Why Young Drivers Should Buy A 2004 VW Polo 9N // First Car Review

[@CarsWithJB]

Might be biased... but I agree 👀

[@craZy_y0]

Cars with JB fam doe

[@uelbreach4956]

Just started watching your project Polo series. You've cave me loads of ideas for this polo. 😀

[@edwardtye4119]

I'm getting this car but in black as my first car. I can't wait!

[@tomm-bg5zj]

Ayeee

[@Dima97143]

My first and current car, really good to learn and gets things done! It's not the best option if you want to have fun but if you are a stance boi you can put some coils and bbs on it, with some gti parts from the restyling and it will look very nice, specially in black

[@Danial0152]

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[@CarsWithJB]

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[@barnesy21367]

I used to have one of these cars back in 2018. It was a 9n 1.2 3cylinder 55bhp. Round town and journeys that don’t involved motorways where great. The car was comfy easy to drive. Cheap to run and definitely cool looking once a set of 9n2 bbs rims went on the car. Only issue with the car that I had was a faulty cat ( kept putting eml light on ) But apart from that they are genuinely good cars

[@OwainF]

Had one as my first car in mercato blue, such a nice colour. Never had any issues, used to rag the little 3 pot lol. Moved on to a mk5 golf gti 👍

[@MrSuperMichel1997]

Man, I've got a Mercato Blue Polo, I love it! 5 doors, ah, amazing!

[@Dave_dave69]

I had this as 1.2 first car :) never went wrong once, until I was admiring an AMG and crashed into a very high kerb 😂😂😂

[@rosswilson2988]

I purchased a 9n2 1.4tdi (PD75) as a daily. Just below average miles for the age and pretty much FSH including a recent Cambelt & water pump change. It had 11 months MOT when I bought it with all advisories supposedly done. After 2 weeks of owning it the steering rack started to drain its fluid and both rear shocks failed. I topped up the fluid every week which then became every 2 days after another month and a half. To add salt in the wound within that month and a half both the gearbox and engine mounts failed. Unfortunately the cost to repair the rack and mounts were extremely expensive so had to bite the bullet and sell it as a non runner. I’m a VW fanboy as I’ve had a range of vags in the past and I will still buy them now. Buyers advice just check condition of steering rack end seals, cv boots and shocks especially on this platform (9n Polo, 6L Ibiza and Mk1 fabia). If it has a long MOT ask to see the invoice as obviously the advisories on mine were not done.

[@simonhutton1]

Yes this is the one. Safe, reliable, solid all good. I am VW fan boy however so the Ford Fiesta is also a great alternative 👍🏼

[@TheIdiotPlays]

Its so reliable that the chain started to rattle 30k km ago and it still works :D

[@simonhutton1]

@@TheIdiotPlays yeah my Fabia did that too, just have to out up with it. A brand new Tiguan 3 cylinder sounds worse believe it or not!

[@TheIdiotPlays]

​@@simonhutton1 Im probably going to change the chain as im too cheap to buy anything new(er) right now. Its going to hurt as I will need to do the clutch and the alternator as well. Oh well, they've lasted for like 10 years with no maintenance (thanks to my brother who had it before me) I already did the shocks and springs and it changed my mind from scrapping the car to keeping it. Yeah, ive head a few of those and they sound horrible.

[@simonhutton1]

@@TheIdiotPlays fair play worth doing if the body is good. I have a Golf 1.6 fsi I’m keeping alive the body is trash so just running her until the bitter end.

[@TheIdiotPlays]

@@simonhutton1 Mk5 right? My friend just paid 1500 euros to get his welded. (His is a gti with a dsg so it was worth it) And yeah, the body on mine is almost good, only the front wheelarches need to be repainted, no need for plaster yet. Also the "suicide" jack that comes with the car once slipped and scraped the car, haven't yet fixed that. The car was mostly fine as it crashed on top of my legs :D

[@Salesman666]

My first car was a polo sedan, beat the hell out of it for 4 years and only had to change the battery. Even when it died i still drove it to the junkyard, wonderfull car.

