VW Polo (1994-99) Reviews

We brought our 1997 1.4 petrol polo from a salvage yard over 10 years ago with little damage. Its been repaired and made road legal and has been running non stop since. The only time i had a problem with it was last winter when the RAC man explained to me that it the battery installed by another person had been the wrong type. It was a battery fit ...  Read the complete review

i recently bought my first car 2 months ago a 1994 m reg VW Polo 1044cc model and all i can say is What a great first is turning out to be. reliable cheap on tax, fuel and isurance. to boot the cr only cost me 200 pounds and after a day of tlc and cleaning it looked in showroom condition. one luxury i also found unlike many other cars with a ...  Read the complete review

This is a great little run around. It is my first car, but ill be sticking with VW's. I own a 1.6 which is brilliant. The car has definatly got more than enough power. It looks quite small from the outside but can easily fit 4 people in (i have the 5 door model). Its a great looking car as well. Not many cars are able to look good after 10 or so ...  Read the complete review

I brought my 1st VW polo about 3 years ago P reg, I had an accident in it about 2 years ago and unfortunately wrote it off, someone pulled out infront of me at about 50 mph and I crashed into the back of them, the only reason the car was a right off was because they had a tow bar and managed to break the radiator and air con, on the plus side I ...  Read the complete review

i have had my polo since begiinig of year so far has cost me £800 in repairs, the clutch cable, catalytic converter, and now a new clutch so proving to be quite an expensive car. not only all of these problems have occured at once it annoys me that i onli get about 40 miles from a full tank of petrol. rediculous! this is my first car so i am on a ...  Read the complete review

I have had a VW Polo for a number of years and have found them to be pricey! Havent had a great experience with my one, and whilst i bought it for top dollar from a main dealer (for the sort of prices you can now buy a NEW car!), it has had lots of issues including usual exhausts etc, the worst bit was the timing belt going and taking ...  Read the complete review

I love the old golf polo. It was my second car, priced at a reasonable £4000 back in 1998. Its a small car, but you can fit alot into it, it has a good passenger space, and the boot can hold alot of luggage. The interior on my car was a dark black fabric, and i have to say looked brilliant. The car rarely looked dirty and at night had a great ...  Read the complete review

Not a bad car, I own a Green 5 door N reg 1.4 Polo. It's my first car and has convinced me that my next car will be a Polo but newer! It's cheap on insurance and petrol and seemingly very reliable I have only had a few things go wrong with it. The window reg broke, the central locking motor has broken, the wiper motor broke... so basically all the ...  Read the complete review

I am a 21 year old student and this is my third car; a 1 litre, M-Reg VW Polo. Although I have of course only have a comparatively low experience of car ownership I can certainly guarantee that this little motor is a reliable little run-a-round. The car is currently up t0 103,000 miles and in true solid, German, VW style, is showing no sign of ...  Read the complete review

i have a vw polo 1.4 (2000) after having it for a year lots of things went wrong with it e.g battery failure many times, broken electronic window, snapped cambelt, and engine overheating, and funny noises after coming of the motorway. i get about 20 miles on £15 of peterol. so all in all not very good

This is what my first car is. I've owned it since Nov '03. Mine is a 1.0L T Reg in white. Now this is the cheapest, most basic model there is. So Im going to keep that in mind in this review. Also remember this is my first car so I dont have any other cars to compare it to really. Anyway on with the ...  Read the complete review

I have the advantage of having grown up with a father who was in the motor trade. So from a reasonable driving age I have been able to drive many different cars. The Polo (98) I bought 2 months ago has been a pleasure. I needed a car and fast after crashing my Fiesta on ice in Dec '01. So using the internet I started my search. I had a few ...  Read the complete review

A very good little car!! - Advantages: Easy to park, Strong, Reliable mechanics - Disadvantages: Back seats are tight, Visability is limited if you are tall, Electrics might cause problems

Did you hear the one about the man who just bought a new Volkswagen Polo ?? He brought it back to the salesman and said "You sold me a dud ". Salesman says.."That car was in MINT condition when i sold it to you"……..man says..."Yes.....MINT condition...there`s a dirty great HOLE in the middle !!"......get ...  Read the complete review

I have reciently bought a 2000 1.4s and it is absoulutly brilliant. when i bought it from whites the staff where very friendly and efficient they gave very helpful advice. as for the car itself it is great to drive the steering is very responsive and for a car of it's 1.4 multi point injection engine is reliable and fuel effcient which ...  Read the complete review

I bought my Polo last year July & aside for the couple of times I've beennhit by careless motorists, I must say I 've had no problems at all. It's a '97 P reg & has power assisted air con, electric mirrors & windows & air conditioning. It's my 3rd car the first two being a B reg Astra & a E reg XR2, both of ...  Read the complete review

Now I am not a great fan of small cars but a few months back we were looking for a new car for my girlfriend and came accross an N reg red polo, low mileage , small, economical and after looking at a few other small cars this one seemed solid and at £4000 not too badly priced and cheap insurance to boot.. After we got the car home I decided to ...  Read the complete review

For a few years now I've been driving a VW Polo (1997 P reg) 1.4CL and to be honest I think this is one of the most fantastic cars I've ever had the pleasure to drive. Its comfortable, safe, fast and very quiet even at very hight speeds. OK here are the meat and bones: Engine. The 1.4i engine is very nice to drive ...  Read the complete review

Although you see WAY too many of them around in my opinion, I love my little Polo. Having had 4 clapped out old bangers nicked in a rather short space of time, I decided early last year that it was time to invest in a decent motor. I was advised by those in the know that a Polo was a cool small car, big enough for me and my kids. NOT cheap ...  Read the complete review

My father is the proud owner of a VW Polo 1.6 litre fuel injected five door saloon. The car is an R reg and is a lovely bright red in colour. The 1.6litre engine which developes about 70 bhp is ideal for around the town with 35-40 mpg and a nice smooth ride. The out of town driving is just as good with 45mpg and enough power in that little 1.6 ...  Read the complete review