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4.5 out of 5 stars

2002 Golf

EthanA, 07/30/2002
2002 Volkswagen Golf GL 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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Great car! Six airbags, abs, a/c, power locks, six way adjustable seats...all standard!! For $15K its the best car you can buy.

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5 out of 5 stars

Fun

artaxena, 03/04/2002
2002 Volkswagen Golf GLS 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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great pocket rocket

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5 out of 5 stars

Great Car!!!!!

JO, 08/04/2002
2002 Volkswagen Golf GLS TDI 4dr Hatchback (1.9L 4cyl Turbodiesel 5M)
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I love my new Golf. It's been great. I've had no problems at all. Crazy about the potions I got for the money, especially the Monsoon sound system!!!

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4 out of 5 stars

Good product, horrible dealer service...

Trinity, 09/22/2005
2002 Volkswagen Golf GLS TDI 4dr Hatchback (1.9L 4cyl Turbodiesel 5M)
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My 2002 Volkswagen Golf has been reliable, but the air conditioning has a musty smell on hot days. The dealer can't fix the problem, until the warranty runs out. Then, for money, its fixable! Both headlights have burned out twice. this car is great on highway after 60 mph. The brakes are sof thought. Overall, if gas prices weren't going through the roof, I would trade it for real German car, like BMW 330Ci. the luxury package for $2,000 gets you two decent windows and mats...yes, mats. This car seems to maintain resale value, so I plan on keeping it until it hits 100,000 miles...then, it'll be a gift to a deserving soul, like a college student.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

My 2nd update.

2fastdre, 01/23/2004
2002 Volkswagen Golf GL TDI 4dr Hatchback (1.9L 4cyl Turbodiesel 5M)
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I put another 16K miles on my TDI since we last spoke and I am still happy (although I did go through 2 unpleasant experiences). I had the front window problem: well, my window basically fell into the door when I was going about 70mph on the highway. The linkage broke (as VW vaguely warned) and nothing was holding it in place. They replaced both linkages with no questions. I had an EGR problem: the car would not start one morning - it would crank but no fire. Had to tow to dealer and they had to replace the EGR valve. For detailed info on EGR go to tdiclub website, but it basically got stuck in an open position and it prevented oxygen from entering. Warranty is great.

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