[@Bvbarmy899]

I have a VW Polo 1.2 2005, it's my first car and I love it. I nearly drove a Renault Twingo from 2001 prior to the Polo but am so happy I ended up getting the Polo.

[@TotallyNotASpy1]

Recently bought a 2001 Polo 9n, four door with the 1.9 SDI engine. I love it! Yeah, when I bought it the poor thing had a load of issues and yet it never stopped on me, after some work it's now running very nicely. Sure, it's slow, but it's still great fun.

[@ferrino4145]

I have slightly newer Polo 6R with same 1.2 engine and I have to say its a pretty good first car. However vag cars really like to constantly scream for some small repairs to keep them in perfect condition.

[@conorf8091]

I’d say fords are little but often maintenance heavy. My golf only needed a clutch and brake pads in 4 years of ownership. Reliable cars

[@fuckthis81]

After recently buying a 9n3 1.2 5 door for my daughter I would totally agree. Had an 05 corsa before for her and it never needed much if any upkeep. The polo on the other hand? Rear door actuator replaced, heater resistor replaced, rear drivers light bulb holder replaced due to water leaking into light cluster. 3rd high level brake light full of water, had to take off and fix then replace bulbs. Oil light problem also. These little cars seem to need a lot of loving lol. All aside its a solid little car and easy to work at this stuff yourself if you fancy it.

[@jessesnowden4578]

6n2 1.4 was my first car, loved it! Had it in red and I put a de badged gti grill on it and gti front splitter, looked great, but as all vw’s it was slow as hell compared to other 1.4s of that time, was reliable though

[@SoberIrishman2]

just bought a 2006 with 80k miles. lovely little car. although i find the biting point of the clutch is very small

[@MrPaulb1982]

No need to shout when you have a microphone 🎤, FYI.

[@miserablecherry7651]

POLLY!!! i had a 2004 VW Polo 9n S 5 door in black as my first car. I paid asking price for it £1050 after looking at it for half an hour in the dark with a knackered battery. (later found out it had had a few front end crashes and sat higher on one side than the other......I ragged the bollocks of that thing for 2 years every single day. It took me on holiday, it took my family to hospital. It. Took. Everything!!! I think i paid £1250 insurance and then £750 after that with a blackbox on both policies. Eventually there was a compression problem and i wanted something nicer so i scrapped her but out of all the cars ive owned she will forever been the best. Bug eyed peice of gold that thing were! xxx

[@Lewis_Treff97]

I had a skoda fabia mk1 (which is based on the 9n polo) as my second car after my first when I was 19. Mine had the bulletproof 1.9tdi engine and it was pretty rapid at 19, especially as it looked pretty basic at first before I modified it. Insurance was £850 for the year

[@tron520]

Still have mine 04 Polo, been a good little car.

[@ImJaaaQ]

Had one of these as my first car and it was on a 54 plate, was a 1.4 was already lowered and had Compomotive TH wheels on it and I loved it. It got given absolute death for 2 years, the engine would still be running sweet now if I still had it, decent cars!

[@Daniel56233]

I had one Volkswagen polo 2003 1.4 and the insurance was £1800 , 17 and I live in in zone 2 in london and here that’s fairly cheap for a new driver.

[@TheIdiotPlays]

@@Daniel56233 Oof, I thought my insurance was bad here in Finland. Cheapest was 800 euros when I was 18... Now at 21 I pay about 350 per year, not that bad anymore. My brother paid like 200 when he had it at 25.

[@Daniel56233]

@@TheIdiotPlays I know back in my country a car insurance for a 18 years old is around 700€ life in uk is expensive

[@3nd4tom1c8]

Old skoda fabia 1.2/1.4 look like a great first car, 🤞 i can get one haha

[@urnansroach]

Thats the one im thinking about getting. I

[@emil3524]

I had one as a first car, the timing chain snapped after 3 months of ownership and it got scrapped. I can think of better first cars personally...

