[sumeethaldankar]

steve82,
congrats on you new car.The way you described the drive while i was reading i was as if drivng the car myslef.Excellent write up buddy.Keep us posted on the car and wish you a very happy and pleasant motoring.

[Thad E Ginathom]

A gear change indicator is (in my ever-humble opinion, of course! ) useless to anybody who can actually drive, except in a car where there is just about no noise to be heard from the engine. Other things would have been much more useful and/or fun. I don't think this adds to the Gadget Value Rating of the car at all

[steve82]

Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom

A gear change indicator is (in my ever-humble opinion, of course! ) useless to anybody who can actually drive, except in a car where there is just about no noise to be heard from the engine. Other things would have been much more useful and/or fun. I don't think this adds to the Gadget Value Rating of the car at all

Well soon we will have tutorial videos as well.. that will add to the learning as well !

[poloman]

Congrats Steve, finally a non red Polo in Team Bhp. How severe is 'the knee touching the dash' problem on long drives. I also found it a bit uncomfortable.
Would love to get one of those parkers. Was it from the dealer?

[Chethan B G]

Congratulations Steve! Reflex silver looks great. Waiting for more pics in your ownership thread.

140-150 kmph – 3 pot motor effect felt for the 1st time (Swift bags the race here)

IMO it is something to do with the capacity of the engine and the engine itself. Nothing to do with 3 pot or 4 pot.

Pls advise if I should go for a gear lock of the default security is enough, I’ve not opted for central locking as well.. hate that sound.

IMO gear lock will be good. Not sure about default security without central lock/Remote lock. It depends on how confident you feel.

I’ve been told by the VW team not to put SPEED/Xtra mile type fuel… can any1 tell me why??

May be the quality of additives are a suspect. Or may be VW has tuned the engine with regular fuel available. I have tried this on my Spark. I some how feel regular petrol is better.

[formel_eins]

Congrats Steve well you sure had a big car ceremony at the showroom, I am pleasantly surprised, just guessing what shall my dealer do during the delivery. I think you need to start a separate ownership thread, please post a link once you create the thread. Its very interesting to know that they asked you not to use high octane petrol, maybe you should ask them the reason behind this. Because I always tank-up speed. Good to hear that it does not have run-in period

[formel_eins]

IMO gear change indicator is a welcome addition, even though it is no rocket science involved but still it adds value, specially for those who shift from petrol cars to diesel cars, during initial run it can prove helpful.

[steve82]

Originally Posted by poloman

Congrats Steve, finally a non red Polo in Team Bhp. How severe is 'the knee touching the dash' problem on long drives. I also found it a bit uncomfortable.
Would love to get one of those parkers. Was it from the dealer?

See..to be honest yes it does hurt...and it'll be worse for tall guys. But once you cover a distance u tend to forget but then on highway when you tend to adjust ur seating while driving then it again comes to notice.

The PEN was dealer's initiative .

Originally Posted by Chethan B G

Congratulations Steve! Reflex silver looks great. Waiting for more pics in your ownership thread.

Thanks CBG... And thanks for the advice as well. I also feel that VW guys doubt about the additives..

[Thad E Ginathom]

Originally Posted by Chethan B G

IMO gear lock will be good. Not sure about default security without central lock/Remote lock. It depends on how confident you feel.

I don't think that central locking, in itself, enhances security in any way at all: in the end, the door has a lock, which can be opened with a key, and its resistance to forcing is just the same with or without the motorised option.

If the locking system comes with enhanced immobilisation, alarm, etc --- then that is a security system, of which locking/unlocking is only a part.

As I write, the following words are forming in my mind...

How come any half-decent car would come without central locking?

[steve82]

Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom

I don't think that central locking, in itself, enhances security in any way at all: in the end, the door has a lock, which can be opened with a key, and its resistance to forcing is just the same with or without the motorised option.

If the locking system comes with enhanced immobilisation, alarm, etc --- then that is a security system, of which locking/unlocking is only a part.

As I write, the following words are forming in my mind...

How come any half-decent car would come without central locking?

I've been told by VW team to hold on till they have their own security system acc launch.. expected till june. They are committing a decent range of acc coming up. I think i should hold on till june and not get it done through a local guy.

[Chethan B G]

Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom

A gear change indicator is (in my ever-humble opinion, of course! ) useless to anybody who can actually drive, except in a car where there is just about no noise to be heard from the engine. Other things would have been much more useful and/or fun. I don't think this adds to the Gadget Value Rating of the car at all

I agree - Definitely not a gadget value addition.

Originally Posted by steve82

Well soon we will have tutorial videos as well.. that will add to the learning as well !

Good one!

Originally Posted by formel_eins

IMO gear change indicator is a welcome addition, even though it is no rocket science involved but still it adds value, specially for those who shift from petrol cars to diesel cars, during initial run it can prove helpful.

In a Petrol car, we change gears at about 3,500 RPM. And in Diesel cars we do it at 2500 RPM. Other than this, there is nothing much their on gear shifting AFAIK. But I love to look at Taco meter once in a while while driving. For Beginners this feature can help.

Friends - Please go through the following thread:

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/intern...ml#post1880415

[khan75]

'Tis great to see so many folks jumping on the Polo bandwagon.

[Logical]

Originally Posted by Chethan B G

@Logical - Great FE!

Parking lights can be turned on without keys in many cars. It is the same in my current car - spark also. We have to take care and switch this off separately. This light is generally used during road side parking. Is this the same you mean or something different?

Thanks Chethan,

What I meant was that if you turn on the indicator and remove the keys when the indicator is still blinking the parking light on that side stays illuminated after you remove the keys. There are times when the indicator does not auto switch off due to the position of the steering wheel and in such cases the parking light is likely to stay on. Hope I was able to explain. Not sure if this feature exists in other cars as well.

[Chethan B G]

Originally Posted by Logical

Thanks Chethan,

What I meant was that if you turn on the indicator and remove the keys when the indicator is still blinking the parking light on that side stays illuminated after you remove the keys. There are times when the indicator does not auto switch off due to the position of the steering wheel and in such cases the parking light is likely to stay on. Hope I was able to explain. Not sure if this feature exists in other cars as well.

Similar feature - Used for Road side parking on a busy street. But - Does it depend on steering wheel position or the indicator knob position?

Indicator/parking light are purposefully designed not to switch off on these occasions AFAIK.

Khan75@ Good to have you back.

[Logical]

Originally Posted by Chethan B G

Similar feature - Used for Road side parking on a busy street. But - Does it depend on steering wheel position or the indicator knob position?

Indicator/parking light are purposefully designed not to switch off on these occasions AFAIK.

Khan75@ Good to have you back.

My bad .Didnt realise it was a common feature. It depends on the indicator knob position.