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Hi Guys

Im new to the forum and would just like some advice.

Im in the process of purchasing a 08 Polo 1.9TDI 74KW the car has about 140k Km on the clock and has full service history until 130k odd Km.

How is reliability on these cars? and is there anything i should check for before buying the vehicle?
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Go for it very reliable and cheap to maintain , listen for the clutch thou rattle sound and turbo
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Turbo, clutch, injectors. They are damn reliable.
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thanks so much.

looking forward to the new purchase.
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First thing to do after purchase remove Dpf and backbox , then software upgrade if clutch is ok then the fun will start Image

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Carel040 wrote:First thing to do after purchase remove Dpf and backbox , then software upgrade if clutch is ok then the fun will start
He won't find a DPF....
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O ok maybe because the rest knows it as a cat I suppose (DPF)

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Carel040 wrote:O ok maybe because the rest knows it as a cat I suppose (DPF)

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NabbyM32 wrote:How is reliability on these cars?
Great.......VGTI has 350k km's on his, my brother spdgti has 300k km on his CrossPolo. Regular servicing, decent oil and so on.
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NabbyM32 wrote:How is reliability on these cars?
Great.......VGTI has 350k km's on his, my brother spdgti has 300k km on his CrossPolo. Regular servicing, decent oil and so on.
PD100 (OP) differs from the PD130 (VGTI).
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Neuk wrote: the PD130 (VGTI).
Thought his was PD100 as well :oops: however, being PD130 is even more impressive, then.......
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They are reliable cars and they respond well to mods.
Stock they also reliable VGTI one is a proper virgin, it still has the CAT in and still running on stock clutch.

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Howie-WP wrote:
Neuk wrote: the PD130 (VGTI).
Thought his was PD100 as well :oops: however, being PD130 is even more impressive, then.......
Yep, the PD130's had the turbo issues, which amazingly VWSA issued a recall to address.
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Neuk wrote:
Howie-WP wrote:
Neuk wrote: the PD130 (VGTI).
Thought his was PD100 as well :oops: however, being PD130 is even more impressive, then.......
Yep, the PD130's had the turbo issues, which amazingly VWSA issued a recall to address.
She is currently sitting on 342600 odd km, not quite 350k yet but getting there fast.

Amazingly as you put it, mine wasn't part of the recall... perhaps, because it was fitted with a proper turbo? :crazy:

Anyway, as Unobeat has pointed out, she is still on the first clutch and turbo. Oh and the front shocks... they are also still the originals :grin: :violin:

Only few tiny issues included a new alternator pulley one way clutch thingy and a filthy leaking intercooler.
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mileage seems low for a 2008.

Cluster could be swapped. Scan the ECU to check if ECU mileage corresponds to the clocks.

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Am new here and I have been driving a polo 1,9 TDI sport lite 6 push and had no broblem but now it's stated giving me problem like it starts on it's own then stops I noticed one fuse had Brocken and replace it it's start now but then sometimes stops while am driving and wen I accelerate it's reduce speed and stop the engine
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4ePikanini wrote:mileage seems low for a 2008.

Cluster could be swapped. Scan the ECU to check if ECU mileage corresponds to the clocks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiGTYSh7GYQ
Cluster doesnt need to have been swopped for mileage to be rolled.
The guy who bought my 9n3 gti just plugged in a blue device into the obd2 rolled the mileage from 220k to 80k both on ecu and cluster . vcds picks up both ecu and cluster mileage as 80k. I was shocked! Apparently he did it cause his work pays for maintenance and it must be under s certain mileage... be aware....
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Ronaldo get your car scanned with VCDS then u will know what the problem is bud

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VGTI wrote:
Neuk wrote:
Howie-WP wrote:
Neuk wrote: the PD130 (VGTI).
Thought his was PD100 as well :oops: however, being PD130 is even more impressive, then.......
Yep, the PD130's had the turbo issues, which amazingly VWSA issued a recall to address.
She is currently sitting on 342600 odd km, not quite 350k yet but getting there fast.

Amazingly as you put it, mine wasn't part of the recall... perhaps, because it was fitted with a proper turbo? :crazy:

Anyway, as Unobeat has pointed out, she is still on the first clutch and turbo. Oh and the front shocks... they are also still the originals :grin: :violin:

Only few tiny issues included a new alternator pulley one way clutch thingy and a filthy leaking intercooler.
I am still amazed that you are on the original turbo and clutch, proves that if a car is treated well it will last.
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Phone vw and check for the service history on the car...check if that is the true mileage...a lot of people getting their mileage chopped
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Neuk wrote:
I am still amazed that you are on the original turbo and clutch, proves that if a car is treated well it will last.
The clutch's condition is probably better than most 1 year old Vivos... the bodywork too :grin:
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VGTI wrote:
Neuk wrote:
I am still amazed that you are on the original turbo and clutch, proves that if a car is treated well it will last.
The clutch's condition is probably better than most 1 year old Vivos... the bodywork too :grin:
The way that I have seen most people drive, I am not surprised, riding their clutch at traffic lights and then complaining that clutches never last :twisted:
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Jueshen wrote:
4ePikanini wrote:mileage seems low for a 2008.

Cluster could be swapped. Scan the ECU to check if ECU mileage corresponds to the clocks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiGTYSh7GYQ
Cluster doesnt need to have been swopped for mileage to be rolled.
The guy who bought my 9n3 gti just plugged in a blue device into the obd2 rolled the mileage from 220k to 80k both on ecu and cluster . vcds picks up both ecu and cluster mileage as 80k. I was shocked! Apparently he did it cause his work pays for maintenance and it must be under s certain mileage... be aware....
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VGTI wrote:
Neuk wrote:
Howie-WP wrote:
Neuk wrote: the PD130 (VGTI).
Thought his was PD100 as well :oops: however, being PD130 is even more impressive, then.......
Yep, the PD130's had the turbo issues, which amazingly VWSA issued a recall to address.
She is currently sitting on 342600 odd km, not quite 350k yet but getting there fast.

Amazingly as you put it, mine wasn't part of the recall... perhaps, because it was fitted with a proper turbo? :crazy:

Anyway, as Unobeat has pointed out, she is still on the first clutch and turbo. Oh and the front shocks... they are also still the originals :grin: :violin:

Only few tiny issues included a new alternator pulley one way clutch thingy and a filthy leaking intercooler.

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The fuel consumption is something else, Pure Epic. A car like that would be hard to to find a replacement for hence you will just have to drive it until the doors come out on its own.

On average monthly how many kilos you putting on?
THANAS wrote:Mix them together to create Shellstrol, and then mix that with Winstrol to create the ultimate, maximum performance oil for your engine.
panic-mechanic wrote:When I build engines and do stuff like this I do it when there is nobody else around, No distractions, No phone nothing so that you don't forget what you should be doing. It's the little things that make them run right. Anybody can slap a basic bottom end together. that is the easy bit. It's all the little things that makes these builds a success or not.
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