VW Polos with holes

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Sun 18 Mar 2001 19:31
VW Polos with holes - David Rackham
Honest John
Re your column in the Daily Telegraph Sat 17 March 2001

I have a VW Polo, first registered 1 Aug 1996, with rust bubbling up
through the paintwork on three of the four doors. I bought the car second-hand
last May, and most probably did not give the bodywork as careful an inspection
as I should. My previous Polo, a 91 H registered model, had excellent
bodywork after 9 years, so I had an overly rosy view of VW paintwork.

Of course, I know nothing of the history of my current Polo, other than
the fact that it has had only one previous owner, who was a lady.
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Mon 19 Mar 2001 16:31
Re: VW Polos with holes - honestjohn
This is common right up to 1998. I saw a silver 98R Polo 1.4 16v at auction today with the same tell-tale rusty crack appearing from under the window rubber. In spit of this and being a snatchback with 34,000 unwarranted miles, the Polo went on to sell for £6,350.

HJ
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Sat 14 Apr 2001 23:16
Re: VW Polos with holes - Ian Manning
As I have a 98 S Polo 5 door, this rust business alarms me considerably. Any advice as to how it can be prevented (no outward signs of it so far). - eg. WD40 squirted under rubber, Waxoyl, etc?
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