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New mirror glasses are very expensive for this model only VW seem to do them at £30.
Halford do the model SR622 which is a very near fit. A few millimeters each side different. for ~£5

I just test drove a 1300 mile polo of the same model and engine and it ran much smoother than my 700 mile polo and didn't seem lumpy at slow idle. If it is not as smooth by that many miles then I will demand that they have another look at it.
It is however running much better than last week after ...

The garage din't find anything wrong.
It didn't seem to do the stalling trick when i reversed into my drive tonight though.
I did put an extra 300 miles on it at the weekend bringing up to 600 miles.
It might be a wearing in problem that goes away.
However at slow idle it is still is lumpy after in ...

My 3 polos all together

My First polo (No longer with us)

It is going in Monday.
I have more information on te fault.
Things seem okay when the car is cold.
As soon as the needle touched the normal operating temperature,
it is as if a switch comes on and turns it from Jeckell to Hyde.
It then idles at 700 rather than 800 and becomes lumpy on idle.
It is ...

I have a brand new 55 plate Polo. My forth Polo after having a 1.4 Mk4 before that a Mk3 1L and a Mk 2 1L.
The car performs less well than the old 1l cars.
Is this the problem with the 3 cylinder car?
Reversing up a hill from a stand still is a no no unless you have loads of revs. You hen do not ...