Thoughts please, or experiences........

http://www.ridgeway.co.uk/used-vehicles/se...wagen-Golf

A friend a GOLF GT DSG

He loved it, for the six months he had it, before he swapped to BMW Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

He didn't love it that much!!!

My son had a few Golf's ( as have I ) he had GTI - went like a Rocket- he loved it but his mother hated it !!!
59mpg- what a thought !!!!
Good luck 2011 XS,Sumatra Black, GONE MARCH 2014- RR Evoque Prestige 5 door ,MY 2014,Loire Blue, Silver Roof, Panoramic roof.
MY 2016 Disco Sport HSE Auto Scotia Grey,REJECTED
Mercedes E220D AMG line with air suspension(Gone)
DS 200 SE Dynamic my 21 (Gone)
DS 200 SE Dynamic my 22 (Gone)
Audi Q5 40TDI S line (gone)
Discovery Sport D200 S 2024 MY

Big fan of the mpg on a diesel!! It's a sign of getting old......

landy19840 wrote:

He didn't love it that much!!!

Ahhh fair enough. Will have a bimble down there the weekend, see what they offer for my old Landy!!

I like golfs - they do most things well! Except go off road perhaps... although my mate claims his R32 will get him most places in the snow.

Bit boring though in standard trim!? Freelander 2 TD4 Auto, SE, Narvik Black, Alpaca full leather, Rear Headrest Entertainment System, 6 CD, 18 HSE Wheels, Privicy tints

Is that standard trim???

ie, GTI / GTD / R!

All the rest look boring in my opinion.

It has a tow bar also??? who puts a tow bar on a golf1?  Freelander 2 TD4 Auto, SE, Narvik Black, Alpaca full leather, Rear Headrest Entertainment System, 6 CD, 18 HSE Wheels, Privicy tints

It's a gt, so not bad I guess?! The tow bar would be handy for my bike rack!!!

in terms of range i think it is towards the top so should have a decent spec. just not got the sporty stuff.

I had a MK4 GTTDI which I loved - did 80k trouble free miles while I had it - I literally did nothing to it except change the tryes and get the door handle repaired when some scally tried to break in.

Great image - class leading drive - reasonable on the pocket to run - roomy (ish)

My one single complaint would be the dealer network, but then none of them are perfect Freelander 2 TD4 Auto, SE, Narvik Black, Alpaca full leather, Rear Headrest Entertainment System, 6 CD, 18 HSE Wheels, Privicy tints

I have always found VW's fine, average, adequet etc they have never made me frustrated but never excited me either. Make a perfect a to b car so if that's what your looking for look no further. But do considerer the skoda / seat alternatives as often much cheaper with more toys.

Jon Freelander 2, 2014 Dynamic SD4 Santorini Black

looks nice,
will be alot more economical to run, well built, refined and should hold its value well.
Also i like the way Golfs are classless, and you can park one anywhere and it wont look out of place!
Why the change?

Don't believe everything that VW like to suggest about the reliability, although the reputation has definitely passed from advert to widely held opinion, independent surveys tend to find that it's little different to its Ford Focus / Vauxhall Astra competitors.

Personally, I would be very unhappy to transfer from an FL2 to one. If you do, make sure that you're aware of the downward pointing dragon's teeth on the edges of the raised tailgate (they are the pointy edges of the tailgate just where the rear lights go) before you catch your head on one of them!