2008 VW Polo 1.2L DRIVING POV/REVIEW // A GOOD FIRST CAR?

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@ryanward3150 Жыл бұрын

My girlfriend purchased one of these to learn in and use as a first car, and myself coming from a bmw m135i must say its a hoot to drive! Same engine as this one in the video and for a 3cylinder its good. Not gonna be breaking any landspeed records but it does its job well. Would highly recommend to anyone for a first car, sure beats the 1.2L 06plate corsa I used for my first car no doubt about it. Cracking video as always 👍

@tomirakovic1239 Жыл бұрын

I've got one of these absolute beasts as my first car and it's absolutely brilliant. Even with a 1.2 6v with only 55 brake its still really quite nippy coming out of a corner and really does bring a smile to my face every time I hear the little 3 pot scream

@Birmingham_racing Жыл бұрын

My sister has a 1.2 2008 polo so it's safe to say I'm not in a rush to test drive it. I've actually owned a 1.4 tdi 2005 years ago to use for pizza deliveries. It was soo slow I actually contacted a tuning company to book it in for a remap before I got home. Took it to narco tuning in Coventry power went up from 75bhp to 100bhp

@oogabooga2337 Жыл бұрын

its a 1.2 what do u expect😂

@owensteele1645 10 ай бұрын

All the Polos are heavy on front suspension bushes, (the rear of them go sooner), and track rod ends and anti-roll-bar ball joints, so a change of these along with control arms would make the Polo feel much newer and tidy up the handling, although, by design, would still never be quite as taut as, say, a modern Fiesta. It would be a good idea to perform a four wheel alignment check to make it at least as good as it can be.

@MrAzzywazzy 8 ай бұрын

This was my first car, a 05 plate, had it for 3 years and not a single issue at all 😊

@Who-cu9eu 11 ай бұрын

I’ve just got volks polo 2008 1.4l engine for first car as a diesel absolutely love it. You said the wheel feels loose but mine feels tight.

@owensteele1645 10 ай бұрын

I own a BME-engined '57-plate Polo 1.2-12V S, 5dr, in metallic Diamond Black, with full history and 109000 miles, very clean and well-looked-after. It must be the last one ever which still uses the previous 64bhp version of this engine (started life as a showroom car registered late). I haven't experienced any timing chain issues, but despite its reputation, I love it. It's quite a nippy, torquey little car. The growl it makes under acceleration is addictive. However, on the motorway, while it keeps its fuel and gets on with the job, it needs 6th, as 60mph in 5th is already at 3000rpm, but it's still really quiet.

@owensteele1645 10 ай бұрын

That was the front cup holder that you were pointing at @13:19. The rubberised-coated plastic cover will have fallen off at some point, on this car. Normally, you push in from the bottom, and an adjustable cup holder would VIOLENTLY pop out from there - not damped like on the Golfs.

@nivens.1604 Жыл бұрын

I've had one of this generation Polo for the last 3 years, learnt to drive in it, passed my test in it and have just been scooting about in it since. It's a pre facelift, the one with the bug eyes, and also a 1.2 12v, and I have to say my expectations were well and truly exceeded. Speed of course isn't a strong suit, but I quite enjoy the little thrum it makes, and while it isn't particularly communicative it did give me plenty of confidence when pressing on, given the relatively low speed it's capable of. On the motorway I regularly get over 50mpg running at 70, ~3600rpm, and she usually returns an average of 40mpg on my drive to uni (14 miles, about 50-50 split of urban and motorway driving). I seem to have had a good one as well, nothing has broken that wasn't my fault and all the wear items have been dirt cheap to replace - even the ever so common coil packs haven't failed on me. 10/10 experience for the money (£1750, 75k miles in 2020, now just about at 90k), 100% would recommend.

@seezy1342 Жыл бұрын

Could you tell me how far i would get with a full tank doing like 120kmh on the autobahn

@nivens.1604 Жыл бұрын

In my experience it's a happier journey if you can get it to sit closer to 110kmh, but even so, it should do about 800km at that speed before the refuel light comes on

@seezy1342 Жыл бұрын

@@nivens.1604 thanks dude

@owensteele1645 10 ай бұрын

In fifth, 60mph is 3000rpm so they do rev high even at light throttle at this steady speed. When driven like that, I get just under 500 miles between fill-ups in my BME-engined 2007 1.2 12-valve Polo.

