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Thought I'd post. I still lurk So I've had the Polo for a few months now and I'm really loving it.. Pros: - Torquey as balls. It may only be a 1.4 3-banger, but it has 170lb/ft torque at 1,500rpm.. way more than the Honda ever had. Gets up to speed with much more ease than the Honda ever did. - It sips diesel. 70-75MPG is not uncommon. I can maintain 80MPG+ if the roads are clear, traffic lights are in my favour and I'm gentle. A lot of stop start on my commute will see this drop to 65-70MPG - Knowing you can turn the key and it will just work** Cons - It's pretty souless to drive - You can tell modern cars are built to meet a budget, not built to last. They just dont feel as "solid"? - I miss VTEC - I miss driving the car how I like - I miss driving the car as much as I like - Managing the DPF can be a real pain ** After 300 miles the EGR valve failed and VW took ONE MONTH to fix it. During this time I had a 1.0 VW Up which I treated like a little bitch and for 2 weeks I had a 2015 Golf SV GT TDi DSG which was a beautiful car to drive.
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I've seen some reviews and real world put it at 65mpg, not quite the 83 VW claim but still great none the less. Honda has gone Some chap collected it same day for a good price
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I've seen some reviews and real world put it at 65mpg, not quite the 83 VW claim but still great none the less. Honda has gone Some chap collected it same day for a good price
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The end of a chapter. This thread may be closed.
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Hate to admit it, but I'm looking at the 1.4 diesel Polo R-Line 83MPG. I almost can't say no. I need to sort a plan out with the MB6. It may be sold off as a non-runner for breaking.
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Yes, but I'm not in a situation where I can throw money, even if not a huge amounts, at it. I kept the car because I enjoyed it but I've had 32,000 miles out for the cash paid for it which is well worth my money. My commute to work is totalling 1,000 miles a month plus any miles I do in my own time and at 29-32MPG this isn't viable anymore. I'm struggling to get a mortgage deposit together so every penny now counts.
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My multimeter is flat so I was unable to check the voltage before I started cranking it. I would expect a battery in good health to be able to last for more than a few seconds cranking. Expensive to replace , especially if it isn't the root cause. I'll need to scrounge a lift to the nearest MPD for a cap and rotor. I'm worried this could be it for my M!
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Okay EML is off. I've tried turning it over a couple times this morning. Vid!
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Can't see the EML, saying that I'm not sure I've ever seen it. Plugs are wet with fuel
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Dead again this morning. Just turning over, not firing.
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No go after work Scraping off the deposits from the dizzy cap points allowed me to get home. Below is the condition of the rotor arm and dizzy cap. Worth replacing both? Rotor arm looks worn Dizzy cap:
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I think the next step I should take is to check out the dizzy cap and rotor and to check the contacts. New leads are £50 from Euros so I'd rather not spend money on those if I don't need to. Is the rotor easy enough to inspect / replace? Or does it require precise fitment?
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Just gone to start it again and it will only turn over, wont fire. Pretty lost now and I"m stuck at work. Ideas??
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Had to go on an errand for work. Drove the car absolutely fine, parked up, went into the shop... normal. Got in the car, started up and went to reverse but it cut out after moving 4 feet or so. Wouldn't fire up again, just kept turning over. Took the plugs out and they look well past their due date. Gaps were big and it looks like the car has been running lean for a while. I took each plug out and tapped it to close the gap, this was enough to get it to start. Managed to move the car 2 miles into High Wycombe where there's a MPD, yes!! Well, they only had 1 spark plug. No good. Got back in the car and it wouldn't start. I did my best to get it to start by blipping the throttle and keeping the revs up for a while and everything seemed stable. There's a local run part shop half a mile away so I decided to drive there. Drove forward and got to the junction, went to pull out and the revs dropped and car wanted to stall. Kept blipping the throttle and feathering the clutch to get some movement. Comedic kangarooing. Well, that place didn't have plugs either! I left the car in the car park because by this point, it didn't fire up at all. I walked to the nearest Halfords (2mi) and picked up a set of Bosch plugs. Fitted them and the car fired up straight away, idled high for a bit then the revs came down. Drove pretty smooth. I had a couple of jerky moments trying to pull from a roundabout, low revs in second. Not sure if that's because there was a build up of fuel.... or there's another ignition fault. I'm back at work now explaining why I was 2hrs to do a 10minute job. This is the plug from cyl 4. Plug from cyl 2 or 3 had some oil in the threads...
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Well, the car just died. Stranded now , time to phone a friend !