[igemini]

Originally Posted by Vaishak

I’ve seen that figure dropping to hardly 9 in city traffic. Highest mileage is around 15-16 with very sedate driving on highways. Can anyone advise on what to do next? Bhubaneswar is not very famous for the service offered by the VW here.

This is the same mileage figures that I am getting in a city like Kochi. With some spirited driving, I have seen this further dropped to 7.5 in the city. On Kerala highways (well if we call them highways) I used to get anywhere from 12.5 to 15kmpl. The highest I saw was 16.5 kmpl when I went to TamilNadu.

In contrary to that, my friend who owns a Taigun 1.0 Manual, constantly getting 15.xx kmpl in similar driving conditions, according to him.

[sid_deb]

Originally Posted by igemini

This is the same mileage figures that I am getting in a city like Kochi. With some spirited driving, I have seen this further dropped to 7.5 in the city. On Kerala highways (well if we call them highways) I used to get anywhere from 12.5 to 15kmpl. The highest I saw was 16.5 kmpl when I went to TamilNadu.

In contrary to that, my friend who owns a Taigun 1.0 Manual, constantly getting 15.xx kmpl in similar driving conditions, according to him.

Recently got 19.5 kmpl (tankful method) on the highway while MID was showing 20.8 kmpl on the Polo 1.0 TSI AT while driving at 90-95 kmph. You should get your car checked once, could be the case of a choked air filter. Also try running the engine 2-3 times on 95 Octane fuel by IOCL.

[igemini]

Originally Posted by sid_deb

Recently got 19.5 kmpl (tankful method) on the highway while MID was showing 20.8 kmpl on the Polo 1.0 TSI AT while driving at 90-95 kmph. You should get your car checked once, could be the case of a choked air filter. Also try running the engine 2-3 times on 95 Octane fuel by IOCL.

I have checked the car recently and the air filter is okay. I am normally filling up XP 95 or HP Power from a COCO near my home. I am assuming it's mainly because of the dense traffic here in Kerala. It won't let you drive freely. Even the highways are nothing but stop and go traffic and are narrow in most places.
But your mileage figures are drool-worthy

[k491]

A long time bike owner becomes a car owner.
Alternate title : A manual purist buys an automatic car.

Embrace yourself for a very long writeup.

I learnt to ride a bike and drive a car at around the same time in 2009 ( I was turning 15). Though I enjoy both riding and driving I have always preferred bikes just for the sheer thrill.
But have to admit that I've had some insane fun with our 2014 Skoda Rapid TDI, it also made me decide that if i ever buy a car it would be either a VW Polo GT TDI or Skoda Octavia TDI.

In 2017 my first bike Pulsar 220F broke down (Engine Seized) and it took me 6 months to convince my parents to buy me another bike instead of a car.

Fast forward mid 2021, the 2 years of laziness due to lock downs and ever growing Bangalore traffic and potholes made to decide on buying a car and like I mentioned earlier it was going to be a VW POLO diesel or Skoda Octavia Diesel, but since the VW diesel engines are stopped since 2019, I began searching the used car market despite my parents being against buying used cars. I had 2 conditions to satisfy, sub 50k kms on the odo and 2016 or newer. Me and my friends searched for soo long, either the cars didn't satisfy my conditions or we visited the used car showroom after "good cars" were sold.
This went on for few months, and in December 2021 I got a new job offer which allowed me to travel a lot and get paid for doing it (full expenses included). Before December 2021, my dad never gave me car for my own use, but since I had to have a car for travelling my dad reluctantly used to let me take his Rapid for few days at a time.
It was high time and I gave up my search for used diesel Polo/Octavia and decided to go for the Polo GT TSI, but my timing is the most unfortunate. I visited the VW dealership, Hosa Road, BLR to book the Limited Edition Matt Grey Polo GT TSI and I got one answer, the bookings have been stopped for Polo and they weren't sure when they would resume.

