Ownership Review: Polo 1.2 TDI Comfortline Diesel (100K Crossed)

[jihu123]

Re: Ownership Review: Polo 1.2 TDI Comfortline (Diesel)

Your polo is surely a true explorer. Every 2nd or 3rd time I visit your thread. You must have gone somewhere. No offense mate! How much kms completed after the journey?

 

[ToughGuy]

Re: Ownership Review: Polo 1.2 TDI Comfortline (Diesel)

Thanks friends your words of appreciation keep me going will surely post detailed log after completion of this trip, today I reached Sam sand dunes covered 400km my home for tonight is tent here.

 

[ToughGuy]

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Rajasthan road trip updates

Yesterday evening i reached Jodhpur, in last couple of days i covered Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Tanot, Sam and Khuri sand dunes.

Below are few pics from the trip:

Day2: Explorer-1 on it's way to Sam sand dunes from Bikaner



Day3: Morning camel safari at Sam sand dunes



Day3: Explorer-1 on it's way to Tanot mata mandir



Day3: Route from Sam sand dunes to Tanot mata mandir is quite scenic



Day4: View of Jaisalmer fort from Salam Singh Haveli



Day4: View of Jaisalmer city from Jaisalmer fort



Day4: Explorer-1 looking at Khuri sand dunes



Day4: Explorer-1 at Khuri parking
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[ToughGuy]

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Rajasthan road trip updates contd

Day4: Explorer-1 on it's way to Jodhpur



Trip reading at Bikaner



Trip reading at Jodhpur yesterday evening
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[pka11]

Re: Ownership Review: Polo 1.2 TDI Comfortline (Diesel)

Amazing pics of your tour of Bikaner. Do write about the your trip like when you started, where you halted etc.

 

[ToughGuy]

Re: Ownership Review: Polo 1.2 TDI Comfortline (Diesel)

Purchased below cushions for Explorer-1 from Jodhpur, two fibre filled cushions costed 160 bucks and set of five cushion covers (pair of two are not available) them costed 399 bucks total expense incurred was 559 bucks. Below is the pic of them:

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[ToughGuy]

Re: Ownership Review: Polo 1.2 TDI Comfortline (Diesel)

Yesterday I reached Delhi by 9:00PM, completed 2300KM in last 6 days. Welcomed by a massive traffic jam before Dharuhera till Hero Honda chowk it took more than 4 hours from here to reach our home in Dwarka.

My Rajathan road trip was quite memorable one, visited Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Tanot, Sam and Khuri sand dunes. My Polo TDI performed quite well specially on those sharp turns in high speeds, I missed a speed breaker on my way to Khuri sand dunes, it was steep and four in a row which scrapped the under body protection sheet of the car since speed was above 120kmph, but now i know it's hard, strong, useful and worth to there.

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[sanke1]

Re: Ownership Review: Polo 1.2 TDI Comfortline (Diesel)

Some dramatic pics. Particularly the Polo in the middle of the desert. Our Polo is definitely not camera shy.

Good work mate with the pics and keep em coming!

 

[ToughGuy]

Re: Ownership Review: Polo 1.2 TDI Comfortline (Diesel)

Amazing pics of your tour of Bikaner. Do write about the your trip like when you started, where you halted etc.

Thanks pka11, will post all the details in my log in voyage section soon.

Some dramatic pics. Particularly the Polo in the middle of the desert. Our Polo is definitely not camera shy.

Good work mate with the pics and keep em coming!

Thanks Sanke1, yes Polo is quite photogenic and believe me i clicked below image from i phone 3GS which got an average lens and see the results

Explorer-1 posing in Jodhpur and yes this is a mobile click
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[pka11]

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Thanks pka11, will post all the details in my log in voyage section soon.



Thanks Sanke1, yes Polo is quite photogenic and believe me i clicked below image from i phone 3GS which got an average lens and see the results

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Explorer-1 posing in Jodhpur and yes this is a mobile click
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Waiting eagerly to read your experiences, may be those will inspire some of us to have such a amazing trip

 

[vijetshetty]

Re: Ownership Review: Polo 1.2 TDI Comfortline (Diesel)

Same is answered rightly by Rightnow, general check up is free of cost till your car is under warranty. It is not mandatory or recommended by VW but you can go for it as a precautionary measure especially before first service i.e 7.5K or 6 months.


Today i gave a post dated cheque of INR17353 to TATA AIG for 0 dep insurance renewal through VW Delhi west (they have tie up with ICICI and TATA AIG), earlier ICICI refused to renew my insurance since i claimed 4 times last year.

Inspection of the vehicle was carried out by TATA AIG prior to the renewal, my Polo's insurance was ending on 3rd Feb 2013, gave them PDC of 2nd Feb'2013.

Hello Toughguy,

How much you had paid for insurance when you bought the Polo? was it Tata AIG? Mine is due for renewal in march and while buying guess I had paid 20k for the insurance. Any Idea how much it could cost for the first renewal?

 

[ToughGuy]

Re: Ownership Review: Polo 1.2 TDI Comfortline (Diesel)

Hello Toughguy,

How much you had paid for insurance when you bought the Polo? was it Tata AIG? Mine is due for renewal in march and while buying guess I had paid 20k for the insurance. Any Idea how much it could cost for the first renewal?

Hi,

For first insurance i paid around 24K to ICICI and for first renew paid 17K to TATA AIG.

Polo updates

Yesterday Explorer-1 got much needed shower, paid 120 bucks for same which includes exterior wash, internal air cleaning and tyre and outer plastic polish, check the results below:

Underbody plastic sheet below engine bay took a massive hit at above 100kmph when i missed a speed breaker on my way to Khuri on my recent trip, they were four in a row and quite steep



No doubt this sheet is strong
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[Sunny_polo]

Re: Ownership Review: Polo 1.2 TDI Comfortline (Diesel)

Hi ToughGuy according to the service advisor of VW informed me at the time of purchase of the vehicle that don't wash Engine bay, that will impact the engine. Is that true?

 

[nitninja]

Re: Ownership Review: Polo 1.2 TDI Comfortline (Diesel)

lucky that explorer suffered very less damage..any idea of replacing the underbody sheet?

 

[Rightnow]

Re: Ownership Review: Polo 1.2 TDI Comfortline (Diesel)

Hi ToughGuy according to the service advisor of VW informed me at the time of purchase of the vehicle that don't wash Engine bay, that will impact the engine. Is that true?

Yes that is true. Engine bay contains wires and electrical connections which may get harmed or fused by water. Kinda makes sense no?
You would also see that the VW workshop guys do not wash engine bay but they just clean the parts with moist cloth. If you get your car cleaned at local workshop, my advice would be to tell those guys to not pressure wash the engine bay rather just use cloth for cleaning it.