Finally, the red beauty comes home, yes, it’s a VW Polo - Highline

MARCUS_520i · 1st May 2010, 18:35

Congratulations Laxminarayan, very spicy looking car you've got there!!

Enjoy the ride....

@Yamaha100

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Originally Posted by Yamaha100

Congrats Lakshminarayan !!!

Red Polo looks great, i agree this is the best looking car under 14 Lacs. Beyond that its the Honda Civic.

Seriously?

What happened to all the Honda Cities, Fiat Lineas, Chevy Optras, Mitsubishi Cedias and Ford Fiestas??

I'm sure yours was a typo there!!

samsag12 · 1st May 2010, 18:49

Congratulations Laxminarayan. Polo looks great in this color.

Zero Cool · 1st May 2010, 19:55

Congrats on your new purchase. Im booking a polo TL tomorrow as well. hope for a speedy delivery. Do keep this thread updated with all your experiences from the red beauty.

Laxminarayan · 1st May 2010, 20:53

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Originally Posted by poloman

What was the final OTR including the accesories. Also had a query; how the backlight of the ICE HU is enabled. The SP told it will come alive only if you switch on parking/headlights

Hey Poloman,
The OTR price comes upto 7,05,426. But since it was a corporate purchase, I got a corp discount of 10K, which is on ex-showroom price. So all the other prices are percentage of it, so it comes down to 6.9 - 6.95 I guess. Will check on the backlight of the ICE HU and let you know.

Cheers,
Laxminarayan

mtnrajdeep · 1st May 2010, 21:49

Congrats on the new car! I too find the polo's design to be elegant.

OT: Your story about 5 colleagues teaming up and looking for Innova and the dealer not budging is very similar what one of my colleagues in office was mentioning to me. Do you perchance work in the organization in EPIP, whitefield where the transport shuttle timings are 5 & 7 in the evening?

mTorque · 1st May 2010, 23:58

Oh what an elegant looking front end! You picked up the right colour i guess.I haven't seen much Polos in anyother colours in the place i live. Good choice, no wonder you were nerver on your first drive. Happy miles to come!

bnzjon · 2nd May 2010, 01:07

Laxmi, you have one of the Best hatch backs and excellent choice of colour.
Wishing you many more happy miles ahead. Happy and safe motoring.

Laxminarayan · 2nd May 2010, 06:14

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Originally Posted by mtnrajdeep

Congrats on the new car! I too find the polo's design to be elegant.

OT: Your story about 5 colleagues teaming up and looking for Innova and the dealer not budging is very similar what one of my colleagues in office was mentioning to me. Do you perchance work in the organization in EPIP, whitefield where the transport shuttle timings are 5 & 7 in the evening?

Yes, you guessed it right

joe1980 · 2nd May 2010, 12:34

Congrats on your new car. It looks awesome in red.

mtnrajdeep · 2nd May 2010, 12:47

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Originally Posted by Laxminarayan

Yes, you guessed it right

, So you, me and benny work in the same org

Utopian · 2nd May 2010, 13:05

Congrats, Laxminarayan for the Polo. It certainly has oodles of style. Surely a head turner in red.
Wishing you lots of happy miles with the baby VW.

Yamaha100 · 2nd May 2010, 14:33

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Originally Posted by MARCUS_520i

Congratulations Laxminarayan, very spicy looking car you've got there!!

Enjoy the ride....

@Yamaha100

Seriously?

What happened to all the Honda Cities, Fiat Lineas, Chevy Optras, Mitsubishi Cedias and Ford Fiestas??

I'm sure yours was a typo there!!

No my dear friend !! no mistake at all, In the current market cars priced less than 14lacs i think Polo looks the best and second would be the Punto.

Honda City looks good except the front portion. If that can be fixed may be it will climb to second position in my sub 14 lacs list. Beyond 14 lacs i guess nothing comes close to a Civic. To be more specific Civic with a Mugen-Si kit this is the one i am talking about http://www.productioncars.com/galler...da&model=Civic

Dude, no offence meant, looks are highly subjective.

theragingbull · 2nd May 2010, 14:48

Congrats on your car LaxmiNarayan! Looks beautiful in red.

Could you confirm whether your model has an under bonnet insulation?

Laxminarayan · 2nd May 2010, 17:34

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Originally Posted by theragingbull

Congrats on your car LaxmiNarayan! Looks beautiful in red.

Could you confirm whether your model has an under bonnet insulation?

Thanks, no, there is no under bonnet insulation. Should be only in diesel cars I guess.

poloman · 2nd May 2010, 17:48

Laxmi, How do you find the seating comfort of the driver. I found my left leg slightly brushing with the dash. Also accelerator was slipping below my feet. The road visibility also is poor compared to Figo.

1st May 2010, 18:49	#17
samsag12 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: City of Nawaabs Posts: 1,627 Thanked: 263 Times View My Garage	Congratulations Laxminarayan. Polo looks great in this color.
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1st May 2010, 19:55	#18
Zero Cool BHPian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 202 Thanked: 6 Times	Congrats on your new purchase. Im booking a polo TL tomorrow as well. hope for a speedy delivery. Do keep this thread updated with all your experiences from the red beauty.
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1st May 2010, 21:49	#20
mtnrajdeep BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 956 Thanked: 408 Times View My Garage	Congrats on the new car! I too find the polo's design to be elegant. OT: Your story about 5 colleagues teaming up and looking for Innova and the dealer not budging is very similar what one of my colleagues in office was mentioning to me. Do you perchance work in the organization in EPIP, whitefield where the transport shuttle timings are 5 & 7 in the evening?
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1st May 2010, 23:58	#21
mTorque BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Chennai Posts: 160 Thanked: 34 Times	Oh what an elegant looking front end! You picked up the right colour i guess.I haven't seen much Polos in anyother colours in the place i live. Good choice, no wonder you were nerver on your first drive. Happy miles to come!
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2nd May 2010, 01:07	#22
bnzjon BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dubai Posts: 836 Thanked: 127 Times View My Garage	Laxmi, you have one of the Best hatch backs and excellent choice of colour. Wishing you many more happy miles ahead. Happy and safe motoring.
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2nd May 2010, 12:34	#24
joe1980 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Andromeda Posts: 335 Thanked: 155 Times	Congrats on your new car. It looks awesome in red.
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2nd May 2010, 13:05	#26
Utopian BHPian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: New Delhi Posts: 721 Thanked: 269 Times	Congrats, Laxminarayan for the Polo. It certainly has oodles of style. Surely a head turner in red. Wishing you lots of happy miles with the baby VW.
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2nd May 2010, 14:48	#28
theragingbull Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,601 Thanked: 651 Times View My Garage	Congrats on your car LaxmiNarayan! Looks beautiful in red. Could you confirm whether your model has an under bonnet insulation?
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2nd May 2010, 17:48	#30
poloman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,331 Thanked: 6,094 Times	Laxmi, How do you find the seating comfort of the driver. I found my left leg slightly brushing with the dash. Also accelerator was slipping below my feet. The road visibility also is poor compared to Figo.
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