bigstraight6 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 My sons daily driver is now 20 years old, I bought him this 6n2 Polo 4 years ago when he was 17 and had just passed his driving test for a modest £500. It has never been welded and hasn’t needed much doing aside from cam belt replacement, a power steering pipe, starter motor, one front coil spring, rear brake shoes and regular servicing. It has the 1.0 litre MPI engine which is fine for urban driving but it does get a bit vocal at motorway speeds but he did a round trip from Plymouth to Gloucester earlier this week and when I asked how the car was he said “It did alright for a small up and down engine” He has no plans to change this car anytime soon! 500tops, DVee8, Dick Longbridge and 23 others 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Nothing wrong with that era Polo. When my bosses daughter passed her test, a Polo was my recommendation. She got a 9N and she loves it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripped fred Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Did you find insurance ok for him as it's an older car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 Just now, stripped fred said: Did you find insurance ok for him as it's an older car? He had no problems insuring it and had one of those black boxes fitted, I was more surprised when he managed to insure this that he bought when 19.... 808 Estate, Dick Longbridge, ProgRocker and 9 others 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlo Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 That Cougar is gorgeous! One of the best US designs I reckon. bigstraight6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 I prefer the Cougar to the Polo. My 1996 Polo was a most unreliable car, I became convinced there was something wrong somewhere in the wiring loom. All its problems were electrical and were never successfully fixed (it was still under warranty) Fortunately it was a lease car through work so it was sent back early. When it went, it went well, sadly it frequently didn't start, or would run on fewer cylinders than required, or just cut out. It put me off VWs for a while. Sounds like he struck lucky and has got a good one. bigstraight6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripped fred Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 6 hours ago, bigstraight6 said: He had no problems insuring it and had one of those black boxes fitted, I was more surprised when he managed to insure this that he bought when 19.... Wow, how did he manage that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 22 minutes ago, stripped fred said: Wow, how did he manage that! He went through specialist broker Adrian Flux and got it insured for £1000 which I was quite amazed at, I thought I may of had to wait until he got to 21 before having any chance of getting insurance on a 50 year old American car with a 5 litre V8! Dick Longbridge, stripped fred and anonymous user 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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