Ownership experience - VW Polo

[Trojan]

[QUOTE=e-katz;62207]Congrats on your polo. Could you list your likes and dislikes about the car?

My likes and dislikes are as follows.

Likes.

1) High speed stability

2) Build quality (specially love the way the door shuts with a thud sound)

3) Ride quality at moderate and high speeds

4) Fuel economy

5) Handling,especially love the way the car takes corners at high speeds.

6) AC - Very powerful - the maximum level that i have used is only 2 till date and cools the cabin real fast.

7) Very peppy to drive in the city (you can stretch a little over 50 KM/HR in the first gear)

8) Steering - Very accurate,easy to drive in bumper to bumper traffic and get out of tight spots.

9) Superior paint job - Am not sure but think is the best in the hatchback segment.


Dis likes

1) Engine a bit underpowered (was used to driving SWIFT 1.3 LTR engine).At times you do feel that the car had some more power while driving on the highway.

2) Not so refined 3pot engine when compared to Kseries or Kappa (does vibrate only when you start the car).

3) Clutch - A tad longer,is an issue if you are stuck in slow moving traffic for a long time.

4) You cannot pull the wiper blade on the driver side up while the bonnet is closed.

[Trojan]

Also, could you share the ICE details and prices?

The ICE is very simple on my car.

1) Head Unit : Alpine 100EUB - 7 K
2) Front : V - trak - 5 K
3) Rear : Lightining Audio - 5 K

Total cost 17 K

Decent output,much to my taste.

[WildWeasel]

[QUOTE=Trojan;62224]

4) You cannot pull the wiper blade on the driver side up while the bonnet is closed.

Thats one clear drawback!!! But still we can live with it.. Any specific reason why they have designed it like that?

[Trojan]

[QUOTE=WildWeasel;62227]

Thats one clear drawback!!! But still we can live with it.. Any specific reason why they have designed it like that?

Yep,you can live with it,The only problem is while cleaning the car.No idea why it is designed in such a fashion.

[Road Blazer]

My likes and dislikes are as follows.

Likes.

1) High speed stability

2) Build quality (specially love the way the door shuts with a thud sound)

3) Ride quality at moderate and high speeds

4) Fuel economy

5) Handling,especially love the way the car takes corners at high speeds.

6) AC - Very powerful - the maximum level that i have used is only 2 till date and cools the cabin real fast.

7) Very peppy to drive in the city (you can stretch a little over 50 KM/HR in the first gear)

8) Steering - Very accurate,easy to drive in bumper to bumper traffic and get out of tight spots.

9) Superior paint job - Am not sure but think is the best in the hatchback segment.


Dis likes

1) Engine a bit underpowered (was used to driving SWIFT 1.3 LTR engine).At times you do feel that the car had some more power while driving on the highway.

2) Not so refined 3pot engine when compared to Kseries or Kappa (does vibrate only when you start the car).

3) Clutch - A tad longer,is an issue if you are stuck in slow moving traffic for a long time.

4) You cannot pull the wiper blade on the driver side up while the bonnet is closed.

good to know that you are having a pleasant experience, about the engine,there is very less you can do about it the 3 pot motors do have such characteristics.

do keep the updates coming.

[e-katz]

[QUOTE=Trojan;62224]

Congrats on your polo. Could you list your likes and dislikes about the car?

My likes and dislikes are as follows.

Likes.

1) High speed stability

2) Build quality (specially love the way the door shuts with a thud sound)

3) Ride quality at moderate and high speeds

4) Fuel economy

5) Handling,especially love the way the car takes corners at high speeds.

6) AC - Very powerful - the maximum level that i have used is only 2 till date and cools the cabin real fast.

7) Very peppy to drive in the city (you can stretch a little over 50 KM/HR in the first gear)

8) Steering - Very accurate,easy to drive in bumper to bumper traffic and get out of tight spots.

9) Superior paint job - Am not sure but think is the best in the hatchback segment.


Dis likes

1) Engine a bit underpowered (was used to driving SWIFT 1.3 LTR engine).At times you do feel that the car had some more power while driving on the highway.

2) Not so refined 3pot engine when compared to Kseries or Kappa (does vibrate only when you start the car).

3) Clutch - A tad longer,is an issue if you are stuck in slow moving traffic for a long time.

4) You cannot pull the wiper blade on the driver side up while the bonnet is closed.

Thanks for sharing your experience. Am looking to book my car shortly so this definitely helps

[Trojan]

Hi Mods/Experts.

My car has covered 5800 KM and i can feel the adequate bite on the handbrake only at the highest level (post the same being fixed by the service center).My question is.

1)Does it mean that the brake shoes have worn out so it had to be tightened.At the maximum level only the car stops on a steep incline.

2) What is the approximate life of the brake shoes ?

[bala4567]

Volkswagen owners, can you let me know what company horn is installed on the polo. it sounds a bit louder than roots windtone and bosch symphony. I suppose the polo comes with these kind of horns only.

[hareshjethwani]

Volkswagen owners, can you let me know what company horn is installed on the polo. it sounds a bit louder than roots windtone and bosch symphony. I suppose the polo comes with these kind of horns only.

i thl its the wintone 90 roots what comes in the polo bala

[bala4567]

i thl its the wintone 90 roots what comes in the polo bala

but currently i have roots installed in my swift, but its not so loud. is it a 110db one which is in polo.?