Polo Mk5 Buying Advice

[Mark_J_W]

Hi to all on the VAG section of PH,

I am currently helping my other half buy a Mk5 Polo. She will be using it to commute approx 20k miles per year so I think a 1.4 or 1.9 TDI seems the logical choice.

We are going to have a look at a few over the weekend so wondered what I should be on the look for with this car & the diesel engines. We are looking at the early pre-facelift 2002-2004 cars priced between £3-4k.

Any advice would be much appreciated

Cheers,
Mark