The 200,000+ km thread

wingnut771 said:
The problem with french cars are they are imported, vw is manufactured locally but even the ones that arent there are sufficient numbers for parts to not be an issue, so parts are easy to get. I'm on 230k with no turbo issues. I think its people who dont change their oil that have turbo issues.
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Yup and that is going to be more of an issue with the Chinese cars, people are already seeing delays in parts.
Not all VW parts are built here, hence why my friend had to wait 9 months for his Audi's turbo and it wasn't even his fault, had to be replaced under warranty. They did give him a Polo to drive for 9 months.
 
Lupus said:
Yup and that is going to be more of an issue with the Chinese cars, people are already seeing delays in parts.
Not all VW parts are built here, hence why my friend had to wait 9 months for his Audi's turbo and it wasn't even his fault, had to be replaced under warranty. They did give him a Polo to drive for 9 months.
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My mom was lucky when her back window got smashed with her i10 and got the last glass in the whole country that took a few days to arrive.
 
wingnut771 said:
My mom was lucky when her back window got smashed with her i10 and got the last glass in the whole country that took a few days to arrive.
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The little back window? Turns out that is the most expensive one.
 
wingnut771 said:
No the one on the tailgate with demister.
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Oooh the back window ;-). Looking through this thread, back in 2012 I was still happy with the Polo, did have the power steering sorted out though, ah if only I knew back then what I know now.
Now I've yet to get a car close to 100k before getting a new one, my Cruze was just over at 103k I think, my Clio was short of 50k.
 
Lupus said:
Oooh the back window ;-). Looking through this thread, back in 2012 I was still happy with the Polo, did have the power steering sorted out though, ah if only I knew back then what I know now.
Now I've yet to get a car close to 100k before getting a new one, my Cruze was just over at 103k I think, my Clio was short of 50k.
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Was the power steering electric or hydraulic? The ones on the golf and Audi is electric.
 
wingnut771 said:
Was the power steering electric or hydraulic? The ones on the golf and Audi is electric.
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Polos were electrohydraulic if I remember correctly. They have that distinctive whine.

Audis were hydraulic till 2013.

All cars have issues ,people that go around saying they never had an issue either ignored or didn't even know they had a issue or someone at the dealer fixed it.

There's no complex mechanical thing that will run forever.

What matters is after sales service. How quickly and easy is it to get it fixed.

Something I have noticed with Audi's, is if they german made you have less crap with them.
 
Missed the opportunity to post a pic of the 200 000 km event of my dad's car, but here she is at 300 000 km.
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2009 VW Polo 1.9 TDI (74 kW version)

Original clutch, gearbox, and all engine components (except the vacuum distribution box). Not the best economy in this photo, but it was in town 😁
 
wingnut771 said:
Did you replace the gearbox oil before it destroyed itself?
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Nope, I suspect the box had taken a knock before hand, I bought the car second hand. It had a noisy diff from the word go.

Lost 5th outside Heideberg on the way to Durban. I kept on driving as I had a appointment to make, drove back like that, horrendous noise coming from the box. Removed the box and opened it up, the syncros had seized onto the shaft. Went and got a second hand box for R 5500.00, recon it would have cost way more to fix the original box.

Much better cat to drive now. The 2.0 box has a short 1st and 2nd and long 3rd, 4th and 5th, overtaking was always a nightmare. The 1.9 box is the has a long 1st and 2nd and short 3rd 4th and 5th. Better acceleration from standstill and more power overtaking. Fuel consumption not as great as before.
 
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