PoloDriver
@polodrivercom.bsky.social
Website for everything and anything Volkswagen Polo. Posts by motoring writer and car enthusiast Rich Gooding.
Hey @chrisfm52e.bsky.social, have you seen this week's Classic Car Weekly? 👇 #Audi
November 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Hey @chrisfm52e.bsky.social, have you seen this week's Classic Car Weekly? 👇 #Audi
Scanning the cars for sale websites during the week and came across this gem. A #Polo GL from 1999, with a 1.6-litre, 75bhp engine (not very friendly for VED vs performance/costs, sadly), but a sunroof, a later #VW radio unit, and only 16,000 miles. £6000. Lovely. www.carandclassic.com/l/C1970972
November 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Scanning the cars for sale websites during the week and came across this gem. A #Polo GL from 1999, with a 1.6-litre, 75bhp engine (not very friendly for VED vs performance/costs, sadly), but a sunroof, a later #VW radio unit, and only 16,000 miles. £6000. Lovely. www.carandclassic.com/l/C1970972
There’s a similar theme with mine…
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned:
1978 Volkswagen Polo N
1985 Volkswagen Polo (base model)
1986 Volkswagen Polo Coupé S
1994 Volkswagen Polo Coupé GT
2001 Volkswagen Polo GTI
#Volkswagen #GTI
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned:
1978 Volkswagen Polo N
1985 Volkswagen Polo (base model)
1986 Volkswagen Polo Coupé S
1994 Volkswagen Polo Coupé GT
2001 Volkswagen Polo GTI
#Volkswagen #GTI
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned
1999 Vauxhall Corsa
1985 Vauxhall Nova
1994 Vauxhall Corsa
2003 Vauxhall Corsa
2004 Vauxhall Corsa
1999 Vauxhall Corsa
1985 Vauxhall Nova
1994 Vauxhall Corsa
2003 Vauxhall Corsa
2004 Vauxhall Corsa
This is more like it.
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned
Saab 900i
Porsche 944 s2
Ford Puma (the proper one, the coupe)
Toyota MR2 MK1
Ford Escort Calypso
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned
Saab 900i
Porsche 944 s2
Ford Puma (the proper one, the coupe)
Toyota MR2 MK1
Ford Escort Calypso
November 29, 2025 at 11:47 AM
There’s a similar theme with mine…
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned:
1978 Volkswagen Polo N
1985 Volkswagen Polo (base model)
1986 Volkswagen Polo Coupé S
1994 Volkswagen Polo Coupé GT
2001 Volkswagen Polo GTI
#Volkswagen #GTI
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned:
1978 Volkswagen Polo N
1985 Volkswagen Polo (base model)
1986 Volkswagen Polo Coupé S
1994 Volkswagen Polo Coupé GT
2001 Volkswagen Polo GTI
#Volkswagen #GTI
A few quick and dirty pictures of German machinery from this morning’s @takona.co.uk Coffees & #Cars meet in Sawbridgeworth. #classiccars #Audi #BMW #Porsche #Volkswagen
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
A few quick and dirty pictures of German machinery from this morning’s @takona.co.uk Coffees & #Cars meet in Sawbridgeworth. #classiccars #Audi #BMW #Porsche #Volkswagen
Very, very sad, and genuinely shocking news this afternoon. #RIPQuentinWilson
We are saddened to hear about the death of BBC Top Gear presenter Quentin Wilson. The motoring journalist passed away today, his family said, describing him as a 'true national treasure', who 'brought the joy of motoring, from combustion to electric, into our living rooms'.📷quentinwillson.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Very, very sad, and genuinely shocking news this afternoon. #RIPQuentinWilson
The trip to the garden centre was worth it not only for the cheese scone and coffee, but also for the tasty side dish of rare and old hot #Fiat!
November 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The trip to the garden centre was worth it not only for the cheese scone and coffee, but also for the tasty side dish of rare and old hot #Fiat!
