2002 Volkswagen Polo from Belgium - Comments

I purchased a new VW Polo 1.4 Twist in December 2004. The moment it was delvered to me, it had to be booked in for warranty work. Clearly there was no P.D.I. carried out (not properly anyway!) by the main dealer. It had to have all 4 headlights replaced, a new rear window (the heating element was clearly broken halfway across the window) and a new tailgate catch as it was almost impossible to close it. It is now on its third tailgate catch. Twice the rear washer nozzle has been replaced, and the windscreen washer bottle was split and leaked all the water onto the road. The anti-roll bar has broken (no kerbing of impact or pot holes)...the dealer tells me the ends just break off sometimes! Then loss of compression and a whole new cylinder head needed.

This has been my one and only new car and I thought I was buying a good quality basic car, not the cheapest, but well renowned for quality and reliability. I doubt I will ever buy a new car again and will definately never, ever buy a VW! Or any other German car or anything assembled in Spain! Clearly VW have relied on past reputation to sell these cars which no longer meet the standards expected. A great reputation is now being thrown away. Shame on VW!

Can anyone tell me how to install a light in the boot of the Polo? Of all the gadgets it has, and there is not even a light in the boot! I confess I did not check for that, but assumed that all cars of a certain standard would be fitted with a light. This was common even in the 50's.

I bought my new Polo 1.0 E in 2001. Its done 125,000 miles for me without a serious fault until now - a problem with the EGR valve the garage tell me. However the warning light on the dash has been on since 30,000 miles but my garage said to ignore it.