VW Polo (1990-94)

As you may know from my previous ops, I like to cover a variety of topics. What ever I write about has to have made some sort of impact on me to inspire my writing, but usually I prefer to take a positive note, generally writing about the things I enjoy or make me happy. However the little car I want to tell you about today had no such good impact on me, but did leave a very firm impression with me, thus I felt it was worthy of an op. - - - - - - - - - - - - - Introduction - Today was the day I traded in my lovely, if not somewhat tired Audi 100 for a slightly less tired, and seemingly more practical Volkswagen Polo C. I have owned it now for ...

Having started my affair with the VW polo pre 1994, I can safely join the ranks of Polo lovers. As a utility car, this is hard to beat. From the front back . . . The engine is typiclly 1.1 or 1.4 and with the awesome VW gearbox, delivers punch, power and speed on demand. The suspension can handle a similarly wide range of circumstances and for me is greatest fun on my own around the back streets of London. Bodywork is pretty standard plate and I prefer the old shape!! Comfortable as a little zoomer, the Polo is quite hard work on a drive longer than a couple of hours, especially if laden. A journey with a passenger and stuff in the boot is a mare from ...

I bought a Polo Coupe about a year ago with 36000 miles on the clock. It was my first car, and I think I would be hard pushed to find a car with similar performance for the money I paid. It may only be 1.024L, but it is very quick off the mark. The back seat is not particularly roomy, but I have had six people in it at once for a fifteen-minute trip; There weren’t too many complaints either. There is a radio in there that provides invaluable entertainment on those long trips., however, the car is not packed with features like electric windows, but what do you expect for just under £2500? It is a compact little car that is easily parked in spaces ...