1991 Volkswagen Polo G40 Supercharged

[G40Mario]

Make: Volkswagen
Model: Polo G40
Year/Reg: 1991 ''H''
Mileage: 157,280
MOT: 7 months
Tax: Under 6 months
Location: London N13

Engine

Full PSD stainless steel exhaust system (decat)
SNS stage 5 chip
65mm Toothed belt Kit
Full blend charger (full service by Jabba at 143,070)
Jabba sport Induction kit with heat shield
Boost return mod
Samco hoses

Suspension and Trans

HnR 60/40 cup kit
Front lower strut brace
G-ladderseite arb blocks
genuine clutch 3k ago (151,000)
Gear box rebuilt 3k ago (151,000)
New n/s and o/s front wheel bearing replaced (151,000)
Radiator, 2speed fan and complete drive shafts have been replaced on both sides last week.

Wheels and Tyres

13'' BBS RA's sprayed black
4x Yokohama A539's (fitted at 153,510)
239mm EBC grooved and drilled dics
EBC Red stuff pads
Braided hoses
DOT 5.1 brake fluid
Rear brakes have had a complete overhaul at 153,000
(new cylinders, springs, drums, brake cables, hand brake cable etc...)

Interior and ice

Boost gauge supplied, wired up but not currently fitted
Sony Xplod head unit, USB/MP3/CD
Front dash speakers

Exterior

De-badged Grill
Clear indicators
H.I.D head lights 6k Diamond white (standard headlights supplied)
Fog lights

Good Points:

Full service history, HPI clear, Paintwork is very good, 2 new tyres, oil and filter change every 3k, new alternator fitted 3 k ago, brand new spare wheel, new clutch fitted, gear box recently rebuilt, both front wheel bearings replaced, brand new cam belt fitted 154,084, 7 months M.O.T, head gasket work done at 114,876, should be running 140+ .

Bad points:

Rear bumper is missing both clips so hangs down slightly, drivers seat is a little worn, gear stick is slightly worn and missing the cap with printed gears on, the odd stone chip and parking dent nothing major, small chip repaired on the window screen, and the boot also has 2 small scratches.

So yes here it is my G40 for sale, I have owned it for 6 months and have used it as my daily commute to work and back and have put 2k over 6months. i must say i never knew what all the hype was about but oh my you never truly know until you own one of the badboys. the previous over has spent thousands on her and ive spent a fair bit as well.

I dont really want to part from my pride and joy but im going travelling and need the funds i will miss her.

I am based in north London, my number is 07956 123 952 for any questions.

Price £2250 ono.

Thanks for looking

Mario

[wozzaG40]

Selling already mate? thats a shame.

Was a cracking little car when I owned her for almost 3 years before Mario, and as he said I spent a fair about of money and time on her.

[G40Mario]

Well to be honest warren i don't really want to sell her! But i need the money to fund my travels... i will truly be sad to see her go...

[dinger1991]

awryt mate, just wondering if car is still for sale??

[Hoppygti]

Back to London for him then........where he originally came from!!

Good to see it still looks good!!

[ade]

is it still for sale?

[G40Mario]

SOLD!!

[lambretta1966]

I've just registered with this Forum so that I can tell you guys an interesting story about H838AVV.

Well I've had the most bizarre afternoon I can tell you.

I very occasionally browse through Piston Heads Classifieds in the remote offchance of seeing if there are any decent G40 Polos on the road as they becoming any increasingly rare site these days.

Whilst posted in Germany in the early 90's my wife and I were the proud owners of a brand spanking new G40 in Tornado Red in the July of 1991 and we promply named it "Red Snaper".

There was much hype in the motoring press about this new little pocket rocket and I was very keen to be one of the first to own one.

All my mates were into the hothatch scene so you can imagine the car parks were full of Astra and Nova GTE's , Escort RS Turbos and Golf GTI's. As you could take advantage of the Tax Free incentives of being in the HM Forces most of us younger guys could afford to buy decent performance cars.

One of my mates was so taken with the performance and sound of that little G40 supercharger that he sold his MK2 Golf GTI and bought one too ! Next thing the Tax Free car sales guy starts offering me a bonus of a £100 for each G40 that he sells on my recommendation ! Well I didn't have to try too hard that's for sure.

The G40 was lavished to excess. Polished with Autoglym Super Resin and finished off with Extra Gloss Protection. BBS Alloys were a pain to clean but looked good in the end. Oil changed every 3000mls.

The bonus scheme was working fine. It enabled me to get the VW local dealer to fit the fog lights in the front bumpers , a colour keyed Kamei grill spoiler , and a top end sound system without me spending a penny !