[@nighteagle7299]

Good car except for the engine. Especially 1.2, 3 cylinder. I had one. It was garbage. I was visting car service very often. The problems that i had: -Check engine light went on -EPC light went on -From 2 to 2 months i was changing spark plugs because the car wasn't starting -Sometimes only 2 cylinders were working -When the EPC light was on, i pushed the accelerator to the floor but the engine, wasn't reving -Oil consuption was a problem, because...it's a Volkswagen. Idk maybe i had very bad luck. Anyway, i recommend 1.4 MPI instead of 1.2 The pros of the polo: -It's very stable on road -The steering is really nice -Gearbox is precise -Good ergonomy That's my opinion, owner of vw polo. P.S. Sorry for my english 😂

[@TruthTortoise81]

Yeah the 1.2 isn't the one to buy. The 1.4 however is practically bomb proof and super simple to work on.

[@missionpassed4584]

My actual first car was an fiat Cinquecento, then onto the 2004 1.4 petrol VW polo which I still have after all these years, I used to rev the Fiat to show off but the engine would just die lol great laugh especally when asociated with the Inbetweeners. Myself and my mate had one he got his up to 220.000 miles before he had to get rid do to expensive repairs on body work, so he replaced it with a 2013 1.2 version thats nowhere near as fast or fun, mines at 190.000 and is sadly having engine issues atm.

[@zaink7037]

I found insurance for these to be more compared to other cars when I was 17. Personally for me I'd get the next gen polo which looked more like the golf

[@buntrockstudios]

Polo 9n3; 15/16inch alloys + coilovers is the best looking first car you can have for sub 1k, my first year insurance at 21 with a black box was £950 for the year second year dropped to £500

[@ollzdog7141]

ive got one as my first car a 1.4 tdi and i bought it for 200 and it costs me 4k on insurance

[@ХажисмелБоров]

I have one, but 5-door and automatic gear box. I dont wanna to overpraise it, but its better than I expect when I bought it in 2019. But unfortunly in my state the averege price on it is now £3700 (and the averege salary £285/month) 😬

[@epidemic963]

I drive a corsa c and now I want to buy a polo so tnx for the video ;)

[@SJSpode114]

Just try and avoid the 1.2l 3 cylinder engine version. There are well documented issues that you should research before buying

[@charlien8148]

Another banger of a first car - renault clio 1.2 phase 2 or 1.4 phase 1's brilliant litte motors decent mod cons for a first driver - air con, electric windows, airbags, sips fuel and will be cheaper on insurance im sure too.

[@kurtseyffert6649]

next door neighbour has a 07 plate clio every day i see it and think i could of had that as a financed 1st car instead i had a 94 clio

[@eggsellent11]

Had a polo for 8 yrs never gave me any trouble

[@jacobdzik6238]

15 years ago my 1.9 tdi 220bhp was the fastest car in county. Pure evil kenevil. Take care Sir. 🙏🏻🙌🏻

[@Zed-kc7cr]

What insurance company takes your motorcycle ncb into account i thought none do

[@fizzy3949]

Vw polo is the best first time car, running costs are low and parts are cheap. Also the car survives on low maintenance, honestly I've not done a great deal but she still drives!!!

[@georgelock9646]

I got a 1.4 Sport (100bhp) for my first car! £1100 to insure first year (with a black box) and love it to bits. Now at 236k miles with minimal issues to report! Besides a new gearbox lol

[@cohen.berridge4064]

My 1.2 polo has 55hp and is so painful 😢

[@10aDowningStreet]

Lupo GTi in black is my fav e looking VW, not a VW fan on the whole but that's one of the few I yern for. Tried to get the GF one but she wouldn't have it :P Thinking of changing my my 96 JDM Integra R for one, I've owned nothing but Honda for YEARS now.

[@skywarts]

17 years old my 1st car 500 quid 98k miles with 1.1grand with black box. Mental

[@harrygamer4190]

How is it bro? I wanna get one soon

[@skywarts]

@@harrygamer4190 it's slow but if you get a 4 door is very practical. Also they handle very well for a small car. Pretty easy and cheep to fix as well.