November 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
So, 2025 marks the Polo's 50th birthday and #VW has created the 'Edition 50' to mark it. Ten years ago, the #Polo 'Original' celebrated the model's 40th birthday. Special features included Honey Orange Metallic paint (a CrossPolo shade), 'Original' badges, LED lights and 'Portago' alloys.
#Polo50
#Polo50
November 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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A real privilege for the G40 to get a spot on Pall Mall with Volkswagen UK marking 50 years of the Polo at the St James Motoring Spectacular. It’s a huge event, too. Something like 10,000 visitors.
November 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
A real privilege for the G40 to get a spot on Pall Mall with Volkswagen UK marking 50 years of the Polo at the St James Motoring Spectacular. It’s a huge event, too. Something like 10,000 visitors.
It’s not every day you get to display your car at the prestigious Pall Mall in London, but yesterday my Polo took its place alongside VW UK heritage press fleet and other owner cars as part of the St James’s Motoring Spectacle 50th anniversary #VWPolo display. We even enjoyed some sun! #Polo50
November 2, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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Sourkrauts looks at a custom Volkswagen Polo fed by a G60 supercharger www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j_X...
October 31, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Sourkrauts looks at a custom Volkswagen Polo fed by a G60 supercharger www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j_X...
Well, that was a nice surprise. The Polo and I are 'Letter of the Week' in this week's issue of @autocarofficial.bsky.social. (Volkswagen UK's in-period press car pictured here, though.) #Polo #VWPolo #Polo #Volkswagen
October 31, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Well, that was a nice surprise. The Polo and I are 'Letter of the Week' in this week's issue of @autocarofficial.bsky.social. (Volkswagen UK's in-period press car pictured here, though.) #Polo #VWPolo #Polo #Volkswagen
*URGENTLY WANTED* I'm still after a #Volkswagen #Polo, possibly, two, for the St James Motoring Spectacle which takes place on *this Saturday* at Pall Mall in London. I need a Mk4 9N (2001-2009), and would love to find this car I saw at the Simply #VW event in May… #Polo50
October 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
*URGENTLY WANTED* I'm still after a #Volkswagen #Polo, possibly, two, for the St James Motoring Spectacle which takes place on *this Saturday* at Pall Mall in London. I need a Mk4 9N (2001-2009), and would love to find this car I saw at the Simply #VW event in May… #Polo50
This may be a bit of a long shot, but I spotted a Polo Harlequin at #FOTU in the summer, and I’m now after a standard 1994-2001 Polo (6N/6N2) for the St James Motoring Spectacle event in London on 1 Nov. If anyone of #weirdcarbs knows whose it is, ask them to get in touch!
#Polo #Polo50 #VWPolo
#Polo #Polo50 #VWPolo
October 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This may be a bit of a long shot, but I spotted a Polo Harlequin at #FOTU in the summer, and I’m now after a standard 1994-2001 Polo (6N/6N2) for the St James Motoring Spectacle event in London on 1 Nov. If anyone of #weirdcarbs knows whose it is, ask them to get in touch!
#Polo #Polo50 #VWPolo
#Polo #Polo50 #VWPolo
A quick push…
URGENTLY WANTED: Volkswagen Polos needed for St James Motoring Spectacle on 1 November.
Mk4 (2001-2009), Mk6 (2017-present), and a MkI Derby (1977-1981). Cars in as near-standard condition as possible. Please share!
Email [email protected] for more details. #VWPolo #Polo #Polo50
URGENTLY WANTED: Volkswagen Polos needed for St James Motoring Spectacle on 1 November.
Mk4 (2001-2009), Mk6 (2017-present), and a MkI Derby (1977-1981). Cars in as near-standard condition as possible. Please share!
Email [email protected] for more details. #VWPolo #Polo #Polo50
October 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
A quick push…
URGENTLY WANTED: Volkswagen Polos needed for St James Motoring Spectacle on 1 November.
