[robchalmers]

Hi everyone!

After last years sad demise of the my blue 1.4 petrol polo after it visited a field on its roof. I finally got round to buying a replacement after nearly 6 months of commuting on my bike through Snow, wind, rain and sun. the title gives away what i've bought.....

a 1.9 D CL Polo ('96). Another 3door Hatch this time with the umwelt 1.9D engine. No turbo to blow, just simple low down grunt. When it left the factory 14 years ago it pumped out 63 of Bavaria's finest oil powered ponies (13 more than my last polo) but its the extra torque that i love. Even though a few of the previously mentioned ponies have now died with old age the stump-pulling torque is just addictive!!!!

Fuel economy wise it should manage (MPGuk)
(urban) 35 mpg
(extra urban) 60 mpg
(combined) 48 mpg

So getting it to 'hypermiler' status going to be difficult but for me it just about the ease of breaking into the fifties!

The car came with 12 months MOT, 5 months tax and Half a tank of diesel, which doesn't appear to be going down very quickly at all! As soon as I can I'll fill it up and start counting the miles!

I'll post pics ASAP.