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Just had this same problem after a software update. Thanks for tip on how to resolve it.

Having just had a speeding ticket (36 in a 30, btw) mine is now set to digital speedometer.

Just curious, with regards to oil temperature, what should it reach before being able to drive 'enthusiastically'?

The condenser issue was apparently a battle with the warranty company but garage said they did it under 'goodwill'. Surely if these fail regularly all owners should get them sorted for free up to a certain age. My experience with 'German reliability' has been tested a fair bit with the 4 German cars...

Car now back from service and MOT. Air con condenser replaced under warranty (2nd time in 12m apparently) and now seemingly working OK (for now!). Work outside warranty would have been £200+. Wiper stalk replaced. Seemingly quite a common issue too. Working OK (for now!). Work outside warranty would...

Car in for 2 days so will report back again soon. Incidentally as I was booking in the service manager said he'd had another Polo booked in with exactly the same issue. My aircon's making funny/gassy noises too. Again, this is another common problem (according to service manager) and prior to my own...

Hi. Due in for inspection on Tuesday. Will report back. Thanks.

I just get used to it now

Interesting to hear, thank you. Mine's booked in for next week. Thanks again

Doing it permanently now and doing my head in!

I don't have rain sensitive/auto wipers and, yes, the wiper arm is in the off position when the blades randomly sweeps. Very strange. Not done it today though.

As the subject line say, my wipers occasionally work/sweep without being activated. The lever is in the rest position but it intermittently goes in to 'intermittent' mode, randomly coming on. Anyone else experienced the same and able to somehow stop this?? Thanks

Absolutely. Thanks for the views and advice.

I looked in to a service plan and didn't feel it offered any savings. Mine was 3 years old and bought from a main dealer under their approved Das Welt scheme. I think the current servicing costs are just a rip-off strategy. It seems VW used to do: Year 1, oil service; Year 2, inspection (interim) se...

Thanks. That's good to know that (reading between the lines) there's no obligation on having it serviced at a main dealer. ☺

I have a 12m Das Welt warranty and my Polo is due a service in a couple of months. Am I obliged to use a VW dealer to carry this out? What baffles me is that servicing costs at Skoda and Seat are cheaper so I'm tempted to use one of them (if VAG parts are a requirement) or even a local VW specialist...

Mine's due a service in a couple of months so will get it checked out then. Slower gear changes does minimise the clunk. I still feel it is 'normal' but it shouldn't sound like that.