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My mother-in-law might swap her diesel Jetta for a Polo. Use: mainly local trips, v rarely 40 mile motorway trip. It must be automatic. Is diesel or petrol better? I worry about a DPF and anyway it might not get run in for a long time. So is it best to buy new or a year or two old with some motorway mileage? And which Polo model would you say is the best in this situation?

Asked on 2 October 2010 by addle12

Answered by Honest John
Polo 1.2TSI DSG. They don't do it yet, but they will have to eventually. Diesel totally unsuitable for this sort of use.

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