I test drove the Kushaq but the build quality, the very poor condition(underwhelming brakes and shot front left suspension) of the test drive car with just 7k kms on the odo left me disappointed, the new Octavia TSI is way out of my budget. Few suggested to go for the I20 N Line but I despise Hyundai cars with passion (no offense to hyundai owners).
I almost gave up the dream of owning another VW car while narrowing my choices to either Tata harrier or MG Astor turbo. I was leaning more towards MG Astor but the low FE of the turbo engine was making me think again.

Monday, 4th April 2022
I woke up around 9 AM, with half asleep eyes I opened instagram and saw the Powerdrift's post about POLO GT Legend, the final iteration of Polo GT. my hope was renewed and I waited till 10 AM and called the Hosa Road VW dealership to enquire about the Polo GT legend edition, they just said all POLOs are booked and even advised against booking online as the website was still accepting bookings for POLO GT Legend. I called few other dealerships in bangalore, even the VW customer care number but got the same reply. I was dejected and frustrated. I was even ready to pay 50k to 1 Lakh extra. Later that evening I was talking to my gym owner and he asked me to enquire in Ramani Cars, hosur. He was courteous enough to call the dealership and ask them, alas he gave me some good news, only one Polo GT is available for booking, they weren't sure if it was regular Polo GT or the Legend Edition. That's it, I made up my mind I was going to buy that last POLO GT at any cost.

I couldn't visit the dealership on tuesday due to mandatory company meetings and I was sure that the last one would be booked as well. I called the dealership myself on wednesday, Mr. Senthil picked up the call and told me the car was still available but not sure for how long because their dealerships are spread across multiple cities in Tamil Nadu and the same car is available for booking at every other Ramani Volkswagen Dealership.

I called them multiple times that day to make sure the car was still available before going to the dealership. I visited the Dealership at around 4 PM and the first thing I asked them was, is the car still available? they said and I was gleaming with joy. I should also mention that I had never driven any other polo till date except the confidence that it would be as fun as the Rapid if not better in city traffic.
Mr. Muthukumar was assigned as my SA as he could speak kannada. He is such a wonderful soul and soft spoken person, he has been wonderful with each every step of they way while answering my millions of questions.
I paid the booking amount of 50k, finished the documentation and selected the only color available FLASH RED Polo GT, I never thought I would buy a red car as I always preferred Black(white if black is unavailable). They put me in touch with their financial advisor, Mr. Umashankar in salem for loan but I told them that I would try in KVB first as I had good relationship with the staff. I wasted a few days trying to get the loan but it didn't happen due to insufficient documents. I got back in touch with Mr. Umashankar, long story short the loan got approve, 10.25L at 7.25% PA from HDFC with option of converting insurance to emi as well (which I did). My birthday was on April 15th but the loan didn't get disbursed till 18th, they also asked me make the full down payment within 10 days of booking as the car was in very high demand, which I promptly did on 14th April. I said no the equitas fastag provided by the dealership, as I preferred only paytm fastags, so in the end I was given Rs. 600 deduction of the fastag cost and Rs. 4 discount on the 12.8L on road price, BLR. I had to pay another 25k for the registration number of my preference. The registration was done on 27th April, and I always take deliveries on Friday as it was auspicious day of the week for me. My mom suggested to take delivery in first week of may instead of 29th April, so I agreed with hesitation.

Friday, 6th May 2022
I had asked Mr. Muthukumar to arrange the delivery at around 8:30 AM and he said yes promptly. My dad was already at the temple, my mom and my sister would be buying a beautiful garland and other pooja items while me and my friend would go to take the delivery of the car.
the car was already parked outside garnished with garland, the documents were ready for me to sign. I signed the documents then we went outside and Mr. Muthukumar Performed the pooja of the car. After the showroom staff took few pics I got inside the car prayed the lord and turned on the Ignition, put it into drive mode, lifted my foot off the brake gently it felt like the car was ready to leap ahead, I couldn't wipe the big grin off my face.
I always planned to buy a Polo GT TDI, but ended up buy the TSI, so it wouldn't wrong to say that this was my dream hatchback and A dream come true.