Sadly after the demise of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War it was time to get posted back to the UK......the honeymoon period was over. It was back to 15% mortgage interest rates and sky high car insurance premiums.

There was a lot of scare mongering about car crime back in the UK especially with "hot hatches" so we ditched the idea of trading up to a G60 Corrado and brought our little "Red Snapper" home with us.

On a cold dark and wet depressing night in November '93 we did the unforgivable thing of cheering ourselves up and made an impulsive decision to trade Red Snapper in for a new Golf at our local VW dealer.

I never thought that I would be so sentimentally attached to a car as much as this one. It gave us so much fun and happy memories and it was really gut wrenching to eventually see it go.

To this day whenever I see a Red Polo Coupe the first thing I listen for is the drone of that little supercharger and if the plates read H838AVV...........so imagine my surprise when there she was for sale in the Classifieds !!

I almost fell off my chair....I picked the phone up straightaway without a blink and contacted Mario. I'm sure he thought that intially I was some timewasting nutter but this was soon dispelled. There are so many more stories I can tell about "our" beloved G40 (She will always be ours ....you have to understand that don't you ?) but I'll leave that to the new owner to contact me if he wishes.

All I can say is that she looks a little tired from when I last saw her 17 yrs ago but be good to her and I hope she brings you the same joy that she gave us all those years ago.

Best Wishes

Serge and Rachel

[ade]

twas me that bought it   

so your'e the 1st owner? did you buy it from a uk dealer or in germany while you were there? always nice to hear the history of a car, it'll be well looked after and has been by the previous 2 owners, my mate warrren who's posted above owned it before mario.
i've had one before but unfortunately it got crashed into by a pug and written off
its had a partial respray at some point and possibly a n/s/r 1/4 panel, there is some rust appearing here and there but its pretty good for near 20 years old
so its come back to Northampton, your welcome to come see it if your ever near by 

[wozzaG40]

Wow Ade I did not know you were going to do that, the G is now back :-) can't wait to see her again, I love this car and treated it well for a good few years. Good to see that the the thousands of pounds I put in go this car will now be going to a close friend of mine. Nice touch Ade

[lambretta1966]

Hi Ade,

Nice to hear from you.

Bought it in Germany but not from a local VW dealer. As the G40 was in RHD it was shipped over from a Tax Free dealership in the UK. Can't recall if it was Milton Keynes or not. There was a VW Tax Free sales office based at RAF Gutersloh were I bought it from and I think it was the first RHD G40 that was sold over there.

If I knew what I know now (hindsight what a great thing that is) I wouldn't have had the roof cut for the glass sunroof. My mate had a J plate G40 in Gunmetal Grey but had a factory fitted sunroof but he waited for the special order .....I couldn't wait as I wanted the car there and then !!!

The work was done by VW-Audi Autohaus Auto Schäfer GmbH in Harswinkle but the buggers made a slight crease in the roof when installing it , I was livid at the time. I also fitted the armoured door plates when over there too.

I also had to have a supermarket trolley dent removed from the nearside rear 1/4 panel so the partial respray mystery may be solved. I always remember parking at the other far end of supermarket car parks to avoid the car getting ding'd. On this occasion I came back to the car to find some b****d had rammed my car with a trolley. I went absolutely ape and started ranting at anyone who was looking at me going ape ! Dings and Dents if they existed back then would probably have removed the dent in 15 mins but back then it had to be filled and resprayed. This was also done at VW-Audi Autohaus in Harswinkle.

I was looking at all the old pictures of her last night just after we picked her up from the showroom so can scan them and post them on to the Forum if your interested. When we came back to the UK I fitted Polo GT badges so as not draw any attention.

I must admit it would be great to see the car again if I was ever in the area. I'm really tempted to get another one for sure....there's a mint one for sale on Piston Heads for £4K at the moment. In fact I dropped the seller a line to tell him that I used to own one just like his and that led me to H838AVV. Who knows it might be fate !    

[ade]

would be great to see some photos of it if you can post them on here
there's quite a bit needs doing to it to tidy it up but i've gotta sell my other car before i can spend any money on it...
so Audi S2 Avant for sale

[lambretta1966]

I'm in a similar predicament....if i want to buy the mint G40 i'll have to sell my wifes Beetle Convertible that I've recently bought for her birthday !

decisions + decisions = DIVORCE !!!

[Justin14100]

I'm in a similar predicament....if i want to buy the mint G40 i'll have to sell my wifes Beetle Convertible that I've recently bought for her birthday !

decisions + decisions = DIVORCE !!!

divorce or a G.... tough one indeed!