2008 Volkswagen Polo Classic 1.9 turbo diesel from South Africa
Summary:
Never had this much trust in a car in my life
Faults:
Only thing that went wrong since I had the car was the gearbox that I had to service due to traveling long distances for the company I worked for. (72000km per year)
Due to poor quality diesel, at 335 678km I had to replace the throttle body. It was clogged up with greasy stuff that made the car not start.
Had many people stop me and wanted to buy it from me.
I bought it for R89900 and people are willing to buy it back from me at R70000.
Durable and economical. Got 21,3km/l over 3544km at a speed of 130km/h with the aircon on and 3 people with all their luggage.
Best buy ever. Thanks VW...
General Comments:
Everything that I expected from it and more.
Love my TDI.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 4th December, 2023
14th Jun 2013, 23:35
Thank you for your honest comments. My son's Jetta had many electrical problems, so this seems to be constant source of irritation with certain VW models. Many of your comments could easily apply to the BMW 3-series autos owned by my other son and by my daughter. It is strange to hear folks talk about "German quality", when most of the VW cars are built in OTHER countries, and thus LACK the high quality once associated with German made products! Here in North America, we receive Golfs and New Beetles made in Mexico, and the poor construction and constant repair hassles are legendary!