I thanked the lovely staff and left the showroom at around 9:10 AM. Now the time was running out as the rahukaal would start at 10:30 AM on friday and we had to get the pooja done before that. I drove the car at 80 to 90 kph. I reached the temple by 10:00 AM with lot of time to spare to get the pooja done.

here are some pics from the day.
Mr. Muthukumar performing the pooja

Blessing the 3 Cylinder 1 Liter TSI engine (with cameo of my dad's 2014 Skoda Rapid on the left).

My first car in all its full glory.

Another one

Love the Legend Badging.


Initial Impressions:

• The torque converter hasn't disappointed me, though it'll take some time to get used to slight delay in power delivery when pressing the accelerator in D mode.

• S mode is a different story altogether, absolute fun to drive in this mode.

• The aggressive crawl will catch you off guard, but I had read about that a lot here, so I knew what to expect.

• The car is very nimble, infact the most nimble and agile car I've driven till date.

• The stop move traffic is peaceful and doesn't give me pain in the left thigh anymore ( Rapid TDI has a heavy clutch).

• Though I miss dropping two gears to overtake shenanigans, there is lot of power on demand to make quick overtakes especially in two way roads.

• My left hand and left leg are now unemployed during driving and are planning to apply for the unemployment benefits, though I still have to use the left hand for using turn signals.

• The steering feels lighter than that of Skoda Rapid, it's also few mm thinner, planning to get a thin leather wrapping on the steering wheel when I go to get seat covers.

• The engine sound when you press the accelerator pedal a bit is beautiful, asking to be driven hard but holding myself to not go past 100 kph till the first checkup

• The horn is a joke, no one moves out of the way with this feeble horn.

• I wish they gave armrest as stock on the GT, I have asked the dealership to place the order but I'm not sure when it will be available as none of the POLO accessories were available at the time of delivery(not even floor mats).

My Mom's initial impressions of Polo GT:

• The car is a frog (due to it's small stature)

• Horn is a joke

• Rear seat is a joke

• Fuel economy is a joke, as the dad's car returns 19 to 21 kpl despite driving hard.

• She feels the car is naughty and ready to leap over other vehicles instead of going around to over take (I'm not driving hard, and she is used fast driving as well)

My Dad's verdict:
I'm stupid and out of my mind to buy an end of production car, especially a VW car.

I'm thoroughly enjoying the car, did 100 kms on first day, another 50 kms on the second day. Took my mom and sister on a 200 kms drive on the third day.
I saw only 9.5 kmpl on MID on the first two days, 13 kmpl during the long drive. I got a full tank of Shell V power on the delivery day, (38 litres, the car was delivered with 1/4th tank of fuel). I got another full tank of regular Shell petrol today with 2 points left on fuel gauge, quick calculation hints at a FE of 10.3 kmpl with 50% of driving in BLR traffic, and 50% in moderately free roads.

Car after the 200 kms drive in rain.


I had initially planned to get ceramic coating done right after delivery, I contacted the ceramic pro, Indiranagar through whatsapp twice from two different numbers but didn't get a reply despite my message being read.
I enquired at 3M but they suggested to go for PPF as realistically the ceramic coating would only last for 1.5 years or 2 years at best due to our weather conditions.
I got the regular PPF (non- self healing) done at 3M, with quoted price around 90k(1.5 lakhs for self healing)for the entire car minus the roof as it comes with black vinyl from factory and doesn't need PPF. I also got the noodle mats from 3M as well, have to say they are soo comfortable to drive barefoot(yes I like to drive barefoot).
I also had the black decals on doors removed as it was not installed properly on the right side. The car looks a lot cleaner now, it took them 3 days to finish installing the PPF and asked to go back after 15 days for inspection and rectifying of bubbles in the PPF.

