Polo & Merc update - Cookie's adventures in shiteing

[Cookiesouwest]

Fleet update.

CRV had its ball joint done. No annoying knock

Has now developed weird noise from the rear though !

The BFG heated seats now work. I did nothing. They just started working after two days. Weird.

The MG ZS180 that's been sitting on my mums drive for 5 years will be sold. A local rover licker wants it. It use to look good.

 

The Polo of Little Cookie. This is a fucking hateful ungrateful piece of shit.

It's been running cold since purchase. Throwing up random EPC and EML lights, that give different codes whenever they are ready.

It went in Wednesday for a thermostat. On the way home, little cookie broke down. In the town one way system, at the busiest junction. This did nothing for her anxiety. Luckily passers by, pushed her out of the way.

Garage came to rescue her. Got it going and drove it back to garage. Code said gearbox fault. Codes cleared, 30 min test drive. Threw EML again. Code said EGR issue. So garage blanked the EGR and little cookie drove home.

Today I took it for a long rant round the lanes. Must say it drove better than its ever done. Clearly running at the right temp helps.

But after an hour, following me stopping for a coke at my local, it threw up EML and EPC lights.

Drove home. On restart only had EML.

This horrible piece of shit will be leaving soon. Little Cookie does not trust it. Mrs Cookie worried about Little Cookie having another FTP too. So its days are numbered. 

[MrGTI6]

20 minutes ago, Cookiesouwest said:

Fleet update.

CRV had its ball joint done. No annoying knock

Has now developed weird noise from the rear though !

The BFG heated seats now work. I did nothing. They just started working after two days. Weird.

The Polo of Little Cookie. This is a fucking hateful ungrateful piece of shit.

It's been running cold since purchase. Throwing up random EPC and EML lights, that give different codes whenever they are ready.

It went in Wednesday for a thermostat. On the way home, little cookie broke down. In the town one way system, at the busiest junction. This did nothing for her anxiety. Luckily passers by, pushed her out of the way.

Garage came to rescue her. Got it going and drove it back to garage. Code said gearbox fault. Codes cleared, 30 min test drive. Threw EML again. Code said EGR issue. So garage blanked the EGR and little cookie drove home.

Today I took it for a long rant round the lanes. Must say it drove better than its ever done. Clearly running at the right temp helps.

But after an hour, following me stopping for a coke at my local, it threw up EML and EPC lights.

Drove home. On restart only had EML.

This horrible piece of shit will be leaving soon. Little Cookie does not trust it. Mrs Cookie worried about Little Cookie having another FTP too. So its days are numbered. 

Even if you do get to the bottom of the issue with the Polo, in typical VAG fashion it'll be something else again next week. It's had its chance.

Loving the yellow ZS. Looks an early example. Can't say I recall seeing one on a Y-reg.

[Cookiesouwest]

11 minutes ago, MrGTI6 said:

Even if you do get to the bottom of the issue with the Polo, in typical VAG fashion it'll be something else again next week. It's had its chance.

Loving the yellow ZS. Looks an early example. Can't say I recall seeing one on a Y-reg.

It was a good example. One of the first off the production line.

Sadly life very much got in the way.

Agree re the Polo. It's had its chance.

 

[Cookiesouwest]

Persuaded Little Cookie to take the Polo for a drive.

It didnt break down. But she was so anxious she couldn't remember if EML was on. 

So I tool it out. Drove fine. No EML.

My ELM 327 would not pair up with my Torque Pro apo. I had wanted to scan it. New ELM 327 ordered.

Even if it behaves, Little Cookie is so scared of it FTP'ing, I'm still going to have to replace it.

The BFG heated seats have stopped working again. Cant be a fuse, as fault in intermittent. Im wondering if torque pro app will work. Will give it a try when the ELM arrives in the week.