Volkswagen Golf Hatchback 1.9 GT TDI (130ps) 5d (2002/52) Owner Review
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Economy
Value
Saved £1500 at DriveTheDeal.com - Still expensive, but worth it.
Costs
Avg 54mpg over a tankfull. Best of 66.7 over 75miles!
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On the road
Driving
Too much lean; heavy engine up front, but you get used to it. Just replaced the standard Dunlops with P6000s. Big improvement.
Performance
Massive urge. Don't really need to go over 3000rpm.
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Living with it
Reliability
30k miles in 13months. Some warm starting problems in first 1000 miles. Disappeared by itself. Otherwise no problems, no bits dropped off. Just as well - I'm aiming for 250k miles from it.
Image
M4 is a VW TDi showroom. But if I'd wanted to stand out, I'd have bought Italian and been parked on the hard shoulder.
Comfort
Excellent. A touch noisy.
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Security and Service
Security
No problems.
Service
Westbury dealer very helpful - no hassle loan cars etc.
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Problems and Ownership
Problems
Engine
Warm starting - fixed itself.
Other
Ownership
Did you buy the car new?
New
Would you buy the same model again?
Yes
Did you buy from the same manufacturer again?
Yes