Hi all. I'm new to owning a mk2 1988 polo.

Hear are some pics of my new ride let me know what you all think?

Edited 24 July, 201511 yr by GUESTY

that looks immaculate and perfect out the box, what are your plans for it?

Well I want to keep it as original as possible apart from getting some alloys and a stereo head unit. The idling is fluctuating so need to get that sorted, probably with a weber carb. I've read this is a known problem with them? And advice would be appreciated.

The car looks perfect. I you have a Pierburg 2E3 carburettor then it will cause you problems from time to time as you will see from my recent posts. If it looks as though it has not had a rebuild recently then a rebuild kit from Brick Yard for about £30 would be a good investment.A piece of vacuum tubing comes with the kit. Replace all vacuum lines that look perished. Use a carburettor cleaner in an aerosol to clean out all possible orifices in the carb. Compressed air is even better. Check the fuel flow. A faulty fuel pump and blocked fuel filter can cause you problems. A good service of the ignition by changing spark plug leads, spark plugs, distributor cap and rotor arm will make a difference. Check the ignition timing with the vacuum advance blocked off.This can only be accurate with a timing light. A dirty air filter will increase internal vacuum and use more fuel. With all this done my 1.3 runs the best it ever has done at idle. Keep the top of the carb as clean as possible. It is very vulnerable to the smallest amount of dirt. Check the operation of the solenoid valve on the carb including the electrical supply to it. This will cause the engine to not idle at all if it is faulty. Most likely if you do all these things it will be less money compared to buying a Weber. Ultimately if you have constant problems with the Pierburg, most people swap to the Weber but there are a number of adaptions to be made. I am installing injection so all my carb problems will disappear.

Very tidy wee car. The Comet was a dealer special wasn't it? Something like that is ringing a bell.

Thanks Phil for your advice I will show your advice to my mate who knows about cars as I haven't got a clue lol. Want to learn though. Yes dougstar21 it was a dealer special, do you know how rare dealer specials where? Or have you ever seen one of these before?

Edited 24 July, 201511 yr by GUESTY

I've seen one on the forum somewhere. I know nothing about them. Dealer specials are usually quite rare because it's normally just the one dealer who orders up some accessories, fits them and gives that special a name. We done a couple of fiat 500s when I was selling cars for fiat. We would do as little as 2 or 3, up to about 20.

Whatever you do just keep the stickers lol

The bloke I brought it off had it posted on different forums so I bet it's the same car. I will be keeping the stickers on as it makes it looks different.

Lovely looking Polo, even better that you're planning to keep it near stock. I'm looking forward to updates :)

Yes don't want to mess around with it to much.

Dude, that is just like mine. Completely untouched. Looks lovely.

Mine is a G reg and silver.

I'm looking to upgrade the speakers soon.

Then wheels and lower it slightly I reckon. Just a nice clean stock look with a bit of a stance :)

Yes mate that's all I want to do to mine plus a head unit. Keeping all the original stuff though incase I ever sell it.