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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() ![]() | ![]() No, that will come as another face-lift closer to the BS6 deadline. ![]() Last edited by aah78 : 1st November 2019 at 21:41. Reason: Quote edited. |
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See all three colors together in second picture of this post, Lapiz Blue is the best color I have ever seen, one of the recent ownership reviews on TBHP has that color, car looks fantastic. I was shocked to read this, Will you please narrate what happened exactly, making him dispose off the new car in just 6 months (maybe not here but in vento thread) Last edited by aah78 : 1st November 2019 at 21:41. Reason: Quote edited. | |
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() ![]() | ![]() Okay contrary to what seems to be a unanimous sentiment, I actually like this new "metallic" red shade. Not sure if its post processed / beautified but looks quite good together with the black contrasts. Nice simple yet classy alloys too. I have always liked the Polo/Vento I'd rather buy this car with a good engine (read 1.5 TDI) and better ICE setup at the right price instead of asking for the Mark6 update which is larger & far costlier. This car is practical, makes realistic sense for long term ownership in our conditions & overall maintenance regime. I really Loved the almost unnoticeable subtle facelift. Totally disheartened that the TDI will be missing come BSVI in April 2020. Now is the time for buying this car!! If it wasn't for the LHD oriented light & wiper control stalks, I'd have bought the Polo GT TDI any day in past already. This is what permanently takes a car out of my list when thinking of buying. |
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| ![]() The updated Vento. Next to it, you can also see the Polo with a similar face. The Vento also gets skirting similar to the Polo ![]() This one seems to be the Highline and not the Highline Plus as the one here only has 15" alloys, regular halogen headlamps, no rear view camera, and no auto dimming rear view mirror. Source: My friend Sheethal Kumar via WhatApp. ![]() ![]() Last edited by aah78 : 1st November 2019 at 21:42. Reason: Added more details. EDIT: Pictures inserted in-line. |
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| ![]() Don't let this affect your decision about what you otherwise think is a good car. I have driven Vento/Passat followed by a WagonR and the other way around numerous times over multiple years without missing a beat. Would hardly take you a day or two to get used to it. |
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I'm too used to drive with left hand on the gear stick. I like to have the vital indicator and flash controls on the right so that I can quickly use them during ghat maneuvers when I'm also changing gears by the left hand. Anyway, I just bought the Nexon this month now. So thats that. By the time I buy the next car, hopefully VW will have a different gen Polo on sale. I'm giving them about 10 years now ![]() Last edited by suhaas307 : 3rd September 2019 at 13:52. Reason: Typo | |
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The Passat / Jetta-esque grille, with the additional slat at the bottom, gave it a proper mature face that set it apart from the Polo / Ameo. Now, the Vento will again look just like a Polo from the front, with nothing separating the faces. I know this facelift overall is an extremely small step forward, but if the Vento looks like this I'm afraid it's one step forward and two steps back. Real pity. Last edited by suhaas307 : 3rd September 2019 at 13:57. | |
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![]() ![]() ![]() Looks like VW is back to its old ways. ![]() When we were buying our Vento, the TDi had the reverse sensors and RCD 310 with steering mounted audio controls as well as the leatherette seats. The MPi was still poverty spec then, similar to how the launch variants were. It got these features only after another 6 months (due to a huge unsold inventory of Petrol Vento(s) which VW cleared up through good discounts). Similar treatment this time too. Just that, unlike earlier, the petrol gets more features than the diesel for the same trim. However, it might also be because the MPi is not available in the Highline Plus trim. Source : My friend Sheethal Kumar via WhatsApp Last edited by suhaas307 : 3rd September 2019 at 15:29. Reason: Spacing | |
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Is Creta an suv? I don't know. Is the T-cross an suv? PS: my current garage consists of : Laura 2.0 TDi, Skoda Fabia 1.2 mpi, VW Polo 1.2 mpi and a vw vento 1.6. All VAGs. Will I, in the second half of 2019 buy any car from this group, barring the octy vRs? Oh no, sir. Absolutely not. Their entire fleet is half a decade too old. Last edited by SmartCat : 4th September 2019 at 22:25. Reason: Quoted post edited | |
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The last generation (6R and 6C) Polo is 3971 mm globally. VW wasn't required to trim the bumper so as to ensure that it falls under the 4m bracket. Quote:
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I believe the reference was to the rear bumpers. Incidentally, Polo is the only ~4m car currently on sale (not cars <4m) with a proper rear bumper. | |
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