December 2022
Had a VW polo this month on hire, it’s the 1.0 tsi.
What a horrible engine!
5 speed so your doing nearly 4,000 revs at 70
No acceleration in any gear beyond 1st
45mpg on average which is mainly motorway and A road driving
It reminded me in some ways of driving an MG3 1.5 which is a hideous engine.
One thing I don’t understand is I recently had a Seat Ibiza on hire which I liked with the 1.2 tsi ; this car is essentially the same (except the engine and badge) and yet it is far duller and some how more cramped than the Ibiza.
If you’re in the market for a small car and it has to be from the VAG group, put the polo at the bottom of your list.
I can’t wait to hand it back in at the airport next week. Read more
The current holiday period has caught out a lot of EV drivers particularly TESLA owners travelling long distance. Many have reported queueing for up to 3 hours to charge their cars. The reason largely down to the lack of public infrastructure which continues with little sign that there is anything urgent being done about it Read more
"I believe that you said much the same about 200 posts ago"
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Hello all,
I didn't use my Dacia Sandero for a few days over the sub zero temperatures and first thing I noticed when getting in car was it says "battery now in stand by mode" and it still keeps popping up.
Then when I stop at lights etc it says "priority battery charge"?
What's going on anyone know?
Is it something worry about?... Read more
At 11months old I'd have a trip to the Dacia dealer.
A car specialist tried to fix my car's engine light on issue by recoding two sensors. He told me no serious faults left and the engine light is off. But after I asked to scann again, his diagnostic scanning tools indicate the following errors:
DTC(4) count... Read more
Yellow fault light should flag issues with the engine management system . Fault codes for these start with a P xxxxx
So, my daughter took possession of a 2020 T-Roc this morning, the 150hp 1.5 engine mated to the DQ200 dry clutch 7 speed box. It's a wonderful, smooth and quick thing to drive at the moment but obviously having followed this forum for a while, I'm aware there can be issues and indeed many here would avoid like the plague.
The car does have a 2 year VW warranty and only has 12K on the clock, previous owner being an elderly local lady. My question is simply, is there any particular way to drive the car with mechanical sympathy to minimise the risk of putting undue strain on the box? Or to put it another way is there any particular driving style which is more likely to lead to issues?... Read more
Something to remember, is that if you have the stop/start engaged, the engine is not running when stationary with drive selected.
Although I ended up going for a 2015 90ps Mazda2 Sport Nav earlier this year, I was also looking at MINI Coopers of a similar vintage. They tend to be more expensive, but not by much, and have the 136ps turbo engine giving it a 0-62 of 7.9s. My Mazda isn't too bad at 9.4s, but without the benefit of a turbo you have to give it some welly if you want to press on. It's fun, and overall a pretty good car, but from what I've read the MINI is one of the best when it comes to fun, as well as having a funky interior.
However, I've read a few comments on here implying that MINIs are unreliable. Is that the case? It would be reassuring if it was, as hopefully the Mazda won't give me much trouble (famous last words!). If it isn't, I probably won't be changing in the immediate future, but scouring Autotrader passes the time quite nicely :) Read more
Drat - so the MINI might not be so bad after all :)
Hi all
Please excuse the 'click bait' subject headline, but in my mind its true!... Read more
"It's about time we let this go."
I couldn't agree more. None of this is relevant to the OP's problem and unlikely to be of interest....
This one is solved but I'll post it here as a reference etc.
During the cold snap the Fabia's screenwash jets froze, no surprise as I was caught without a fill of winter mix. However, after the thaw, still no joy. Probably fused it by working it against the ice.
Fuse diagram says fuse 46 in the internal (driver's footwell) box is front and rear window washer, operating lever under the steering wheel. Pulled that but it's intact and a continuity check confirms it's passing current.
POst on Briskoda suggests checking 22, 27 and 31 as well. Pulled 22 and a possible Bingo moment; that's blown. Manual says it's front and rear windscreen wiper system but 27 is specifically allocated to the rear wiper and 8 in the under bonnet fusebox is also wiper specific.
One or two other bits of the handbook are poorly translated, maybe this is another example.
The fuse is a tiny little 7.5amp job and nothing in my kit(s) matches however there was a 10amp in the Berlingo's spare bulb etc kit of the same profile. Pushed that in and all is good.
It will do as a temporary measure and Mrs B will pop into Halfords for a 7.5 amp one later - we cannot both be out as a delivery is expected. Read more
Big difference on modern car electrics is that very often the consumer is protected by more than one fuse, whether it be the pump itself or the controller. For example, when you operate the windscreen wash switch, there is actually no direct connection between this and the pump . A signal is sent to the body control module and this unit sorts out how to power the pump for front or rear operation.,
My colleagues new Civic which has only covered 300 miles since new failed to start and he has had to resort to his 06 Civic diesel while the main dealer sorts the problem out. They are claiming low mileage is the problem but the cold weather May having something to do with it.
I heard of a new Jazz hybrid and Yaris Cross with the same problem and in the case of the Toyota , their appointed recovery company managed to do £500 damage in attempting to start the car. Toyota refused to reimburse the owner to start with but relented because that is what they do , unlike other manufacturers .... Read more
My policy on ANY new product which involves complexity is to NEVER buy in the first 2-3 years of production. This applies to cars, PCs, TVs, satnavs, dashcams etc.
Some people have taken this theory to its logical conclusion - always buy a 'run-out' model to take advantage of a special discount ........
Hi! I’ve had a Cambelt changed in October on my 2017 polo 1.2 tsi and since then the car has been juddering at speeds below 30mph. The revs are all over the place going up with acceleration but the vehicle does not pick up speed. The stop/start stopped working too. The mechanic who did the Cambelt assured the timing is ‘spot on’ changed a vvt hub but the issue continues. Advised me to book it in to VW as there’s a part ‘vanos hub’ that needs adjusting and only VW can do that. Read more
Hiya! Quick update…
First and foremost I’d like to advise that if you are going to have a Cambelt changed - please go to either a VW specialist or get it done at maindealers.
The cowboy who changed my cambelt messed up the job and didn’t have the right tool to adjust it. Thankfully, the VW specialist has found the fault, which was causing a misfire in all 4 cylinders, more so cylinder 1 - caused the spark plug to completely disingtegrate.
The whole Cambelt now has to come off, get adjusted and refitted.
The car was throwing codes for misfires and what the specialist found that in this engine there is no sensor that shows fault codes related to the timing. He said 90% of these engines have 1 but mine doesn’t. Strange. They’ve had the car for 3 days now and I’m glad that they made the decision to not return me the car until it’s fixed and is running properly. My next move would be to chase up the previous guy for a refund!!
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