Help with my Mk2 VW Golf please (bit smokey, etc)?

[StuckInTheDarkSky]

I have an old Mk2 VW Golf (J Reg) which has done about 150k.
I don’t really drive it a lot and when I do it’s not very long distances (maybe 20 miles round trips)

It starts first time, even after it’s been sitting for a while (up to a month without being started) and the oil and water levels are always fine, but it’s quite smokey when it is started and is a bit smokey when I first drive it, even if it’s been running for a while before.
I was thinking maybe it just needs a good run so I could drive the “long way” home today down the dual carriageway but I wasn’t sure if this might damage it more?

Should I do or not do anything, or does it just need starting and driving a bit more often?

Thanks

 

[HowardL]

It might be leaky valve seals that allow a bit of oil to accumulate in the cylinders when the car is turned off. That accumulation is quickly burned off when the car is started. Some oil is getting into the cylinders all the time but is such a small amount and is burned off continuously so you don't notice any smoke. If so it's nothing to be concerned about as long as you regularly check the oil. You could drive it that way forever.