VW Polo (1990-94) Reviews

I have owned two VW polo's and I have only owned two cars so I may be biased towards them but I don't apologise for this and I hope my review is still balanced on the pro's and con's. My first polo was an R reg (98) 5 door post-box red basic model polo with no power steering! (yes I had muscles of steel!) I loved it as a first car even ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

Polo classic shows some problems with sparking plug cables, which gived electric passage to the ground at aprox. 45000 km. I know that VW in Portugal knows about that but dont say it to their clients. Another drawback... exhaust pipe (near the motor...we call it "colector") . that colector I substituted three times because of ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review