1992 Volkswagen Polo Reviews - Page 3 of 3

Absolutely nothing went wrong, until I crashed it.

The car is not the most comfortable and isn't made for racing.

However :

- although quite old, it never needed any repairs during the 3 years I owned it.

- small engine, cheap maintenance and insurance.

- When driven properly it only consumes 6.4 liter / 100 km (mpg = 36.6)

- not fast, but still somehow very powerful: last year we drove from Ghent to Dubrovnik and back (+-5000km), surviving flooding, the Alps and other mountain ridges (including the katschbergpass in Austria and the impossibly steep hills around Sarajevo), very hot temperatures (40C) and the traffic of former Yugoslavia

- incredibly reliable, although already sleeping outside for 10 years, it never gave any problems starting.

- it doesn't look cool, but its looks and feeling somehow grow on you

- I wouldn't recommend driving it faster then 120 km/h, I think it lasts forever if one treats it kindly

- I fell asleep in it and crashed it. although the car itself looked very messy, I was still in quite good shape.

The rear brakes had to be replaced twice and the alternator broke after 140000 km.

A very reasonable car, not really fast but sporty enough for everyday use. Very reliable.

There's a leak on the passenger side which on rainy days floods that well. I originally thought it was from the door (you can see a stream of water at the seal at the bottom) but now I think it's thru the vent intake. Dealer couldn't find it though.

In 1994 the passenger side window cable rusted (that's why I thought of the above) - replaced on a Sunday free as it was covered by warranty - that's service!

It got a rust patch just by the aerial mount & on the DS pillar.

Xmas '97 it was kept in the garage for about a month (so that I could run about in my 2CV for a bit - it needed a run) & in Jan on first time start it suffered from severe fuel starvation at the bottom of a hill in the middle of nowhere! Needed new fuel pump.

Needed new suspension arm early '97 (probably due to my driving).

Considering the size of engine & it being the bottom of the range at the time, the build quality was just as you'd expect for VW (it was my third after a Beetle 1303s & an 'S' polo), it was pretty good.

Not particularly exciting though (handled OK).

Nothing after 97,000 miles.

Good runner, and they last forever.