Fantastic write up bro! Very detailed and loved all the pictures available.
On paper you will see that the performance figures seem the same but for the enthusiast, the Golf GTI has a lot more potential than the Polo GTI because I would say that the 7-speed dry clutch gearbox is holding it back and of course there is the 1.4 engine (I have seen those crazy German fellas pull out 300bhp out of that 1.4 engine but of course on a manual gearbox).

If you do a very detailed comparison, the Polo GTI shares a lot more similarities with the Golf GTI Mk1 actually, in terms of size and weight. The current Golf GTI is like double the weight of that of the original GTI but of course this is due to the safety features.

I really did wish that VW would actually release a manual version of the Polo GTI     

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Added on November 10, 2011, 11:23 pmTook some photos of my car as well the other day

should be detroits 18"
so mavik is that a gti or a heavily modded tsi
lol

Fantastic pics as well, Mark. I think... I might have seen your car yesterday, in Seri Kembangan area? Had all the GTI cues, but no badge on the front, which was easy to remember... was that you?

But actually I'm just curious as to how the Polo GTI is going to affect Golf GTI and TSI sales. And to us existing Golf owners, I wonder how it will affect our car's resale value.

Yes that was me! I was at Getto getting some stickers to put on the car. Now it looks a little bit more different as to how Broleo can attest to it

Eh cantik lah. The sticker you were mentioning is the EURO MY one on your number plate?

More details please. Cheaper alternative as opposed to going the full EURO plate option (which I am fighting on a daily basis to avoid ordering).

Eh cantik lah. The sticker you were mentioning is the EURO MY one on your number plate?

More details please. Cheaper alternative as opposed to going the full EURO plate option (which I am fighting on a daily basis to avoid ordering).

i think the sticker that bro mavik mentioned is the white stripe on the honeycomb as opposed to GTi red line..

Both also correct! The plate and the white sticker was from Getto but I gotten the plate about a month back and now back at Getto to get the white stickers. 

Both also correct! The plate and the white sticker was from Getto but I gotten the plate about a month back and now back at Getto to get the white stickers. 

lol i don't think polo gti gonna be affecting much sales till after april next year

Contact for Getto please?
Oh yeah, what do you mean by Skimmed?

Confused but still nice ... address / contact please of Getto if you don't mind. Cheers bro.

Skimmed means skimmed as in a polish effect. Basically converting the Denvers to look like Detroits.

Before:


After:


Note that the images are actually different rims but the effect is just the same

The 2nd one is not working

The 2nd one is not working

it's okay. i viewed it from the link.
Gosh. i still love Detroit more!
How much to skim it?

Depends on the shop you go to. I did mine at YR Auto in Kepong. I know Hup Shun in Sunway also provides this service. Can range from RM500-RM600 if I am not mistaken. Do note it will take them a couple of days to do it.

Okay.
Just asked for the price for the Euro Plate,
RM100 for both?

Okay.
Just asked for the price for the Euro Plate,
RM100 for both?

Yeah for front and back. Note that it isn't the usual type of plate where they stick numbers on it. The entire plate is a large sticker and then protected with a clear plastic.