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Originally Posted by Utsav3010 Brilliant ownership review with very detailed insights Viraat. Having seen the car in person, I know how much effort you have put in to make the car stand out, and the way you have customized it as per your needs shows your passion and love towards this car
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I have vowed to get minor blemishes fixed from a reliable FNG.
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Once again, heartiest congratulations on this car, and yes, can't wait to go on a drive once the situation eases out  |
Thanks so much for taking out the time to read! I've not really done anything exceptional other than put features that the Polo got in the European market. It's been fun.
FNG route can often be less painful, and quicker too. I didn't mention this on the thread because it didn't occur to me, but the crappy paint job took 3-4 days, and then another 2 days to correct it. The repaint of the boot was done in 6 hours.
Rest, waiting for Sunday Starbucks ritual to resume ASAP.
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Originally Posted by agambhandari This is one DETAILED thread and shows the dedication you have for your beloved GT TSI. Perfectly detailed DIYs and thanks again for doing some of them in my car too : D
seeing your average fuel consumption brings some solace for me, as I get the same FE as well. 5 star rated thread.
Now you can start a thread for the other VAG you have :P |
Thanks Agam. Happy to do more mods if you are so inclined.
The other VAG will be covered after I've put some km on the odo. It would be difficult to write an ownership review in such a short duration. I'll try and document everything for that car like I did for the Polo.
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Originally Posted by AKSarkar1 As a fellow VW owner, it is always fun to read about YAPGTs!
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Regarding the tyre upgrade, was there any particular reason why you chose Yokohama over the current Goodyear shoes? Since you mentioned you drive with a generally heavy foot were there any other options considered e.g. Conti or Pirellis? A new set of tyres are due for my VW and therefore the aforementioned question. |
The Goodyear tyres have no redeeming quality. They are noisy, prone to damage, have a poor ride, don't have great grip, and it seems they don't even last very long. My car had 2 original tyres and 2 tyres that had been replaced at some point (different manufacturing dates) yet all 4 were trash at 28000 km.
Frankly my experience with Yokohama has been excellent. I've been using some tyre or the other since 2011 in various cars. Regarding the choice for Earth1 - I already had prior experience with them, plus this was the best option within my budget.
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Originally Posted by gaurav.kokra I had one question though. From where did you source the dome light for this dirt cheap price? |
This was from the days when AliExpress wasn't banned. Hence almost all the DIYs were pretty cost effective.
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Originally Posted by Asta_la_vista Can you shed some more light on the brakes??  
I mean, any info art the parts used and from what cars did you pick them up would be useful!! |
It was a scrapyard find. The discs are 288mm from the Laura and the calipers and brackets are from MK1 Octavia. Some variants of that came with 256mm discs, so you will have to do a test fit before buying.
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Originally Posted by jithin23 That too the mods are all very functional. I'm surprised that the paddle shifter mod has been left out :P
If at all in getting a VW, I'd be bugging you and Thelizardking for helping me with the mods.
The only gripe with the polo is the rear seat space,it's strictly a 2 seater if 2 6ft people sit in the front |
Thanks. I basically have added a lot of the features found in the euro-spec model which makes day to day living easier
The paddle shifter alone is probably worth more than all the mods I've done put together.

I would certainly like to have one, but the cost is too much, and I don't mind the tip-tronic either.
The rear seat space is definitely poor. You can see the photo in post 12 of this thread itself.