I am a car nut and I have high expectations from my cars. I used to own a Peugeot 307 diesel from which I had a good run for 10 years, nothing wrong but i was ready to change up to something new.

Driving the Golf is always a pleasant experience. I live in an area with twisty demanding roads and the Golf has fantastic handling. The ride, though firm, is always comfortable. (Much better than the Peugeot.) The seating is supportive and comfortable, again much better than the Pug.

Its safety features are amazing. I have the driver assistance...Read more

We bought 2 x VW golfs high line 1 x petrol and 1 x diesel. We bought them on the time the diesel scandal was in the media. We were told the diesel wouldn't impact us and yet it did. I also had an Audi SQ% diesel which i had placed for sale a month before the scandal for $94,000 and i changed my mind after i had a lot of interest thinking what would i buy next..I realized i would regret it.
As it was a such a nice car. i tried selling it when the scandal came out then i could only get $72k.
The diesel VW golf was returned to the dealer...Read more

Purchased new 21months ago, 6 speed manual in white with hubcaps, so the most basic model. Despite this all important comfort and safety features are included.
Engine performance, especially low down torque was very impressive, surprisingly felt as strong as the diesel version. Motorway of driving around town is all very comfortable with enough power. The handling and ride is terrific, you can really drive it to the limits and have some fun, you just go a bit slower than the people with GTI’s and R’s.
I swap out the wheels and tires almost i...Read more

I have the auto Comfortline and I love it. I unfortunately wrote off my 2015 manual demo after a glorified fender bender. Luckily insurance replaced it with a brand new 2017 version, and the Comfortline is no longer available in manual. Now I'm used to auto I'm not sure I could go back. Fuel economy isn't quite as good as the manual but it's still fantastic. Get about 750 to a tank if I do just city driving. If I go between Melbourne and Geelong a few times I can get that up to 850kms off a tank. I always use 98 premium which costs more at the ...Read more

I bought this brand new and killed its warranty the next day by tuning it to Stage1 and then Stage2. (0 to 100 time is 3.4 seconds) Its quick enough now to keep up and beat some $140k+ cars like AMG, BMW M and Audi RS. Now that's value for money considering it only cost me $68k for car including all the tunes, upgrades, and major repairs. And yet it still drives like a luxury car, interior is pretty good, exterior not too bad but could do with improvement.

Its been 2.5 years now I've done 65,000 KM.

Problems so far:
Major:
Front diff T...Read more

The Golf R is my third VW and has been thus far as reliable and great to drive as the others. Running costs services have been, in my opinion, reasonable and most importantly I have been very satisfied with the dealer. The handling and roadholding is great and the performance is terrific. In fact there is almost too much performance (heresy?) for suburban driving but when you need it to go it does! The DSG is so smooth and gear changes are almost imperceptible.
There is some tyre noise but with such low profile tyres this cannot be easily av...Read more

Bought an ex demonstrator GTI from Leichhardt Golf in Sydney. Have been using it for day to day for a few months and I have to say it's a little ripper!

It's a manual, with optioned leather seats and sunroof.

Performance wise, you couldn't ask more for a little hot hatchback. First gear is a bit underwhelming, but second gear races out and takes you above 100kmh with ease.

The different driving modes do actually make a difference to how the car drives, surprisingly. Sport mode tightens up the steering considerably, and the suspension ...Read more

Golf MK 7.5 TDI
- Driver Assist Package
- Infotainment Package
- R-Line Package

I have had my golf for about a month now and thought it would be worth posting my impressions since I spent a lot of time looking for a good consumer review of this exact model before buying it. Most Consumer reviews have focused in on the GTI and R which is understandable.

Pros:
- Too many to list, see below, I actually just really like this car.
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Brought our Golf used at 54k, great car to drive, super comfy, crazy fuel efficient, great amount of power.

However, lots of issues in the 2 or so years we've owned as follows;

Slip between 2nd and 3rd great with DSG, replaced under warranty would have cost me $1700 if not.

Rattle in dump gate, fixed under warranty about a year ago, has returned again, a better part which should fix this issue for good is on backorder

Informational unit - Audio unit packed it in a month back, just been completely replaced under warranty, if I held the eject button in for 10 seconds while in operation it would start back up, this included the reversing camera also. (not sure how much this would have been to fix but not cheap)
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