Nice car, shame about its reliability..................
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Nice car, shame about its reliability..................
I purchased a W reg Polo GTI in Febuary of this year, after 2 days the gearbox exploded, it was then repaired under warranty and delivered back to me within 2 weeks.
During this two week period I decided to do some research on Polo GTI reliability, and I found out that Gearboxes and Clutches on Polo GTI's tend to 'fail' extremely early e.g. 20K - 40K, and that the GTI suffers from other reliabilty issues.
Upon hearing this I promptly sold the vehicle and have now decided to purchase a much more reliable car. I beleive that modern VW's e.g 1999 - onwards, are not as 'well made' as older VW's.
During this two week period I decided to do some research on Polo GTI reliability, and I found out that Gearboxes and Clutches on Polo GTI's tend to 'fail' extremely early e.g. 20K - 40K, and that the GTI suffers from other reliabilty issues.
Upon hearing this I promptly sold the vehicle and have now decided to purchase a much more reliable car. I beleive that modern VW's e.g 1999 - onwards, are not as 'well made' as older VW's.
Bit of an over-reaction there in my opinion.
Yes the GTi does suffer from a weak gearbox, but every car has it's fair share of reliabilty issues.
I'm fairly sure there is not a car on the market today which doesn't have a fault or issue of some kind.
You also omitted to say what your 'much more reliable' car is?
Yes the GTi does suffer from a weak gearbox, but every car has it's fair share of reliabilty issues.
I'm fairly sure there is not a car on the market today which doesn't have a fault or issue of some kind.
You also omitted to say what your 'much more reliable' car is?
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Mines done 53000 and it's fine, sounds to me like the one you bought wasn't looked after very well.
How long did you own it then before selling it, I've had mine for 8 months now and it's only had a new brake light switch and new fuse for the wipers after I turned them on while they were frozen to the screen![Embarassed :oops:](./images/smilies/icon_redface.gif)
How long did you own it then before selling it, I've had mine for 8 months now and it's only had a new brake light switch and new fuse for the wipers after I turned them on while they were frozen to the screen
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...........such as searching on this forum!!!samuel090180 wrote:I did 'look it up' before I purchased the car, but the only sources I could find were 'Whatcar' and the 'Autotrader website' and neither of these sources reported on the reliability of this paticular model.
It was only after my car had broken down, that I carried out 'in-depth' research.
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