Future Polo GTi owner

[jfive]

Hi guys/gals. First time poster, long time lurker.

I'm looking to purchasing a GTi in about 2-3 months and plan on keeping the car for 5 years or more. But I have been told by a few of my dads mates that I will be looking at alot of $$ to keep the car on the road after 100,000klm's.

I am a single dad and don't flog my cars (much) and mainly do highway driving. Are these 'rumours' worth worrying about?

I currently have a '98 SSS pulsar and have had it for 6 years still going strong without much $$ poured into it and would like a similiar experience with the polo.

I really have my mind set on getting the GTi but just wanted some reasurrance

[WEDEL.1]

We have only had our 1.4L auto Polo a couple of months, so I can't comment on that.

I have heard that said about Volkswagens in general.

Our other VW is a T4 Transporter, 2L Man which has covered 146,000Km. It is still 100% reliable, and has not let us down once.

If you are going to keep the Polo fro a long time, but as new as you can afford. Sevice as per schedule every 15K, change the oil & filter every 7,000km, and use the best products you can afford. I would expect you will have many years of happy motoring.

Maris

[Grant]

i'm in the same position mate. been working 7 days a week over this uni break so i have the money for the polo. will be good to hear everyones opinions

[jfive]

Thanks for the response Maris. I plan to buy brand new and will be definitely be taking care of this car like I have my pulsar.

I have looked at all the other cars in this price range and for the $$ the polo seems like a great little car. I couldn't stand being stuck with a slow corolla (and the rest) for 5+ years. And the ability to chip the polo later on is a great plus.

[jfive]

i'm in the same position mate. been working 7 days a week over this uni break so i have the money for the polo. will be good to hear everyones opinions

I'm hoping their opinions are good as I really want a polo

[WEDEL.1]

Thanks for the response Maris. I plan to buy brand new and will be definitely be taking care of this car like I have my pulsar.

I cannot see you having any problems

I am about 6' 3" tall, and I have heaps of room in the Polo. It is a great car.

Maris

[MACCAA]

Beats me how anyone can say how much they'll cost to run after 100k as no one yet has got that far[As far as I know]
Floody has done 70-80k in his[+track days],I'm up to 40k[+track days] and so far all is good.
The basic powertrain has been around for years in Golfs and Audis,with no real problems.
Typical armchair experts with no facts/experience to back it up other than what someone at the pub told them one night about someone else's car.....
If you buy a Polo GTI new,service it properly,and drive it intelligently,I think you'll get years of economical and enjoyable motoring.

[jfive]

Thanks MACCAA I figured as much. Just wanted to hear some first hand experience from you guys.

I am heading down to a VW dealer this week to go for a test drive, I'm sure I won't be disappointed.

[DaveMack]

Macaa is right ... this model GTI hasn't been out long enough for that history to be experienced yet. My thoughts are, after owning one for 2 years (24,000kms) that it is of a much higher finish quality than any Toyota, Ford, Mitsubishi, Nissan or Honda that I have owned in the past (and yes ... I have owned all of the above from new).

That said ... I think (as with any brand) quality will vary ... to a point and there have been some on this forum who have experienced problems. I tend to think that most of the complaints I've read on here (apart from two major areas - gearbox and turbo bolts) have been of a very minor nature and sometimes purely the owner getting used to a different brand (ie: indicator stalk on left (Euro) as opposed to right (Jap)).

The Gearbox problems some have experienced have (as I understand it) all been fixed under warranty and the Turbo bolts has been an ongoing (rare) problem with this engine (traced back thru the MKIV & other VAG uses). It tends to develop more with race or heavy use of the accelerator (IMO) ... which this car seems to encourage ().

But generally ... even after 2 years ... there is NOTHING in the market place for similar pricing that I would even consider replacing mine with.

Dave

[Glide_GTI]

GTI !

GTi is like.... a charade