Polo Planned enhancement part 2

By ANDY in Rims on 7:00 PM with No comments

Polo Planned enhancement part 2

Third modification - Bigger wheels

In Singapore, the Polo comes in 3 variants; they are the base Polo, Polo Sports and the little pocket rocket Polo GTi. The former two are equipped with VAG's 1.2 liter TSi engine while the latter comes with a VAG 1.4 liter Twin charge engine. All of them use the DSG7 as the standard drivetrain.

Of course, the amount of cash you are willing to part with gets you different levels of equipment. For Polo Sports, it comes with an 105 Hp engine, RCD 310 head unit, steering wheel control for the audio, basic white MFD and a bit of aluminum finishings for the air vents, headlight control knob as well as the aircon control knobs.

Number Plate Retention

By ANDY in number plate, retention on 7:59 AM with No comments

Number Plate Retention

Read this if you want to retain your existing number plate!

I was faced with a dilemma while I was transiting from the old car with the new. In fact I was contemplating on giving up the familiar car plate number which was with me for the last 9 years. It has a hard decision especially since the old plate held sentimental values.

The dilemma started because I was unsure if I can get to retain the existing car plate number since it was under my dad's name. While I was at the VW showroom, I was told that I can't transfer the plate under my name.

Polo Planned enhancements part 1

By ANDY in enhancements modification on 6:52 PM with No comments

Polo Planned enhancements part 1

After almost 2 months of driving the Polo, I must say that it really delivers and performs as advertised. However me being ME and to my lovely wifey's dismay, I was not able to resist the lure of the DARK side. Therefore, the car will not stay in stock condition for long. Warranty issues aside, I have been a really bad boy, surfing websites to source for aftermarket parts.

However to my disappointment, there ain't much aftermarket parts available for modifications in Singapore. So I have to take the next step and look outside of Singapore and look at the EU countries such as Germany, England, Poland, etc to build my poison list.

Volkswagen Up! featured in World's tightest parallel park

By ANDY in on 1:07 AM with No comments

Volkswagen Up! featured in World's tightest parallel park

Repost from German Car Blog : World's tightest parallel park!

VW is now the holder of the tightest parallel parking record.

" German stunt driver Ronny Wechselberger managed to slide a Volkswagen Up! into a space of just 12 feet and 0.88 inches. Given that the three-door Up! takes up a full 11 feet and 7.37 inches of space itself, the remaining room front and rear was less than the length of a Bic pen. The margin makes the Mini effort seem down right spacious by comparison. Ronny C’ Rock, as the stuntman is also known, pulled off the feat at Flugplatz Kindel in Eisenach, Germany. "