Picking up the car from 3M after PPF installation.


I got the 80 and 120 kph warnings removed today via remote coding from DrCodemyVW.

To Do list:
Buy a good body cover with UV protection and water resistance (not even body cover is in stock at the dealership).
Source an armrest asap.
Get proper leather seats (most likely from stanley).
Upgrade the stock headlamps to LED bulbs.
Source the VW two tone horn.

I have absolutely no regrets buying this car, I will enjoy and cherish every moment with her.

[vivek.ks]

The wiper of my 3 week old Polo makes a horrible sound on every wipe. The noise is pretty irritating and I believe this could be an issue with blades of poor quality or they have become hard (in a 3-week old car ?)

Has anyone else faced or is facing this issue ?

[Surya1]

Originally Posted by k491

A long time bike owner becomes a car owner.
Alternate title : A manual purist buys an automatic car.

Congrats on your first purchase! Wish you lots of happy miles ahead.

Just one question what car you dad drives? I guess it's a diesel to give you that economy.

[Sierra__foxtrot]

Originally Posted by igemini

This is the same mileage figures that I am getting in a city like Kochi. With some spirited driving, I have seen this further dropped to 7.5 in the city. On Kerala highways (well if we call them highways) I used to get anywhere from 12.5 to 15kmpl. The highest I saw was 16.5 kmpl when I went to TamilNadu.

In contrary to that, my friend who owns a Taigun 1.0 Manual, constantly getting 15.xx kmpl in similar driving conditions, according to him.

I'm quite surprised the entire gt / polo community is reporting dismal FE figures.
Mine is giving me absolutely good figures.

Chennai traffic gets me at the least 14KMPL , the usual being 17 to 18 KMPL and the highway runs giving close to 24 -25 KMPL .

can someone please tell me what's happening here.

I'll let the pics do the talking

The sub 20 are all Chennai city runs and the plus 20 is the highway run.

[k491]

Originally Posted by Surya1

Just one question what car you dad drives? I guess it's a diesel to give you that economy.

My dad drives 2014 Skoda Rapid TDI .

[TN13Sleeper]

Originally Posted by k491

I made up my mind I was going to buy that last POLO GT at any cost. I should also mention that I had never driven any other polo till date except the confidence that it would be as fun as the Rapid if not better in city traffic.

Congratulations on your new car. I too had bought my car without a test drive. I'm old school and need atleast 60-90 minutes to properly assess how a car drives and handles at various operating conditions.

Originally Posted by k491

My Dad's verdict:
I'm stupid and out of my mind to buy an end of production car, especially a VW car.

You can assure him to not worry about OEM and aftermarket spares availability as the Polo/Vento/Rapid platform was quite popular.

Originally Posted by k491

I had initially planned to get ceramic coating done right after delivery.

Wish you had went ahead with coating. When PPFs are left unattended for 5+ years, the adhesive tends to react and form a strong bond with the surface. An acquaintance of mine had installed 3M PPF on his red Polo GT while taking delivery of his car 5+ years ago. Now, when they attempt to remove it, it's a nightmare. There was paint damage inspite of using proper tools like heat gun, chemicals, and trim remover.

Originally Posted by k491

I got the 80 and 120 kph warnings removed today via remote coding from DrCodemyVW.

Perks of the traditional Volkswagen platform. You can now justify as to why the N-line had to dropped from your consideration list. Modern Hyundai (and Kia) ECUs are yet to be unlocked by popular tuners.

Originally Posted by k491

Get proper leather seats (most likely from stanley).

I understand the appeal. But I would advice you against installing leather seats in our harsh climate. Funds can be put to better use by going for 3M CR70 tints all around the car.

[itwasntme]

Originally Posted by TN13Sleeper

Now, when they attempt to remove it, it's a nightmare. There was paint damage inspite of using proper tools like heat gun, chemicals, and trim remover.

That is an appalling sight . What explanation does 3M have for this? Should be escalated to 3M Global + a solid consumer court case filed.

