Is my car shite enough?

[TheClutchBasketPodcast]

Hi all,

 

I have been floating around here for ages but just signed up recently. I don't know if you would consider my car to shite enough to mix it with some of the shite on here. It's a 2001 Polo 6n2 1.0. In its favour are the following;

 

Pro's

 

1. Official top speed under 100 mph

2. 50 BHP from the factory

3. Super base model - Manual windows, manual non central locking. A cup holder was an option that it didn't come with!

4. Now has 141k miles on it and counting

5. Officially recorded 21.9 second quarter mile at 59mph at Santa Pod.

6. Probably worth about £600 and has been worth that for about the last 4 years. (it probably can't get any cheaper as it's a running vehicle)

 

Con's

 

1. German/properly made

2. Not rusty

3. Doesn't brake down

 

Interested to know if anyone else finds it endearing and if not, how many years until you think you would find it interesting. It's old enough to drink this year after it's 18th birthday!

 

Also, it would be interesting if people used this tread to debate other borderline shite cars.

[Wingz123]

THAT sounds absolutely SHITe...

[TheClutchBasketPodcast]

And a typo in the title as well. That was a bit shite. Can a mod change it to read "is my car shite enough." ? Words aren't my strong point

[Pillock]

1. German/properly made

 

MEGALOL.

[treehugger]

If its reliable, job done.

[Pillock]

And a typo in the title as well. That was a bit shite. Can a mod change it to read "is my car shite enough." ? Words aren't my strong point

 

If you edit your first post and click "more reply options" or whatever you can edit the title of a topic you've started.

[GeordieInExile]

Sounds proper shite. Is it a shite colour as well?

[Wingz123]

If its reliable, job done.

Agree, jokes aside I am with you on the reliability of these old Polo’s! At that mileage I’d say it probably still has a lot of life in it too....

[TheClutchBasketPodcast]

It actually has a rather lovely metallic blue paint job. They did forgo the body coloured plastic trim though which is extra base model. Most other base models at least have plastic trim matching

[Twiggy]

How about a pic.......... which says a thousand words.

[TheClutchBasketPodcast]

Agree, jokes aside I am with you on the reliability of these old Polo’s! At that mileage I’d say it probably still has a lot of life in it too....

 

I bought it 13 years ago with 44k on it. Soon it will have 144k miles on the clock. That is going to be the best day ever! I am going to try to preserve it until people actually find it interesting.

 

It seems a bit like a mk2 fiesta. People love seeing them at cars shows now but 5/10 years ago, no one could care less. Maybe in 10 years, people will be getting excited about a 30 year old polo with 200k on the clock

[TheClutchBasketPodcast]

How about a pic.......... which says a thousand words.

 

[TheClutchBasketPodcast]

Any original wheel trim fans on this forum?

[Wingz123]

I like that shade of blue

[Lacquer Peel]

Is the engine a derivative of the erstwhile Skoda OHV or have I got that wrong?

[TheClutchBasketPodcast]

It's a modern engine with overhead cam. Still 8v but strangely aluminium head and block. Not sure why that's necessary in an engine producing 50bhp. I am sure if it had 55 bhp that would be more than enough to get haul around an iron block.

[Guest Hooli]

Ali for weight I expect, the lighter the car the better the emissions figures.

It looks shite to me, welcome.

[Jim Bell]

If that pulled up beside me at the traffic lights looking for a race I would literally shit myself and get out of the car and have a cry in a bus shelter.

[Skizzer]

Any original wheel trim fans on this forum?

Yup

 

To answer your original question, if it’s cheap and most ‘normal’ people sneer at it then it pretty much qualifies. So yes.

 

You will find that the one thing regular folks see as its redeeming feature - being a Volkswagen - generates a fair amount of abuse on here, but not from all of us so please don’t pay it any mind.

 

For me personally it’s a bit new to spark much excitement, but we’re a broad church so welcome along.

 

Definitely props for dragging it down the quarter mile at the Pod. That’s the spirit.

[Yoss]

I'm currently cursing the VW engine in my Skoda Felicia and wishing it had a proper Skoda engine in it. It's the 1.6 AEE which is an alloy head on an iron block and it's pissing oil everywhere. I thought the 1.0 and 1.4 were based on the same thing.

 

Anyway welcome along, that is a nice colour and, I think, the best shape Polo.

[Matty]

Hi all,

 

I have been floating around here for ages but just signed up recently. I don't know if you would consider my car to shite enough to mix it with some of the shite on here. It's a 2001 Polo 6n2 1.0. In its favour are the following;

 

Pro's

 

1. Official top speed under 100 mph

2. 50 BHP from the factory

3. Super base model - Manual windows, manual non central locking. A cup holder was an option that it didn't come with!

4. Now has 141k miles on it and counting

5. Officially recorded 21.9 second quarter mile at 59mph at Santa Pod.

6. Probably worth about £600 and has been worth that for about the last 4 years. (it probably can't get any cheaper as it's a running vehicle)

 

Con's

 

1. German/properly made

2. Not rusty

3. Doesn't brake down

 

Interested to know if anyone else finds it endearing and if not, how many years until you think you would find it interesting. It's old enough to drink this year after it's 18th birthday!

 

Also, it would be interesting if people used this tread to debate other borderline shite cars.

German/properly made! I've got 3 German cars lad, they are DEFO shite!!!!!

What skizzer said as well. Fair play for doing a 1/4 mile at santa pod. Bet that was brilliant fun! Why don't I live anywhere near anything like that

[bigstraight6]

I bought the exact same model for my youngest sons first car back in June 2016 for £500, he still has it as his daily driver and it’s been bloody brilliant. Nothing has broken or fallen off and it just does the job, albeit rather slowly! We were doing it’s 6 monthly oil and filter service earlier today and it’s on a modest 120,000 miles and uses no oil or coolant between services, no rust anywhere either...

[Jim Bell]

 

For me personally it’s a bit new to spark much excitement, but we’re a broad church so welcome along.

 

 

 

 

Look at the nose lift on the green.  I smell an engine swap like a dog shit in a cake shop.  

[Skizzer]

Look at the nose lift on the green.  I smell an engine swap like a dog shit in a cake shop.

 

Good point. I just assumed the rear suspension had collapsed.

[TheClutchBasketPodcast]

It's full of performance enhancing camping gear in the back. And also, still had the original rear suspension

[fordperv]

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Obviously you must have a good sense of humour taking it on the pod

 

What time did it do*

 

Edit I've just read 21.9 secs

[Jim Bell]

 

Edit I've just read 21.9 secs

 

 

Thats almost roof race time.

 

Impressive!

[TheClutchBasketPodcast]

It's also been to Spa and The Nurburgring. Unfortunately not on the track at those 2 but I need something to do this summer...

[Six-cylinder]

It is why I like this forum, if you like it that is good enough.

 

I have a Citroen 2CV and a Visa twin, people understand why I have the 2CV but very few the Visa even though it is the better car to drive!

[iainrcz]

Mines shit, but it's not shite.