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That sounds very reasonable to me. The squeel has only happened over the past few days, but has since gone away again. However, it is very loud when it happens. I can hear it from inside when it happens even with the radio quite loud.

Thanks again

JD

Cheers Paul

What exactly does the £200 include? is this a new cltch and labour?

JD

Our 1997 1.0L polo has developed an intermittent squeel/ whine.

It's coming from the engine bay, rhs of engine as you look from the front of the car. I have left it with a mechanic, but typically it isn't whinning for him. He said it does sound like the clutch release bearing though.

I have ...

Cheers everyone.

I will have a look around for the MK5 alloys and see what i can come up with. I know a lot of people think they are plain, but it's only for a 1.0L 97' Polo, which isn't lowered. And they will be a lot better than the standard 4 spoke 13" rims it came with :oops:

Thanks again for ...

All,

Cheers for the help. That's interesting about the MK4 and MK5 polos taking the same wheels, i had never known that. I will check it out.

What year did the MK5 run to??

the first ones are are stock, they came on my 16v.

I'm away to buy a new set of wheels cos the **** that had the car ...

I want to buy a set of alloys for my wifes 1.0L polo. It has a set of 4 spoke badly tarnished 13 inch rims, but i want to get new larger rims. i would like 15 inch, but don't want to lose too much ride quality, as we are expecting a child in August, and it will primarily be in the polo.

I have seen ...

Hi all

My gf bought a 1997 1.0 3dr polo 2 yrs ago. It had 19,000 genuine miles and was in immaculate condition. The problem is it hasn't been used very much, and she has only put 8k miles on it in 2 yrs. We are now married, so i have decided to use the car for my daily commute (25miles) to work on ...