Reliable
The back window keeps fogging up regardless of the defroster.
The car in dark green!!!
The car is EXTREMLEY reliable. I can go 6 weeks on a full tank of petrol.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
Review Date: 19th January, 2007
Nice while it lasted
Engine cutting out in last year of ownership. Very scary when the power steering cut out. Probably a very simple common fault, but VW weren't very helpful.
Lovely luxury for a small car although engine was pretty pathetic for a Millenium car.
Nice Ladies car let down by pathetic VW not being very helpful.
Would have one again mind!
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 5th July, 2006
Good package ruined by reliability
Leaky exhaust manifold.
Exhaust vibration.
Electric Wing mirrors don't work.
Starter motor has jammed on twice, then blown up requiring 2 new starters.
CD/ Radio stopped working.
Ignition switch faulty.
Like the solid body, interior quality and revvy little motor.
The lack of reliability ruins an value/joy in owning this car.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 16th February, 2006
Perfectly reliable
Up to this point nothing serious has gone wrong with my car.
The rubber seal between the aerial and the roof going missing.
The little light bulb in the centre console popped twice.
Although not purchased new, I am very happy with my Polo.
The handling is great.
The controls are good and ergonomic.
It is fuel efficient.
It has a very spacious boot.
Strong, unbreakable and responsive engine.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 27th December, 2005
Stylish and Fast VW with a generous specification
Rear washer pipe split, leaked water into car.
Rear brake binding, caused by faulty handbrake cable.
Alloy wheels corroding.
I previously had the same car, but the base model E and I had always wanted the GTi version so I saved up and got one.
The spec of the GTi beats anything in its class, especially at the time it came out (2000). Climate control with Xenon lights as standard and a 6CD changer plus alloys and dual airbags with optional heated and/or leather seats.
The interior of this car also beats anything in its class. Borrowed and slightly modified by the Lupo the dash is stylish/funky and innovative. Chrome surrounds on the dials and at night the blue illuminated instruments look very cool, you really get that feeling of superior build quality.
The exterior is very well done. The best thing about VW is that they style the GTi's in a subtle way. The BBS alloys with honeycomb grille and extended sills and bumper strips and rear roof spoiler with the whole thing lowered 10mm. The car is another VW that will look good in many years time because the styling is subtle and classy.
I found the performance of this car to be good. 125Bhp with 0-60 in 8.7 seconds and a top speed of 127mph. My only comment is that the car needs to be reveed way over 3500rpm before you feel a kick at which point the car seems to spring to life. I put that down to the VVT (variable valve timing) and the fact my particular car has still got problems with brakes.
The problems I have had with the car are shared by many other polo drivers, most of these problems are small and not too costly. But its not what you should get from a VW (maybe its cause they put them together in spain now?).
The main gripe about this car is the dealers. I have dealt with VW dealers a few years now and they are all bad. The problem is the reputation of VW is of reliability and build quality. However the reliability of current VW's is relatively low compared to its competitors. So when things go wrong is a pain trying to get anything done on warranty and the attidute you get from the staff is poor. Often booking cars in when parts aren't available and blatantly lying about design faults (corroding alloys).
I think the predecessor to this model (polo 9N year 2002 onwards) and the face-lift Polo 9N are seriously lacking the spec and look of this model polo. The interior just feels cheap and thinned out, on the facelift model they no longer have gas struts to hold up the bonnet. More money saving adjustments that remove that VW feeling of superior build quality and refinement. Not to mention the fact VW still commands higher prices than its competitors.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 26th November, 2005
What a pathetic slow car you have. Power to weight ratio is a joke on the heavy underpowered polo gti.
The car is heavy because it has so many extras as standard (air con etc).
It's still as fast, or faster than all of its direct competitors.
I wouldn't call it slow. I have timed mine at 8.9sec to 60mph.
So it's a lot quicker than a vtr.
24th Jun 2006, 02:35
I fully agreed with the comment about VW Polo 1.4 2000. I purchased a demo model, which has done 1500 km, from a very reputable dealer in Adelaide South Australia.
Within the first 4 months I had to take the car back to get the ball joints fixed on 3 occasions.
After 15 months or so, the car could not start on the morning of my kid's Year 12 exam, and it took a week to have the starter switch replaced, which has to be flown in from Sydney.
The power window jammed just before the warranty ran out, so they were replaced at no cost. Since then I have put in a new throttle system and removed the pedal assembly, and repaired & reinforced the cable clip, which has cost me AUD $2000 so far.