Hello anyone can give me some review regarding this car?
im planning to get this for my wife but not sure whether the maintenance cost is high or not or is it worth it for normal daily usage

Here is some review, i have driven vw polo for 1 month while my polo gti in service center.
Pros:
1)more solid than jap car
2) quite spacious for 4 people
3) automatic window for all 4 door
4) cruise control

cons:
1)high service cost for this segment
2) roof still sound like milo tin
3) engine quite sluggish. If put S mode, it should be better. This is caused by too long gearing, for too small cc car..
4) Parts not long lasting. Proven by my colleague 1.6 polo. His ecu bracket broken & arm rest broken. Suspension, 60k km already got hissing sound. All not covered by warranty. VW said it is wear and tear part.


depends what u consider high cost?

normal service at service center, minimum rm600-700. Major service, can reach 1xxx. Service interval is 15,000km or 1 year..


VW is worth for daily usage if u dont mind cost of service and depreciation. The comfort and safety quite good ... 1 bad thing is warranty claim procedure, their process is very slow.. and some service center have reputation of being irresponsible.

Have a Polo Sedan 1.6 at home. Agree with everything you said.

jst drove 1 today
it's high torque and very fast reach 100
cabin size like myvi but very solid built and lower noise
steering smaller easier to operate
have some driving leisure
tyre bit bumpy maybe need change other brand

but I find when the speed reduce the transmission sometime till sluggish abit not sure it's common?
aircond is good

interior is mch like proton but better thought on the design
where button are easily accessible
I would recommend get a used car if u plan to get extra car


This post has been edited by soulmad: Jun 10 2018, 09:51 PM

Consider peugoet 208 for ur wife? rm70k 1.2turbo fc low.

peugeot maintanence is the same thing as vw.... if not worse


but 208 puretech for 62k now after GST and Raya rebate is very tempting indeed

This post has been edited by ZeneticX: Jun 11 2018, 12:37 AM

Looking at service pricing list on its website..60k service need to fork out 2.5k..WTF?

Still depends on which VW dealers, some of the items are optional / can skip like timing chain tensioner & Aircon filter (can purchase and install your own) that most of local B-segment Japanese cars do not change /come together (cut cost u know leh) and ended up less than RM1800. The parts still ok, but the only expansive side that most people worrying is labour charge by VW SC quite expansive compare to local Japanese B-segment car service.

This post has been edited by lazbuy85: Jun 11 2018, 12:32 PM

purchase and install on your own won't void warranty?

those tear and wear items like aircon filter will not void warranty lah...

Thanx for all the feed back but looking at sedan 😁

Hi, where to get this deal for 62k? I see everywhere hovering around 80k..

Sedan is bigger and longer (car dimension and interior & boot space) than hatchback a lot. Vento 1.6 like typical VIOS / City with VW badge on solid body but 1.2Tsi with more car power Ommph and pick-up.

This post has been edited by lazbuy85: Jun 12 2018, 12:30 PM

Sorry I might've mistook some other cars pricing

But there's a few agent selling for 68k on carlist

This post has been edited by ZeneticX: Jun 12 2018, 02:26 PM

Been driving the 1.6 MPI model for 6 months. Agreed with what you said except that the gear ratio (is that what you mean?). Actually the gear ratio for 1st gear is extremely short, 2nd to 5th are moderately short, 6th is damn long. The reason the car is sluggish in D mode is because it tends to upshift too quickly resulting in low rpm low torque most of the time.

Nowadays they have 3-year free service or 45k km whichever comes first. RMA procedure is really slow and consume lots of time to go SC.

IMHO, the strength of this car is actually the chassis, in terms of welding and manufacturing process. The chassis is notably stronger than most Japanese cars (check Honda CKD welding). Not only that, the ride is also firmer due to the chassis rigidity.

However, for VW CKD models, some materials have been removed/changed. For example, the sound proofing material is totally absent in the boot area. The roof is only filled with cardbox material, that's why it sounds like tin kosong. CBU VW Polo had soft touch plastic.

The fuel consumption isn't that great to be honest. For town drive, no traffic jam but lots of braking due to lots of speed bumps (campus and housing area), the FC is not much difference than my old Persona Elegance: ~10km/l. However, for highway drive, it's much better due to more gears. I think Honda City still wins by ~15% for FC. Vento TSI on the other hand can easily get 20% better FC than 1.6 MPI.

The one you drove is TSI model? For the MPI model, the torque is not high actually. Coupled with the conservative GB mapping, it's actually very hard to overtake cars without changing to S mode or Shiftronic.

Aircond is not bad but nowhere near local cars' ability IMHO. Myvi cools the cabin way faster.

Not sure about the reliability of the puretec turbo engine.
Mind you, owning a French pug turbo, maintenance will be higher as compared to NA engine.

what i mean is; u already explained it.. lazy wanna type in details... but long story short.. 6th gear too long, and always upshift in D mode.. hence, making the car sluggish.

If your wife doesnt particular on cars, i guess honda jazz would be a better choice in my humble opinion.

Not saying i do not like continentals car (in facts i like them alot), but due to the reliability, maintenance, price, fc, RV, hatchback, maybe, just maybe smaller jdm car would be suitable for your wife.

Unless your wife is a car person, then different story.

I cannot stand the car in D mode. I almost always slot it into S whenever I drive and give fuel economy the middle finger.

If you are not too demanding, it can be abit of a hoot to drive it around corners. The chassis is definitely a cut above the Toyotas and Hondas peers.

Hi dares. I did PM you six months ago before I bought the car, if you still remember haha.
Last month, I was loaned a courtesy car, a beaten up Polo Sedan 1.6 MPI which was an ex demo car. Guess what? It wasn't as sluggish as our Vento. In fact I could drive all the way with D mode. I suspect there are more than one ECU firmware versions out there.