@mcr.onwheels 2 ай бұрын

Nice! I've got the mk5 1.2 2013. Added a cold air intake and has a nice deep growl to it now haha! Its slow but fun as my first car 😂

@monkelol6631 4 ай бұрын

mine loves a little bashing around on some backroads. handles them well. to be fair it’s taken a beating and a lot of high revs.. touch wood it still is fine. it’s had alot of modifications done and taken off. only bad thing is cause of the mods it’s slower i’ve managed to get 97mph (on a track) other then that though it’s mint

@eddiejones.redvees 4 ай бұрын

I had a 2008 1.4 tdi se for 12 years it was very cheap to run and very reliable it was very reliable I traded it in with 120.000 miles on the clock for my present car a 2015 Astra j 1.6 diesel which surprise me when itwas doing more mpg but a lot smoother having the extra cylinder but it’s not screwed to getter like a vw

@paulcourtney5906 Жыл бұрын

Great first car, had mine 4 years , abs pump and cat converter need changed so time for a new car but an amazing first car , 2 series is next on my list !

@seezy1342 Жыл бұрын

Could you tell me how far i would get with a full tank doing like 120kmh on the autobahn

@NowsNu Жыл бұрын

I couldn't wait for the b-road extravaganza, awesome -) and yeah, the odd number of cilinders always sounds better! Btw, have you ever driven a mini cooper s first gen of the new mini by bmw? Anyway, great to see a car like this being reviewed by your experienced hands.

@ParagonCarsLondon Жыл бұрын

I have yes, fantastic little things. We’ve actually got a review of a mini cooper electric coming soon.

@akj2387 Жыл бұрын

Could u do an identical video on an 02-07 Fiesta 1.25?

@saptarshipaul6636 Жыл бұрын

I just bought an old polo few months back

@f20aru98 Ай бұрын

I have a 1.4 16v 2002 1 as my daily its honestly fun to drive and nippier than the 1.2 id have to say

@mrb4408 Жыл бұрын

My son just got one for his first car, I’m 5ft 10 and with the driver’s seat in the position I have it there’s loads of room in the back. I guess you like the straight leg style when driving. Solid little motor.

@MrMaid14 3 ай бұрын

I have 1.9 TDI 2006, it goes like lighting 😁

@seezy1342 Жыл бұрын

Could you tell me how far i would get with a full tank on the autobahn doing like 120kmh

@mafzchowdhury2438 Жыл бұрын

These r the Best!! 9N3's

@mjbadboy14 Жыл бұрын

All you need now is an anti-lag system and that’s that 😂

@jermaine___ 6 күн бұрын

could you do a cheap fiesta 2009-12?

@Neckbeard28 4 ай бұрын

Oxhey skatepark is an amazing skatepark

@elliottaylor5373 Жыл бұрын

These polos are great little cars but I settled on it's rival, the Fiesta, instead. Feels fast for me but I've never driven a performance car so my opinion is invalid

@Biggreydog 6 ай бұрын

Iv just bought a 53 plate minta with 53 000 miles on its better than my audi allroad 3.0.

@louischapman1209 9 ай бұрын

Just sold my polo next car is the scirocco

@DominicMartinez660 10 ай бұрын

It’s htp?

@Joesjo 10 ай бұрын

Does this come with a remote control key fob ? As in one you don’t have to physically put in the door and twist to unlock

@ParagonCarsLondon 10 ай бұрын

Not sure about all polo's but this one you had to put the key in the door to unlock it.

@owensteele1645 10 ай бұрын

No. I think you need at least the SE for that. I have a 2007 S and that has a torch key with a blue badge, a metal blade with a code on it, and a non-torch key with a black badge.

@loganwatkins97 4 ай бұрын

Just come across your channel with this video. I felt you were mocking older cars ,looking at your other videos with lots of expensive BMWS MERCEDES RANGE ROVERS I say you drive around in expensive cars,but do remember that people can't afford those luxury cars. 2008 reg cars aren't old their just not as modern as a 2024 car is less to go wrong.

@attari56 Жыл бұрын

would insurance be cheap for an 18 year old for this?

@ParagonCarsLondon Жыл бұрын

It's one of the cheaper cars to insure but by no means the cheapest. The Seat Ibiza or Skoda Fabia are built on the same platform but can be cheaper to insure.

@wilfbm9067 11 ай бұрын

I paid £950 with a black box for an 07 9n3. When I first got it I was 18 and had had my licence for a month.