[jijivishu]

I'm quite surprised the entire gt / polo community is reporting dismal FE figures.
Mine is giving me absolutely good figures.

Chennai traffic gets me at the least 14KMPL , the usual being 17 to 18 KMPL and the highway runs giving close to 24 -25 KMPL .

can someone please tell me what's happening here

Exactly my thoughts as well.

I recently took mine for a trip to Allahabad which is around 160 kms from where I'm located.
The roads aren't butter smooth and say half of the journey involves four lane highways(with occasional road construction tantrums) and half regional roads (wide but without dividers).
There are three railway crossings as well and as per my luck, all had bumper to bumper traffic so say around 10kms of b2b traffic.

So basically for the round(ed) trip
Distance covered : 340km
Highways : 160km
Regional Roads : 140km
City : 40km
Average Speed : 42km/hr
Trip FE(MID) : 23.7km/l
Maximum FE indicated : 26.3km/l
TankFull FE : 22.7 km/l
(It costed me INR 1668 with XP95 costing around 111/litre)
I cover that route routinely so know 90% of the potholes and diversions.


Before you ask, mine's a fully stock 1.0 TSI.
The key is to not let the turbo kick in which comes in somewhere around 1750rpm. Driving just below 80 in 6th gear extracts highest mileage as far as I've experienced (30+).
I'm pretty sure VW didn't intend it but the first speed warning comes in at 80, if you drive right below 80 in topmost gear, you get the perfect mileage.
Overrakes are a breeze as downshifting to 4th around 70 will easily bring you in the turbo range.
Also for better FE I believe slowing a car smoothly is as important as accelarating. I'm no expert but I've seen better results when slowing car using downshift+revmatch instead of slamming brakes at the last moment.

Even when I don't drive like an absolute nerd, I get close to 18kmpl.
Don't have any pics for now.
Will attach if I remember clicking tomorrow

[COMMUTER]

Originally Posted by k491

A long time bike owner becomes a car owner.
Alternate title : A manual purist buys an automatic car.
...
I couldn't wipe the big grin off my face.
I always planned to buy a Polo GT TDI, but ended up buy the TSI, so it wouldn't wrong to say that this was my dream hatchback and A dream come true.
...
I have absolutely no regrets buying this car, I will enjoy and cherish every moment with her.

We have an Ameo 1.5D and I appreciate the appeal of the VW cars. I salute the passion. I know I will never understand the decision, especially choosing this Polo over the VW Virtus but I agree that not all decisions are based on maths.

Enjoy the drive!

[TN13Sleeper]

Originally Posted by itwasntme

That is an appalling sight . What explanation does 3M have for this? Should be escalated to 3M Global + a solid consumer court case filed.

I don't know the exact verbatim response, but the essence of the reply was that they accept liability only for short ownership period upto 5 years since installation. After 5+ years, its acceptable for the adhesive to stick strongly/permanently thereby causing difficulty and damage during removal.

[prajnya]

Originally Posted by igemini

This is the same mileage figures that I am getting in a city like Kochi. With some spirited driving, I have seen this further dropped to 7.5 in the city. On Kerala highways (well if we call them highways) I used to get anywhere from 12.5 to 15kmpl. The highest I saw was 16.5 kmpl when I went to TamilNadu.

In contrary to that, my friend who owns a Taigun 1.0 Manual, constantly getting 15.xx kmpl in similar driving conditions, according to him.

I feel the mileage ur getting is normal, for a city like kochi or anywhere in Kerala.
Im getting similar of around 8-10 in bangalore. i have stopped checking long time back. Its almost impossible to get anything more than that cities in kerala and bangalore.

The highest that i have seen is on the Bangalore-Hubli stretch where it went upto 16kmpl.

BTW mine is a 1.2tsi.

[jijivishu]

Originally Posted by jijivishu

Will attach if I remember clicking tomorrow

The max I got today and overall 22.4 for the 340km trip