Volkswagen Caddy Maxi Life (2008 - 2010) 2.0 TDI PD 5d (2008/57) Owner Review
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Summary
What does this car say about you?
I need a practical vehicle over style.
What do your friends / family / neighbours think of the car?
Some like it, wife says its too big. Looks as good as it can with allows and blacked out rear windows.
Would you buy this car again and why?
No, seems like a bit of a chore to drive it long distances, much better than driving a van and lots of space in the back but previous Audi A4 estate was much nicer, build quality of VW had dropped off since the late 90's, not the vehicles they used to be, I just worry about something going wrong with it. Audi had 230k on the clock when I sold it and the engine sounded much better than the VW.
What are you likely to buy next?
Another Audi A4 or A6 estate.
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Buying experience
Type of dealer you bought from?
Independent
Did you buy this car new?
No
What price did you pay?
£8,200
When did you buy the car?
July 2015
Did you get a good deal and why?
Was OK, dropped the price slightly and included cambelt change plus VW sorted out parking sensors.
Is there any special reason why you bought this car?
Size and practicality.
What was the dealer like?
Friendly and helpful.
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Driving it
What's it like to drive?
I imagined it would drive like a car but its quite noisy, bumpy and not that great around the narrow lanes.
What's it like to park?
Its pretty long but got rear parking sensors so helps.
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Living with it
Have you had any problems with the car?
Clutch is making a noise when you release clutch pedal out of gear, its going back in 2 weeks.
What's most practical about your car?
Size - its massive with the back seats out, could sleep in there and flit loads of kids stuff and bikes etc.
Favourite gadget, option or accessory?
Not many to speak of, cruise control.
