Got mine second hand about 2 years ago, bought sight unseen. Awesome little car that you do not see that often. Plenty of power to keep you happy for a little while and some options for tuning, though limited, are available. Can still catch me off guard at times when boost kicks in and puts a big smile on my wrinkly face. Keep services up to date and for that I am driving to Brisbane from the Sunshine Coast. Have not had any major dramas with it but looking at how expensive the rotors are, I am not looking forward to that day when something does blow up. The Forza rotors I have on order are a 2 piece so upon next change, I will only buy the discs and keep the bell. Services till now have been very reasonable though new plugs at each service does bump up the price. I am doing 6 monthly services though. Have a short shifter on the way from Europe too and am looking very much forward to that. Driving position is great but due to my short legs, the seat is very much forward and arm hitting the bolsters when shifting. This short shifter will sort that out.Excellent, thanks for the info. I'm very close to purchasing a my17 with 34,000 kays. So I'm trying to gauge what expenses may be coming up. If you don't mind me asking, how have you found the ownership experience?
I liked how the car drove, and really found the driving position great. The car felt very natural. Although I was driving in the wet on the worn out super sport tyres so grip was very limited.
Short shifter sounds interesting. I didn't think the gear change was bad, just had to be slower than expected. Actually, the thing that bugged me the most was the overly large shift knob. Wouldn't mind changing that. Otherwise the car was solid. I didn't notice any whine from the LSD.Got mine second hand about 2 years ago, bought sight unseen. Awesome little car that you do not see that often. Plenty of power to keep you happy for a little while and some options for tuning, though limited, are available. Can still catch me off guard at times when boost kicks in and puts a big smile on my wrinkly face. Keep services up to date and for that I am driving to Brisbane from the Sunshine Coast. Have not had any major dramas with it but looking at how expensive the rotors are, I am not looking forward to that day when something does blow up. The Forza rotors I have on order are a 2 piece so upon next change, I will only buy the discs and keep the bell. Services till now have been very reasonable though new plugs at each service does bump up the price. I am doing 6 monthly services though. Have a short shifter on the way from Europe too and am looking very much forward to that. Driving position is great but due to my short legs, the seat is very much forward and arm hitting the bolsters when shifting. This short shifter will sort that out.
If that car all checks out then go for it mate, you'll love it and you will have something very special.
I was hoping you'd chime in. Thanks. I was hoping the after market had a solution.All the sport touched engines are 1000 times better with the touch screens you can get after market systems that can replace them for a fraction of the price
Can I get a Peugeot sock?The aluminium shift knob gets very hot in summer so keep an old sock or something in your car to cover it. I don't see these engines being an issue lasting 150ks or beyond provided services are kept up and you treat her nice. Obvously you can't be fully aware of the history of the one you want to purchase but see what you can find out. Another owner I met has 100ks on his 2016 gti without any problems. I have no issues with the screen and if I do need any updates, my mechanic in Brisbane will organize that.
Excellent info, thanks. Definitely gives me more confidence hearing from owners.Ive got a 2016 GTi 270 thats done around 91,000km now. Its the 'pre facelift model'
It has the front Forza brake discs and 'custom hats' as Brakes Direct call them. Its using the Bremtec Evolve Carbon Ceramic Mono4 pads also from Brakes Direct, but I think as a road car these are overkill and it could get by with some softer pads for daily use. The hard pads can glaze up the discs if you don't stand on the brakes hard enough every now and then.
Im using Penrite oils in engine and box currently. Penrite C3 is the recommended engine oil by Penrite.
If using Penrite gbox oil it already has an amount of Limited Slip additive in the oil so dont be tempted to add too much additional Limslip additive (Penrite product).
I get bulk parts orders for consumables/filters etc from EAI in Sydney.
There is only one spark plug recommended for these and the prices vary wildly. Shop around online such as Sparesbox and even ebay. Avoid Repco as they wanted $59 each as a special order!
Tyres arent cheap being 235/35/19 at around $350+ each for Michelin PS4S but there are other cheaper options. Last time I priced a PS4S it was $408 from Tyresales. It also has no spare but you can make up a spare wheel kit from a 3008 spacesaver or even a Ford Mondeo as the stud pattern is the same. The spacesaver will never clear the massive front brakes so you would need to move the back wheel to the front then put the spacesaver on the rear etc as the rear discs are smallish.
The rims are Speedline and prone to gutters so park carefully and slowly. Dont be rushed and scratch the $800 rim as they are diamond cut finished and not a simple repair job.
Some people are having trouble with the fuel tanks on the pre face lifts cars. The breather or internal valve that stops fuel entering the external canister can block or fail open and a sign of impending doom is hesitant acceleration or stalling. Some people are claiming whole new fuel tank installations as its an ongoing issue.
Ive not had the issue yet and a preventative measure is not to fill the tank to the brim. Stop 5L short of full but you have to know what you have in there to start with etc.
One other issue I had when I got the car was that the stereo and in fact all 'noise' from the speakers was an intermittent fault. Some days perfect, other days nothing. No amount of resetting or lock/unlock/deadlock overnight etc would fix it. My friend diagnosed via his scan tool and the failure pointed to the rear amp in the left hand side behind the tail light. After a full clean by blowing out all of the dust and cleaning the contacts then reconnecting all of the connector blocks it hasn't faulted since. Aussie dust seemed to cause that issue.
I was heading towards a 208GTi however after discussions with a 270 owner nearby, I bought the 308 GTi 2nd hand and its such a blast to drive especially with the sport button pushed and knowing that its just a 1600cc turbo.
Ive driven a friends basic (non Rallye) Yaris GR also, and for half the price (even 2nd hand) the 308 made more sense.
Hope that assists.