2010 VW Polo 1.6 TDI 75

Antony101

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So my sister has been looking at replacing her old and ruined Corsa, we went to a few local dealers and garages and the best deal seemed to be a 2010 Polo 1.6TDI SE, 47k on the clock. They want £5750, but it includes 2 years warranty, servicing and breakdown cover. They also said they would throw in free alloy wheel cover (10 free alloy repairs and 5 new tyres if damaged) and a year of tax.

I have had a look on AutoTrader and everything seems to be within a few hundred pound, however the warranty would cost more than we would save going private.

Any opinions on the price and the car? My sister seems set on it bit thought I'd see if anyone can give some advice on here. Other cars we looked it were similar aged Ibizas and Corsas.
 
The only things I'd say are that the 1.6 TDI is a hateful engine - in something small it might be tolerable, but does she really need a diesel?

Also check the fine print on the warranty, if that's what's swaying you then you need to make sure it's comprehensive. Google the name of the company along with the usual diesely issues such as DMF, DPF etc and see if you find anyone complaining about them not paying out for stuff like that. If it's from a used car dealer, chances are the warranty isn't really worth how you're perceiving it
 
iaind said:
The only things I'd say are that the 1.6 TDI is a hateful engine - in something small it might be tolerable, but does she really need a diesel?

Also check the fine print on the warranty, if that's what's swaying you then you need to make sure it's comprehensive. Google the name of the company along with the usual diesely issues such as DMF, DPF etc and see if you find anyone complaining about them not paying out for stuff like that. If it's from a used car dealer, chances are the warranty isn't really worth how you're perceiving it
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It's approved used so assume the warranty is through VW. She's driven the 84 BHP 1.4 petrol Ibiza and prefers the 1.6 TDI even though it is less powerful. She is likely to end up doing many more miles driving to Scotland and the Lake District with the dogs now she has a reliable car. Along with a possible new job meaning a longer commute.
 
This seems very cheap for an Approved Used car for £5750. Kinda hard to see the downside really, 2 years of new-car-style peace of mind on a recent model Polo for just over 5 grand, including servicing expenses?! Even if it loses half its value which it probably won't that's very good for a few years motoring.

I don't really know what these are worth, how does it compare to the rest of the market? It feels too cheap if anything...
 
List price was £6500, however the new salesman told us that we would get £500 deposit contribution if the car was taken out on PCP, however in the end when he spoke to his manager PCP wasn't an option on cars over 5 years old. After that the manager just dropped the price of the car to make up for the mistake.

I know the whole 2 years warranty, servicing and breakdown is an offer they have on for all used cars this month.

Having had a look around on AutoTrader there are some available at garages/private for around £200/300 less.
 
Antony101 said:
List price was £6500, however the new salesman told us that we would get £500 deposit contribution if the car was taken out on PCP, however in the end when he spoke to his manager PCP wasn't an option on cars over 5 years old. After that the manager just dropped the price of the car to make up for the mistake.

I know the whole 2 years warranty, servicing and breakdown is an offer they have on for all used cars this month.

Having had a look around on AutoTrader there are some available at garages/private for around £200/300 less.
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but do they give you 2 year warranty? brake down etc? probably not! just go for manufacturer approved and you'll be good! I'd go for it tbh.
 
Damn, Polos are expensive now. You can buy a same age Passat for that, albeit a little higher mileage and not Approved Used.
 
grudas said:
but do they give you 2 year warranty? brake down etc? probably not! just go for manufacturer approved and you'll be good! I'd go for it tbh.
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That was my thought. My sister hopes to sell the car in two years anyway when she becomes Chartered so it's perfect really.
 
cheesyboy said:
Damn, Polos are expensive now. You can buy a same age Passat for that, albeit a little higher mileage and not Approved Used.
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You could say the same thing about most things with a VW badge on them, they're a bit like the Apple of the car world
 
iaind said:
You could say the same thing about most things with a VW badge on them, they're a bit like the Apple of the car world
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Maybe you wouldn't say it for the VW Passat I cited though :D

My point, really, was that you can get the Polo's big, big brother for the same price, despite the new price being, what, double?

Obviously that's not a suggestion for OP - his sister is quite obviously not after a big saloon - but it's just a bit shocking.
 
So all in all it seems like a safe bet? I'd argue the only likely big bill is the DPF which likely won't be covered under warranty but that is a diesel issue and no a Polo issue?
 
[TW]Fox;29099083 said:
So you can't buy the same age Passat for that then.
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If we're being picky, and you very much are, then you certainly can buy same age passat for that.

If you mean like for like deal, then you don't really get Approved Used Passats at that price point - the dealers aren't interested - so difficult to make that particular comparison.

Comparing available like for like, with independent dealers/private, you're looking at about £500 more for equivalent age/mileage basic spec Passat vs basic spec Polo.

So market value is very similar. Which was, obviously, my point.
 
cheesyboy said:
If we're being picky, and you very much are, then you certainly can buy same age passat for that.

If you mean like for like deal, then you don't really get Approved Used Passats at that price point - the dealers aren't interested - so difficult to make that particular comparison.
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Exactly, so it's not true then is it? The AUC Polo is a particular package and you cannot get an AUC Passat for the same money. The fact you can buy a higher mileage one without a decent warranty from an independent for similar money is irrelevant really (and surely common sense anyway).

Comparing available like for like, with independent dealers/private, you're looking at about £500 more for equivalent age/mileage basic spec Passat vs basic spec Polo.

So market value is very similar. Which was, obviously, my point.
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So about 10% more expensive, if your claim is correct (Which I've not verified).

Either way whats the relevance anyway? It isnt news that as you go down the car market smaller and more economical cars tend to have more demand than larger ones. Shock as people who don't want to spend much on a car want to buy a small and economical car :p
 
[TW]Fox;29099242 said:
Exactly, so it's not true then is it? The AUC Polo is a particular package and you cannot get an AUC Passat for the same money. The fact you can buy a higher mileage one without a decent warranty from an independent for similar money is irrelevant really (and surely common sense anyway).
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Well, it is true if you read what I said (that you can buy a non-Approved Used Passat, with a little higher mileage for the price of this Polo). For some reason, you've tried to move the argument to disputing the idea of buying a matching deal on a Passat.

No-one suggested you can do that - why argue about it?

[TW]Fox;29099242 said:
So about 10% more expensive, if your claim is correct (Which I've not verified).

Either way whats the relevance anyway? It isnt news that as you go down the car market smaller and more economical cars tend to have more demand than larger ones. Shock as people who don't want to spend much on a car want to buy a small and economical car :p
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I get the different demands on smaller vs larger cars. I'm just surprised at the extent - that the price equalises (baring that 10%) at only about 5 years old between a Polo and a Passat. Given the starting prices, that's a huge swing.
 
cheesyboy said:
Well, it is true if you read what I said (that you can buy a non-Approved Used Passat, with a little higher mileage for the price of this Polo). For some reason, you've tried to move the argument to disputing the idea of buying a matching deal on a Passat.
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Yea but... without a like for like comparison what value is the observation?
 
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