2002 Volkswagen Gol 1000 review from El Salvador

After 1 year of owning the car, fuel consumption went down to 35km per gallon when the air filter component was dirty and clogged with dust. It was changed and the problem solved.

Once I had to drive off road and the car started to make squeaks and rattles that were never cured.

The rubber protecting the co-driver door began to fall apart in pieces after 1 year. It seems most people rubs its body against it every time they get in the car.

The steering wheel has poor quality and it seems it gets destroyed by the sweat of my hands (this is a tropical country and you should know that)

At the beginning, the fuel consumption was usually 50kpg+ on city-driving conditions. It gets almost to 60kpg on highway drives.

After almost 2 years, one time the air filter component, sparks, oil were changed, the car did get 60kmg on city and 70kmg on highway! On a highway run the car would go much more than 900kms on a full tank! It is now on a usual 50/60kmg.

The car is not fast nor powerful, but it gets the job done. Get 4 people inside and the car will put you anywhere you want in comfort.

Nice handling, nice brakes while on my own, but a little more effort is required when more weight is on the car.

Roomy trunk.

The engine is quiet most of the time, except when you use the a/c, it gets noisy.

The car feels stable at up to 120kmh with 4 people. It gets nervous at 160kmh with just me on it.

Great lights.

Never had an electrical problem so far (1 year and 10 months with 26000 km)