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OK not a Golf... The Wifes new Polo 6R

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Norbreck21a:
Thanks for the comments guys, much appreciated.



--- Quote from: alexperkins on April 26, 2011, 09:02:29 am ---Still cant believe they don't give you a hydraulic bonnet lifter on the new models!!

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Alex,
I think I purchased the only 2 cars in VW's current line up that don't use hydraulic lifters (in the Scirocco and Polo)  :grin: :grin: :grin:

alexperkins:
They are just stingy lol. Funny thing is the scirocco has the stand out for the lifter on the left hand side of the bay!

Norbreck21a:
Actually with the Scirocco, I asked my German colleagues (I work for a German Engineering company), to ask the local dealer what the deal was with the hydraulic bonnet lifter.

Apparently they sent a question to VW headquarters in Wolfsburg and had a reply.

Basically it said that hydraulic bonnet lifter was removed from the Scirocco during NCAP crash tests where they found out due to how low it was from the ground and it's position and angle in the engine bay when closed, in a frontal impact, in some cases the strut penetrated the bonnet and therefore caused a serious pedestrian issue in the case of the car hitting someone head on. It was apparently a last minute change by VW in 2009 (if you believe all this).

On the Polo, I believe it is just cost cutting.

alexperkins:
Interesting response they gave thats for sure!

Just looked at the extended write up on UKP - what were you spraying the tardis with? It dissolved my bottle lol

Norbreck21a:
Alex,

Got a couple of clear chemical spray bottles from Cleanyourcar.com about a year ago. So far no problems.  :happy2:

Hehe, this is much better than working  :laugh:

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