VW Polo (pre 1990) Reviews

My very first car was a VW Polo C reg C330RRY. I named her Andrea. I paid £320 for what was to be a gem of a car. I must admit that as a young 'Michael Schumacher' I didn't exactly treat this car with respect, but she took everything I threw at her. I dont think any of my polo's have ever broken down! My second car was also a ...

I bought the Match version of the polo fox about 3 months ago off EBAY. Not something I would normally do but for £400 it was worth the risk. The Polo of this vintage (1994) is getting on a bit but with only 52500 miles its still breaking in. Reliability wise its a great car, but then most VW's are. Nothing seems to ever break on it ...

My Polo was the fanciest of the Mk2s, a 1989 Coupe S, with its 1272cc 55bhp (!!!!!) engine. I mock, but it was decently fast - keeping up with much more powerful cars was a doddle. Thank the very light weight (720 kilograms) for that. The 0-60mph time is around 12 seconds which isn't spectacular but the torque gives it some shove in the sprints ...

I have just bought an 1982 MK2 poloC. first registered in february, the first month this model was on sale. From looking at the huge amounts of service record, old MOT's and bills, I think the little car has done over 250,000 miles! although it did have a new engine fitted in 1989, 160,000 miles ago. the general condition of the car is good ...

Superb, basic design that still works. - Advantages: Good to drive, Last for years, Straightforward - Disadvantages: Soft brakes, Only 4 speed, Erm?

I am a blonde woman of a ‘certain age’ who has never owned her own car, despite having passed my test over ten years ago. Well, I live in a city centre and am able to borrow the old mother’s Toyota whenever I need it. Last year I decided to take the plunge into the exciting world of car ownership! I sent my lovely fella ...

Subject: Polo '88 1.0 ===================== Background ----------- This car was bought by my grandmother, and she only drove it to go to the church on sunday.... 4 years ago we really started to use the car and now it has 45.000km. So it's possible that the critics mentioned may not be justified. Maybe it's ...

I own a Volkswagen Polo circa 1989, I have had it for 18 months now and it was my very first car. If I had to sum it up in a matter of a few words I would say that it is a wonderful little car, why you may ask? Well the cost of running such a small car is very low I get almost 300 miles out of £25 of petrol. As the engine is only 1043cc ...

My 1010cc Volkswagen Polo, only slightly younger than me, has got to be one of the loves of my life. Before getting it, I would have found the idea of being so attached to a metal machine totally daft, but this little car has character. I got it as a first car - 100% ideal. Firstly, like practically all Volkswagens it is amazingly reliable. It ...

I used to own one of these a while ago and never was that impressed with it. Then a couple of weeks ago a friend very kindly lent me his and I was reminded what a heap of rubbish they are. Ok, these cars are a little long in the tooth now but the interior is tacky and doesn't wear well. They are underpowered and not that nice to ...

Well not really a combine a POLO not a mint with a hole the natty little get about that has never seen me wrong. Now although I haven't been driving it the car has been in the family for all its 15 years of faithful service. I can't really say I love it, it isn't one of those cars you buy because you love it you buy it because you need ...

Had my Polo 1.6GLX since new on Aug 1 1985 and done 67000 miles and had it fully serviced by VW dealers. It rattles like a bag of nails, the trim inside squeaks like a nest of mice, the driver's side window falls out regularly, the drivers door has rusted through from the inside out, 1.1 Metros can outaccelerate me from the ...

I have a 1987 VW Polo CL and have owned it for four years now. In that time I have covered 25,000 miles and have had no major problems at all. The body is starting to look a bit tired (it's kept on the driveway in all weathers) but the engine just seems to get better as it gets older. It is reasonably cheap to run, reliable, always starts ...