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First 10 year car!
Mayja, 09/26/2008
1998 Volkswagen Golf Wolfsburg 4dr Hatchback
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Trading in the ol' girl. Bought her when we got married. sensors and exhaust manifold is forcing the retirement. The thing handles awesome and still and gets 34 avg mpg. little rust in the hatch, looks great though. May buy the Nissan Rogue. The VW is a little narrow for regular sized guys.
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Michael236, 10/21/2002
1998 Volkswagen Golf GL 4dr Hatchback
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
This car didn't fare too well in my most recent crash. I was going 25mph and the car is totaled.
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marcusx9, 05/08/2004
1998 Volkswagen Golf GL 4dr Hatchback
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
This car has been a nightmare. I highly advise that if you are considering a VW you should read Consumer Reports: there you will find that VW is next to last in reliability among ALL manufacturers and the Golf/ Jetta platform is actually off the charts in terms of poor performance. My wife and I annually pay over $2000 in maintenance and we are the original owners, the car has always been serviced regularly at the dealer, and has never been abused. In fact, my Honda which is 3 years older and has 60,0000 more miles on it is far more reliable. Please keep this in mind when you make your decision.
love my golf
sweet p, 03/07/2003
1998 Volkswagen Golf GL 4dr Hatchback
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Great car!Bought it new out of the showroom, and never looked back.Had a couple of minor problems -steering column noises in hot weather (expansion), which VW service looked at even after warranty expired, and when they couldn't find the problem they took it apart and replaced some parts. Very, VERY impressed with Volkswagen's cust. service. They seem to take it very seriously as a company, and it has definately won me as a lifetime customer (after dealing with FORD - FixOrRepairDaily- with my first car) Alas, I have found the Jetta GLS 1.8T of my dreams, and will be trading my baby in tomorrow :( Looking forward to many happy years with my new Jetta!
Good car... until Maintenance and Parts
MrMaynard, 03/06/2009
1998 Volkswagen Golf K2 4dr Hatchback
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I purchased my Golf K2 2 half years ago with 100K miles. Great little peppy car. But the back windows were dead and sunroof wouldn't open. I though it was a good car at start. But when the maintenance comes, you may wanna reconsider. All VW engines now must have Full Synthetic oil (which is pain in my area), sunroofs are known for leaks and failure, parts are way overpriced, or cant be found. Even repairs from Dealers are much more than compared to other car makers. They say the car the nickel and dimes the most from VW is the Corrado.. honestly, I think its all! 1st VW I owned.. last VW I'll own. Maybe I should have gotten an Older Beetle. Those hold up MUCH better than these modern VWs.