UK-POLOS.NET - THE VW Polo Forum

Ok, the Polo I bought is 3 weeks old and as previously shown, had a rusty exhaust and a sticky starter motor (when cold) running on. Dropped the car back to the dealer to deal with it (45 minutes drive away, insure one of their loaners and pick the car up 3 days later).

So they fixed (replaced) the exhaust and "cleaned" the starter motor.

Well, the starter motor still runs on after starting the car (when cold and when luke warm, not at operating temp). So I can go through it all again (they have agreed to that) or I can just forget about it and change it myself when it gets really bad.

What is the consensus - go through the pain of hours of driving / borrowing a loaner etc or just leave it now and replace it when it needs to?

Got 3 months warranty by the way.

If its still causing problems, then get them to fix it - you dont want to end up with a car with a non functional starter motor.

get them to replace it i had to replace mine and it was fooking expensive !

Seconded, replace it because it will go at the most inconvenient time! They're a pig to replace though, so make sure you know what you're doing under the bonnet.. (or have someone with you who does!!!)

yeah, I can see your points. I would hate to miss the chance to get it done FOC when I am cursing under the car later on ...

Booked in for monday now. Told them to check the cambelt as well as I had them replace it and it runs like a dog on idle when cold now. Yuck.

Starter motor replaced, temperature sensor replaced. All warranty.