledgeable in a way that makes it entertaining! You really deserve more Subs bro

[@PassionForPetrol]

Mate it’s comments like that which make creating the videos worth while, thank you so much :)

[@thomaslawrence4400]

@@PassionForPetrol my pleasure mate, keep working hard bro your going somewhere mate

[@ChrisplayThrough64]

Nah the bro needs a life and a boyfriend

[@PassionForPetrol]

@@ChrisplayThrough64 loser 😂

[@ChrisplayThrough64]

@@PassionForPetrol I had one of these cars and they really aren't that great loser 😂

[@giorgosdimitriou4731]

As an owner for a bit more than a year I couldn’t agree more! Perfect description of the ownership. As my previous car was a 220whp mini r56s the polo felt a bit slow but once i got an intake, turbo inlet elbow and a tcu/ecu tune the car is alot more fun! Even quicker than my friends stage 2 golf gti mk6. Quality is the downside tho unfortunately compared tk the golfs. Handling is very good aswell, very grippy on corners.

[@giorgosdimitriou4731]

Oh and after booting the car in manual mode, once i put it back to auto i feel like the gearbox is not as smooth for a while.

[@PassionForPetrol]

It's interesting that you've said that, I've noticed that now you've said it!

[@PassionForPetrol]

Glad you agree! Aside from the interior quality, they're top class :)

[@garyellis4173]

Great as always mate.

[@PassionForPetrol]

Thank you for your support mate 👌

[@mikehowells7746]

I've just got a face-lift model, previously I had inherited my Mum's Yarus 1.33 vvt-i automatic, so the Polo is roughly double the power and so far it seems more than quick enough for me and it stays nice and flat in the bends. I've mostly had bikes up to now and have had occasions where I've changed them because 125bhp wasn't enough lol, and ended up with a 175bhp Hayabusa, so it'll be interesting if i start feeling the same about my Polo gti.

[@PassionForPetrol]

Hopefully it stays enough power for you! Glad you're enjoying it.

[@MultiVikking]

Agree with your assessment overall. As standard it feels like a diesel towards the top end - stage 1 is enough to wake it up for me. Disagree a bit on the 2 stage dampers - I find normal good for everyday driving, but sport was nice on track / for spirited driving. Way too firm for potholes.

[@PassionForPetrol]

Glad you approve. I agree with you on the suspension to be fair mate, I think perhaps I didn’t word it the best i could. I think the suspension is more than good enough if you leave it alone, but if you do want the car to be lower, that’s when you’re best off with coilovers vs lowering springs :)

[@justrick4179]

hey i have a polo gti 2019 stage 2 292hp my self. i have full miltec and when the car is hot from driving hard the miltec tips wil stick out alot more then cold. tuner says its normal, do you also have that or is it just me? I'm not sure myself, although the tuner says so

[@adamfleming5206]

Do they have the coasting function on the GTi?

[@PassionForPetrol]

They do in eco mode :)

[@sxn7271]

I love your video’s. I bought myself a golf gti aw this week and tomorrow im going to pick it up finally. I want to do stage 1, in 2 weeks is there anything necessary to do for stage 1?

[@PassionForPetrol]

Ahh nice! So stage 1 doesn’t actually require any hardware, but you can’t go wrong with an intake/exhaust if you do want to maximise your gains from a stage 1 :)

[@Ryan-bl7ly]

What oil do you think is best. An “approved” used 0w20 but about 6months I needed to top up. I have stage 1 ecu & tcu.

[@PassionForPetrol]

@Ryan-bl7ly scrap 0w20, 5w40 all the way if your engines tuned.