[@meister_harris5623]

Great car, can’t get insured on one of these as a first🥲

[@ethan_59]

Got a 9n3 as my first car!

[@mlglegobloxer6029]

Those alloys aren't standard are they?

[@uelbreach4956]

I would love to say they are standard 🤣 However, they are just a pair of wheel trims. There's some before and after photos over on my Instagram. @luleys_photos

[@mlglegobloxer6029]

@@uelbreach4956 Ahh ok. Still looking sick 😎.

[@uelbreach4956]

The only reason I got them. Since I have not bought myself any nice-looking alloys yet. Plus the wheel trims look sick like you say 😀

[@urnansroach]

Im debating if i should get a Skoda Fabia or a polo

[@abdurali8855]

Whichever one is cheaper, basically the same car underneath!

[@TruthTortoise81]

Don't get the three cylinder 1.2 petrol it's rubbish. Instead get the 1.4. preferably the updated one starting from 56 plate (2007) onward (with facelift front end). They carried this engine over to the mk5 polo. Main difference is newer fuel injectors and crucially doesn't have an EGR valve which is a very good thing. The earlier engines do and it only causes problems. Or the 1.9 diesel is very good as well.

[@underneonloneliness2]

Cars made in the 00’s still look modern in 2021.

[@Mr330d]

Even the Suzuki ignis?

[@SaWxRaPz]

Nah. My father owns a nissan micra of 2002. Horrible looking car i was ashamed of driving it so i bought the same polo of this video

[@kasanovazee]

Adding mum or dad to insurance as named drivers can drop the price considerably sometimes.

[@Christophervri222]

I have the same model and I can say it’s a 2002

[@jordanbunce6693]

What insurance company is this?

[@SaWxRaPz]

It’s my first car. Avoid buying it if you hate going for service often. Way too many problems with the electric parts.This model is known for these kind of fails. Other than that i love it as my first car

[@robbedessart2496]

Somebody has a site for new exhaust with little bit sound for polo 1.2 9n?

[@stevechukwuka635]

Hallo mate this car and Corsa which is better

[@filipwennergren2712]

Wow?! My BMW E90 330i cost me a 90 a month ... in Sweden.

[@del-boysnostalgiatvads7416]

Good vid I like your face,

[@TheBari73]

But you barely described the car itself. How does the car drive? Silly me, clicked on this video hoping for a 2004 VW polo review...

[@vapourwaveculture4059]

How do you get all these cars to review?

[@MajorAlenko]

Definitely not £35 to fill anymore haha

[@ShermtaF]

Does it have Bluetooth and a good speaker to play loud music?

[@jonsnoff5369]

2004

[@QuercusQuest]

Show me the car! :D

[@henryrussell8311]

That 1.3 3cyl is a steaming bag of shite!!

[@rectify2003]

I just bought this car today for £1200.00 Could you please let me know, what Haynes manual I need for this, as I want to buy one today? 1. How Many litres is the Fuel tank? 2. What Chassis or Model is this, so when I tell people or search for parts then I will always bet the right part? 3. I was told it has a Cam Chain not a belt I am scrapping my WV Golf 1.4 16v and it runs well, except the lower head gaskets gone and the scrappy is offering me £400.00 Am I being ripped off? Thanks

[@Jeff-tr2vp]

Bought my son a 2004 polo 9n 1.9 sdi. Slow as fuck, cheap to insure and great mpg

[@scotspie501douglas7]

where do the wheel trims come from

[@JG-lx5bo]

My 1.9 TDI polo for my first year with a black box at 17yrs old was £1800 couldn’t believe it was that cheap, my mates 1.2 fezza for his first year is £1700

[@oliver1259]

How tf I looked at a 1.9tdi and I was quoted 4.5k

[@JG-lx5bo]

@@oliver1259 was it 100bhp or 130bhp?

[@oliver1259]

@@JG-lx5bo must of been the 130hp variant being that much lol

[@JG-lx5bo]

@@oliver1259 was going to say 😅, mine was only the pd100 100bhp