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.
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.
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