Mk4 (2001-2009), Mk6 (2017-present), and a MkI Derby (1977-1981). Cars in as near-standard condition as possible. Please share!
Email [email protected] for more details. #VWPolo #Polo #Polo50
URGENTLY WANTED: Volkswagen Polos needed for St James Motoring Spectacle on 1 November.
Mk4 (2001-2009), Mk6 (2017-present), and a MkI Derby (1977-1981). Cars in as near-standard condition as possible. Please share!
Email [email protected] for more details. #VWPolo #Polo #Polo50
October 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
URGENTLY WANTED: Volkswagen Polos needed for St James Motoring Spectacle, 1 November
Mk4 (2001-2009), Mk6 (2017-present), and a MkI Derby (1977-1981). Cars must be in as near-standard condition as possible. Please share!
Email [email protected] for more information. #VWPolo #Polo #Polo50
Mk4 (2001-2009), Mk6 (2017-present), and a MkI Derby (1977-1981). Cars must be in as near-standard condition as possible. Please share!
Email [email protected] for more information. #VWPolo #Polo #Polo50
October 15, 2025 at 8:51 AM
URGENTLY WANTED: Volkswagen Polos needed for St James Motoring Spectacle, 1 November
Mk4 (2001-2009), Mk6 (2017-present), and a MkI Derby (1977-1981). Cars must be in as near-standard condition as possible. Please share!
Email [email protected] for more information. #VWPolo #Polo #Polo50
Mk4 (2001-2009), Mk6 (2017-present), and a MkI Derby (1977-1981). Cars must be in as near-standard condition as possible. Please share!
Email [email protected] for more information. #VWPolo #Polo #Polo50
MoT and service for the #Polo today. Always nice when the garage calls and said it ‘flew’ through the former. I had my curiosity satisfied and even got a chance to look underneath. Pre-winter cavity wax treatment probably next… #VWPolo #Polo50 #Volkswagen
October 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
MoT and service for the #Polo today. Always nice when the garage calls and said it ‘flew’ through the former. I had my curiosity satisfied and even got a chance to look underneath. Pre-winter cavity wax treatment probably next… #VWPolo #Polo50 #Volkswagen
With the all recent activity around the forthcoming all-electric #IDPolo and #IDPoloGTI, 44 years ago the MkII Polo enjoyed its debut in September 1981. It was presented to the international press the month before in Sardinia. #Polo (Photos: eBay – www.ebay.co.uk/itm/27732038...)
September 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
With the all recent activity around the forthcoming all-electric #IDPolo and #IDPoloGTI, 44 years ago the MkII Polo enjoyed its debut in September 1981. It was presented to the international press the month before in Sardinia. #Polo (Photos: eBay – www.ebay.co.uk/itm/27732038...)
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The ID. Polo GTI represents a new strategy from Volkswagen, of bringing back names we know and love for future electric models
www.evo.co.uk/volkswagen/2...
www.evo.co.uk/volkswagen/2...
Volkswagen ID. Polo GTI – VW’s small hot hatch will keep the name you know | Evo
The ID. Polo GTI represents a new strategy from Volkswagen, of bringing back names we know and love for future electric models
www.evo.co.uk
September 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The ID. Polo GTI represents a new strategy from Volkswagen, of bringing back names we know and love for future electric models
www.evo.co.uk/volkswagen/2...
www.evo.co.uk/volkswagen/2...
September 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
On a more modest note, some more random #Paris car spots, including a four-door #Fiat 500e sold in selected lhd markets; a MkI #Audi A1 with bodykit (no Citycarver badge); and an electric #Renault Twingo ZE. Oh, and a not quite so modest #AstonMartin Vanquish.
September 19, 2025 at 9:16 AM
On a more modest note, some more random #Paris car spots, including a four-door #Fiat 500e sold in selected lhd markets; a MkI #Audi A1 with bodykit (no Citycarver badge); and an electric #Renault Twingo ZE. Oh, and a not quite so modest #AstonMartin Vanquish.
