Traded a Golf in for a 1986 Polo. In less than 12 months it almost conked out on top of the M62 in the snow, VW couldn't find a problem, but kept fiddling until it ran again. Then the body was going rusty, the bracket that holds the anti roll bar on was only welded on at one end. When they fixed that, it came back with the fan disconnected and no headlights working. Then the engine started acting up again so we traded it in for a Peugeot. Wife being an honest soul told the dealer that there was a problem with the fuel system. "Don't worry" they said "our mechanics will soon fix that. A few weeks later the phone rings "what did VW say was the problem with your old Polo?" A few weeks later we see our old polo on the forecourt of a Mazda garage with the owner in deep discussion with a salesman.

If only everything in life was as reliable as a Volkswagen