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How reliable are Volkswagen Golf's?

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I'm considering trading in my 2001 Chevrolet Blazer for a 2000 - 2002 Volkswagen Golf but I'm getting mixed singles with the Golf. From some I hear the car handles well and is very reliable but others I hear that they fall apart just shy of 100,000 KM. All of the Golf's... Read More

  • Everyone who answered is wrong especially the guy who is a machanic(stop hating on the mexicans). (They still have to build it from standards from the german factories) As long as you take care of the car it will run fine. I have a 2001 golf with 250K on it. runs strong. It has original clutch and transmition, engine... Read More
  • Well unfortunately it is a hit and miss. They made the MK4 jettas and Golfs/GTI's in Mexico or Brazil for North America. Which for some reason caused alot of quality problems for VW. They do have some electrical problems but not all of them the best thing to do is get a carfax and see if anything has been replaced... Read More
  • they're great cars, and you wont regret it. but just make sure to check it over carefully before buying it. even a great car can be a pile of ****if the wrong person owned it before you. and yes to your second question a manual transmission usually will hold up better over the years, besides auto is annoying to drive... Read More
  • My sister's 2000 Golf has 160,000 reliable fun to drive miles on it. The only part she has replaced is a timing belt at 80,000 miles. This was purely a preventative maintenance precaution. The car is automatic trans with no problems there either. She calls it her Eveready Rabbit; it just keeps going and going and... Read More
  • if your going to buy a vw get a bora or a passat. golfs are notorious for having bad electrics and the door locks start to fail one by one through time., my friend has to open and close his golf via the key hole in the boot!!!
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