Some cars exist purely to simplify your life. They don’t shout, they don’t break, they don’t throw warning lights like a Christmas tree having a nervous breakdown. This is one of them. The Volkswagen Polo 1.2 Moda — the car equivalent of that friend who always turns up on time, always remembers your birthday, and never causes any drama whatsoever. It’s smart, it’s tidy, it’s well-mannered, and it sips fuel like it’s paying for it out of its own pocket. Open the door and you get that typical VW vibe: tight build quality, proper materials, and a dashboard that makes you wonder why everyone else can't just make things this nicely. And the service history… Well, this is where it stops being a car and becomes a diary. It’s been looked after more diligently than most people look after their children: 4,301 | 7,739 | 11,602 | 15,753 | 19,142 | 42,227 | 54,248 | 64,409 | 68,345 | 72,453 miles If this Polo sneezed, coughed, or even thought about getting dusty, someone immediately booked it in for a check-up. On the road? Exactly as you’d expect from a small VW: light steering, quiet engine, tight handling, and that feeling that it’ll still be running perfectly in the year 2047. If you want a car that’s cheap to tax, cheap to insure, cheap to fuel, easy to park, impossible to hate, and likely to outlive your entire household — this is it. The VW Polo Moda: Not exciting. Not dramatic. Just brilliantly, relentlessly, wonderfully sensible.