Comments on: Volkswagen Golf Wagon Review

By: Double Dutch

Double Dutch — Fri, 20 May 2011 09:15:31 +0000

I purchased a new 90TSi wagon in Feb 2011. Firstly there was a fault with the door, got that sort pretty quick. Next thing was, by the end of week one, the gear stick in forth vibrated producing an unbearable sound. So back to the garage a month later a new gear ordered from Germany was fitted and finally I get the car back. I was quite disappointed about this and it was like squeezing blood out of stone to get a loan car. It should be noted that the gear box still feel really clunky and fuel economy is not that impressive compared to my Pug 307 HDi 1.6, this is most notable when driving in town when it is very inaccurate.

Then driving on the motorway there is a degree of air infiltration on the driver side door that annoys the life out of me and the garage tells me the seals are fine and there is nothing they can do for me…..

Then I drove it around some windy back country roads working the engine to about 60-70% of its full potential then I stopped and the turbo was smoking… Subsequently it now it does not smoke but it produces a burning smell that I have no idea what is causing it and due to my previous door experience I have not taken it back because the garage would need to take it for a long drive in similar conditions for it to repeat. I really do not have time to get this problem repaired so I am sitting the issue and hoping it sorts itself out in the future. In the end I will sell it before the warranty ends.

Furthermore a friend has a 118 TSi hatch and just had the DSG clutch assemble replaced… VW for me will NEVER be on the shopping list again.

By: Lightrider

Lightrider — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:18:12 +0000

I’m due for a car this month and am looking at a 103TDI Golf wagon with the sports pack ,Just to add some sexiness to the Golf,I guess the look grows on you after having 6 x Subarus Im now going German/Mexican?
Im after quality and practicality also.I keep my cars 3/5 years for work so clock up the milage.
I like the quality ,the looks well I’m sure in time I’ll love her and the fuel economy of a diesel will have to be better than what I’m use to now.
Time will tell?

By: Suntory time

Suntory time — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:23:54 +0000

Yeah, it looks like a garden gnome’s car.

By: Octavian

Octavian — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:23:43 +0000

The rear lights are growing on me after seeing a few on my holiday through northern NSW. I think they were designed like that to stimulate a stretched illusion to make the car look like it has more boot space. The rear logo should have been the latch as well, like the hatch, and larger.

By: Ross

Ross — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:12:59 +0000

it’s made in mexico, is not european and based on previous golf planform (we have been late on the list of release!)
other VAG miniwagons or even v50 likely to be a better bet, even if the volvo is based on fords mid sized platform and has a smaller boot space, better put topgether.

By: dutkowski@iinet.net.au

dutkowski@iinet.net.au — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:59:46 +0000

Just took delivery of 118TSI wagon in black. Have to agree, the lights and the small logo that doesnt open the boot, dont do anything for me. Then again, the lights on the MarkV are sooo much more sexy that the markVI.

Now have A Mark VI wagon and a MarkV hatch in the driveway. Is it 1 Golf and 2 Golves?

By: gdub

gdub — Mon, 17 May 2010 05:42:18 +0000

Drove it and couldn’t get past the fugly 1980′s tail lights so I bought a Gti instead…and I STILL think Skoda drivers are just tight-a**s who are too cheap to buy a REAL VW not the povo version.

A man walks into a spare parts department and says”do you have a windscreen for a Skoda?”
“sounds like a fair swap” comes the reply

Cheapskates.

By: robert

robert — Sun, 16 May 2010 01:39:40 +0000

Sarah

Which version of the Golf Wagon did u get and how have u found it ?, we are considering the 1.6 TDI [and also the Puegoet 308 touring]

By: Pierre

Pierre — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 03:53:33 +0000

Horse head in the bed?

By: Able

Able — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:07:59 +0000

You’re such a hero mate, yet you wouldn’t know (like everyone else who buys a Golf/Jetta) that the Octavia is a heaps better car. That extra space for a littler price (if you incorporate the non-standard Gold equipment to bring it to Octavia spec), a manual tranny on every model and the sporty RS available) and the same high quality level, it’s a better car. Skoda’s are more reliable too, being actually European built (Golf wagon/Jetta = Mexico built)…