1993 volkswagen Polo reviews

Volkswagen Polo CL COUPE 1993

I bought the car in 1994 with 15000 miles on the clock. It has cost me a couple of new exhausts. A few sets of tyres,( normal wear and tear). two new batteries, and three springs. One set of back brakes, one set of front discs and two sets of front pads. New fuel tank, wiper blades etc. THAT’S OVER 17 YEARS. It’s a 1300 and is quite nippy on the country roads and too easy to break the law on the motorways!! It gets a yearly oil change but never uses oil and gets a good clean up and polish now and again- especially for the MOT. It has failed twice , due to me not spotting a broken front spring, and then two years later the same spring!!! I have had a few rusty holes in the sills repaired, touched up rust on the doors and damage done with stone chips. It is getting to be one of the oldest cars in West Yorkshire and looooong in the tooth ?? But it is 99.9% reliable, always starts even in the very cold winters we have had in the last few years and despite it sitting out in the open. I have been looking at the new Polos but I’m not convinced with 3 cylinder engines and thin timing chains. Still looking into them. Besides, my old car is easy to service and repair. I know it doesn’t have central locking, heated wing mirrors, electric windows, power steering, a light in the boot, ABS brakes etc, but if you haven’t got them, they can’t go wrong!!!! I will keep looking at the new models but I’m certainly not in a hurry to spend £12000+ on a new one.