Polo GTI

[wiggah]

Seen MY08 plated ones on Carsales last night for $23k driveaway.

S

Yeah mine's an MY08, but its build date is 2006. Its weird, but thats apparently how they are.

[Evo_Lee]

Yeah I reckon the RA Colt is neat bit of gear, it'd be the closest thing to driving a turbo kei car in Aust.

[wiggah]

Yeah I'm not sure aussies are still into the 'box on wheels' thing. An ugly car no doubt.. I'll just try not to look at it (and I think I got it in one of the few decent colours)

[Evo_Lee]

It might not be the case here, but in the crowded cities of Japan. A kei car can be so much fun, economical, cheap to run/insure and easy to park. I used to love wringing the living life out of the kei car. Zipping through small tight streets, throwing it into corners, tackling tight mountain roads...

I used to know a guy who owned a 106 GTi over there, while not a kei car it was tiny thing but the work he did on it by god it really surprised alot of people...he'd sweep in and out of traffic at 150kph+ along the wangan. Would have been nice if we had the 106 GTi in Aust.

[Captain_Slow]

I'd actually really like one of the quicker Kei cars, but I doubt I'd be able to fit behind the wheel...

[timtx5]

Anyone know if the colt price is a run out thing/one off sale/end of financial year coming?

[wiggah]

It's a few things
a) The build dates are old, compliance plates are new
b) The model is being discontinued
c) A new Ralliart colt may be coming out with a bit more power, curtain airbags, but losing the recaros and a price drop to make it more realistic ($29990 is too much). Not sure if this is confirmed or not.

If you're interested there's only a few left around the country.

[timtx5]

Yeah i saw one in town here today, im sure they would still want the 30k. Thinking i might need an economical/reliable but still fun car come about august. Got a feeling it will be too late by then.

[wiggah]

Yeah i saw one in town here today, im sure they would still want the 30k.

Buy it somewhere else then.. I'm in the same position in this town...

http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars...=0&sort_type=9

My car should be here within a week.

[rj_astra]

They should have made a one-series race out of the left-over ralliart colts

Bargain at around 21K on road.

I assume the recaros are not compatible with side/curtain airbags.

[wiggah]

I assume the recaros are not compatible with side/curtain airbags.

Correct. I'd probably have preferred the airbags, but some decent seats like the Polo's

[Euroboost]

Wait...what?

Yeah I know, bloody tragic. Blame wife, 2 kids and dog in near future. At least SWMBO has allowed me to get a toy in the future.

Anyway back to the Colt.
Red looks shit, black looks OK, the grey looks the mutts. The white, a couple were imported, looks OK. I recall seeing a yellow one which looked odd.

[ALLMTR]

So "ok" is as good as it gets? Or does "mutts" = good?

[Nafe]

mutts = mutts nuts = dogs bollocks = teh shit

[12arx3]

I remember sitting in one of these at the motor show, not bad, and the price here is excellent. I can't believe you are buying a new car without a test drive though. You might hate it!!