Comments on: Volkswagen Golf 77TDI released in Australia

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:09:56 +0000

Hyundai has turned around and is competing with the Japanese, never mind the Europeans who have a shocking reliability record considering their prices. You people betting on Euro cars solely for their marque are typical suckers they rely on to survive. Having said that, the Euros have been brilliant in innovation, and their inclusion of safety features is second to none. However the i30 is a fantastic car – designed in Germany by the way – great value for money, fuel efficient, and with lots of features normally only found in more expensive cars. Two of my friends have them – both the petrol and the diesel versions and they are very happy.
If there is one thing about the i30 that I would quibble with, it is the lack of a particulate filter on the diesel. These filters make a huge difference to the environment, but are not required by the sloppy emission standards in Australia compared to Europe. But can’t blame Hyundai for that.

By: Sleepless

Sleepless — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:23:45 +0000

Thanks Camski for your kind comments, compliments…

I was pointing out the facts and wanted to point out the arguments against a 2-year old i30 vs a brand new VW, not the ‘guys’ comparing oranges/apples…sincerely sorry if it was misunderstood…

By: Camski

Camski — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:42:03 +0000

For someone comparing apples and oranges, you sure do a good job!

By: Sleepless

Sleepless — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:13:41 +0000

i30 is 2 years old now, and you guys are comparing it with a brand new VW, with a brand new engine…..hmmmmm….it’s like comparing apple to orange.

put it this way, each car has it own merits and certainly make headlines when first released. i30′s claut might be slightly bigger, given that it was the first model from hyundai to achieve 4.7litre/100km, at a fraction of the cost of VM similar. so i guess credit needs to be given to hyundai.

as for second hand car sales website you can work out what’s the resale value. if you would narrow down to private sales and you can hardly find any i30 selling by private sellers, probably less than 3 in NSW.

funny enough, i30 was also designed in germany. so I guess, the german are laughing because their cars are selling. it’s just like in the supermarket, you want to take cash out of the wealthy, middle class and poor and you offer packed oranges, loose orange to be cherry pick and perhaps the classier orange which is more expensive. they are all oranges in the end, just different in packages… so whose laughing in the end….???

By: Carfanatic

Carfanatic — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:31:52 +0000

The JD Power survey is not an accurate guide. For one it only measures 16000 owners over 28 manufacturers and 100 models of car. Secondly, the model ranking is in no way indicative of the overall Manufacturers placing. It is purely a customer satisfaction guide so If VW is build great cars but their customer satisfaction sucks, then they will rate poorly. I for one spent four years with one of the worlds largest rental car companies and I can tell you VW were far more reliable than Hyundai’s ( although the i30 is a huge improvement over it’s predecessor).

Now some of you are missing the point on this new VW diesel engine. It’s not so much about the economy of the engine, but the CO2 output which it 27 percent lower than the i30. In this day and age brownie points are award by governements for car that are less polluting. Just wait for the current run on hydrogen concept cars to grab the headlines with the greenies.

Incidentally I bought a VW based on four years of renting them out and the very low number of warranty claims I had to make on them compared to other comparable cars in it’s class. Well done VW.

By: ABMPSV

ABMPSV — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:46:22 +0000

I agree Tack. JD Power customer satisfaction poll ’08 Hyundai is only 17th. All German cars better than average. cars.http://www.whatcar.com/car-news/jd-power-customer-satisfaction-poll-08/232612.

By: Tack

Tack — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:29:19 +0000

Are Korean TVs better than German TVs?
–>Ja~~~~. But main (important) components are from Japan, even Samsung.

Korean cars are better than German cars?
–>Nein, nein, nein !!!

By: Simon

Simon — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:18:09 +0000

Baddass, 125KW for a 2.0L turbo is “meagre” until you throw in the word “Diesel” although you are right, it’s not a performance car.
What does make the GTD Golf impressive is the 350NM of torque. This provides for rolling acceleration on par with modern V6s once the turbo is on song.

Frank, agreed. The 1.6 TDI should be a natural fit for the Polo.

By: Frank

Frank — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:56:42 +0000

I would say this lighter 1.6 engine will be a perfect match to the new Polo.

As for which is better Golf vs. I30, that would come down to the individual. I personally would go Golf over the I30 or even the BMW 1 Series hatch with respect to performance, looks and safety features.

Let’s hope the current strength of the Aussie dollar offsets some of these high prices soon…

By: Baddass

Baddass — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:05:01 +0000

Probably all the power you will need in the city. The Golf GTD, which is a diesel GTI, has 125KW, which is pretty meagre for a performance car, especially when the GTI has 155KW. It’s also had no change in power over the last model.