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Hello everyone, I'm new to the forum and Polo ownership, well actually its my daughters car, the problem is that if the car is left parked for a week the battery goes flat enough to not start, I've checked the current draw at the battery which is too high, 0.1 amps, and narrowed it down to the circuit protected by fuse 30 which is for the "Onboard supply control unit". Now I've read another thread on the internet that suggested a car with exactly the same symptom and the author wrote that the cause was that the control unit had been programmed for rain sensitive wipers and that he had cured it! I can't see that he mentioned exactly what cured it, my assumption is that the car was plugged into VCDS and reprogrammed or the unit was swapped for a different one. Does this sound plausible and if so how do I go about finding out if my daughters car has the same problem without VCDS? If not can anyone shed anymore light on the subject ? Sorry forgot to mention its a 2003 1.2 petrol with 125000 miles under its belt! Thanks in advance Doug.

Hi all, I'm looking at buying a 1l 1990 polo breadvan was hoping for someone's experience on how commutable this vehicle will be doing a 18 mile trip? Also if any one knows the below vehicle it would be a great help if you had any info for me. Thanks in advance Jamie

Hi All I should start by saying that I'm not particularly into cars or the mechanical side of things but I thought I'd treat myself to a bit of luxury after going through two highly reliable Ford Ka's that got me the short distance to and from work without kerfuffle for 15 years. In May 2018 I picked up my brand new SEL. I immediately noticed that the 1st & 2nd gears were quite difficult to engage on occasion particularly when compared to 3-6 that were/are very smooth. Basically, they were crunching. I put this down to the car being brand new and running in. After several weeks though I took it back to the dealership and they said it was just a running in issue. I got to about 1,000 miles a few weeks later and returned the car as gears 1 & 2 were still crunching. I subsequently booked it in for an inspection and they said that there was a fault and replaced the clutch. Obviously I wasn't too chirpy about this as by this point I had only driven about 1,500 miles although I was relieved that the issue was supposed to have been solved. (I bought a VW because I thought they were supposed to be reliable). Initially gears 1 & 2 were better after the new clutch was fitted but the crunching has now returned. I now have about 2,500 miles on the clock. Obviously, this is a concern! Interestingly, the basic Golf that I was given as a courtesy car when they were fitting the new clutch also had 'sticky' 1 & 2 gears although they weren't crunching. This car was a few years old with about 25,000 miles on the clock. Due to my lack of mechanical prowess I don't want to be fobbed off when I return to the dealership yet again. I would appreciate your views please. Ta Sheps

Hello and welcome to ClubPolo. Name: marc Age: 38 Location: Worthing, West Sussex Polo owner, if so which? Or looking to get?: I have a brand new Mk6 TSI Previous car history: ford Ka, pug 607 Hobbies/interests: mountain bikes, skiing/snowboarding, comics, films Occupation: IT engineer How did you hear about us?: Google

Hi, I'm new to the forum and new to polos. I've recently picked up a 6n2 to drive through the alps and this seemed like a great place to help out with fine tuning my new beast. Andy

Hey guys Welcome all a new GTI on the roads.. Test drove the ST and vxr but the Gti won quite clearly lol love the thing to bits even though it took forever to arrive lol Anyone been to any track days? Looking into Oulton Park this summer