If there is a lesson that life has repeatedly taught me in my time, it would be this; you get what you pay for. This extends to all available consumer items and is not exclusive to any particular product. I can give you a few select examples from my own existence if you wish.
A cheap hifi may seem like a good idea when browsing the electronics store; an affordable way to listen to all your favorite music in the comfort of your own home. Then, when you get it home, fumble for the Korean manual, and finally hook everything up, you’ll have an ugly plastic monstrosity that produces the kind of sound quality you’d expect from an old-fashioned gramophone. I made this mistake once and found that all the hi-fi could do was turn my pristine-sounding CD collection into a dull, hollow, distorted mess that sounded like it was being amplified 50 miles away.
Another example would be the time I rather foolishly invested in a ‘heavily discounted’ mobile phone. what i mean by heavily discounted it was the cheapest and ugliest block of plastic available at the phone store, but the price was right. Needless to say, the phone was terrible; a complete aberration from standard technological procedure. Every time someone called me, the phone turned my voice into a faint, gurgling whisper in the distance. Add to that the fact that the text function rarely worked and what you had was a bunch of useless plastic crap.
East you get what you pay for ethos transfers perfectly to the automotive industry. Literally hundreds of carmakers are launching small budget hatchbacks in a bid to capitalize on the lucrative Supermini market, but as with any product; If you buy cheap, you will get cheap. So it’s reassuring to find an automaker that blatantly does NOT compete for the lowest possible price and has stood up and said, “yeah, we’re a little more expensive, but trust us, you’ll feel the difference.”
The manufacturer I am talking about is Volkswagen and the chosen car is its inimitable Polo.
The Volkswagen Polo has been around for what seems like centuries, always displaying the kind of elegance that has become synonymous with the VW brand. VW has maintained this credibility with the buying public by never stooping to the lowest common denominator and releasing an edition of the Polo that is cheap and obnoxious (Fox has filled that void now, to be honest). The Polo has retained a kind of control in the hatchback market that only the rival Ford Fiesta has.
One of the most popular models available is the basic 1.2 liter Polo Match. It’s available for around £10,000, making it nearly £2,000 more expensive than a similarly spec’d Vauxhall Corsa or Ford Fiesta. So how is the Volkswagen Polo so popular with the buying public?
Quality. Quality is the answer. Consumers around the world are aware of Volkswagen’s commendable reputation for reliability, performance and safety. VW’s economical and ecological credentials won’t hurt Polo sales either; It produces very impressive mpg ratios and low CO2 emissions.
Since cash to buy luxury items like cars isn’t exactly plentiful these days, it’s important to make sure your investment pays off in the long run. The Volkswagen Polo will guarantee economical driving and a considerably longer service life than many of its models. more economical competitors.