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June 27 Snow! And the airport goes crazySo, here I am sitting at the airport waiting for my flight to start boarding. Its delayed by an hour because snow caused delays with other domestic flights. Well, at least we have only an hour. Other international flights to Africa are delayed for 3 hours, some 4 and at least one flight to Bulawayo delayed indefinately. Could ACSA do better? With the first snow after 26 years in Gauteng, maybe not so bad. However, the one thing that pissed me off is the lack of announcements and assistance. i'm travelling with my wife and kid, and i found out about the delay by speaking to the dude at the gate. Nice to see snow. Bad weather is worldwide but bad service is limited to the airport in South Africa. June 26 Number 14This must be the biggest transfer of the season. Henry moves to Barcelona as the new 14! I hope that he does well in Spain unlike the premierships last few moves to Spain. To all Arsenal supporters, and to the biggest supporter of all – Mahen, maybe now you will be able to get somewhere in EuropeJ For me, Henry lost his mark as a great player during the last World Cup where he showed his lack of professionalism. Faking free-kicks to get ahead. There are a lot of players who try this, however Henry was the last guy that I thought would do such a thing. Anyways, he has been on a downhill since then and maybe, a change will do him good. June 21 Sundowns vs FC BarcelonaSundowns hosted FC Barcelona yesterday at Loftus stadium in Pretoria. This was a charity match to raise funds for Nelson Mandela's Childrens Fund. The 50,000 seater stadium was sold beyond capacity as there were people everywhere. Check out the pics and vids from the game...
June 15 VW Polo : Worst Car Ever Put TogetherWhat do you think of when purchasing a new car? Is Hassle-Free motoring one of them? That is exactly what I got! A new car and the hassles came free.
Unbalanced Front Tires
From Day 1, Minute 1 of owning a brand new VW Polo Classic, the problems started. Firstly, the car came without any balancing done on the wheels which basically maks the car shake like crazy.
Faulty Window Rubber
Wind noise coming from the passenger window because of rubber that supposed to block this out that did not work,
Demister did not work
because it was not connected at the factory,
Squeeky Dashboard
As you drive, rattles and squeekes envelope the cabin. Is this a new car?
Bad Tires
So, I take the car for balancing and alignment before a road trip (like any responsible driver) and find out that the rear tires are egg shaped. Yes, they are not round which means that as the tires wear out, this humming noise will penetrate through the cabin. So, thinking that the tires are faulty, I order a brand new set of Yokohama tires. Well, I have driven on these tires for about a year now and guess what:...
Faulty Shocks
Yes, faulty rear shocks which is causing the tire to become 'not round'. So, now I have the same issue with my Yokohama's as I had with the Dunlops that came with the vehicle. I thought that at every service, VW would do a full check-up. I guess not!
Lights
I must live in a UFO area or something, as the lights in the car front headlights to tail lights keep popping.
Steering Wheel Noises
Irritating sounds coming from the steering column bracket
Floor Mats Clip Broken
So, the clips that hold the mats to the floor? nice idea, but quality is crap
So, what did I do about it?
I initially took the car back to have it repaired on the 'factory-fitted' issues. And at every 15.000kms when the car goes for a service, I note that have these things checked out. The car has passed the automotion plan and around factory warranty limits (I think its 120.000km) and guess what? The car still has the following:-
I expect that things can go wrong when purchasing a new car or anything for that matter, however what makes a company great is how they deal with it! And in my opinion VW did not handle it. I am truly and utterly convinced that VW has created the Polo range purely for the sake of creating jobs in South Africa. Well, it is sustainable as the problems do not go away. I also believe that VW Polo is the most inferior product ever built by VW.
I am currently looking to replace my vehicle, and I will not buy a VW ever again, and I will do everything in my capacity to notify anybody buying a VW about my experience. Use it, don't use it...
Thank you VW for making me more savvy in choosing a new vehicle.
I am interested in reading your VW issues as I know of at least 3 people who have owned Polo's who complain how this car was poorly put together. I refuse to use the word Manufactured in the case of the Polo as I believe that the vehicle was put together by some drunk people at VW who are trying to play practical jokes on society by selling this rubbish...
References to back-up my statement that VW Polo is the worst
See for youself...do a Search in your usual Search engine for VW Polo and Faults. |
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