1995 Volkswagen Golf Reviews - Page 8 of 9

The Clutch was slipping early in 2002 and has since been replaced in October.

Passenger door has sagged at the hinges and doesn't close correctly.

I've had the car from new and haven't had to much trouble with it. It's quite economical if driven in the lower rev range, but for a 1.6 it can still go quite fast.

Acceleration isn't all that good, but what can you expect from 75bhp.

Handling is OK, but the narrow, high profile tires spoil a lot of the driving immersion.

Clutch needs to be replaced since it has been slipping if accelerator is pressed to hard, about 34K.

Interior lights in the odometer and tachometer is no longer working and side marker lights due to faulty electrical.

Muffler was giving away, but replace it with DTM mufflers that gives this nice low sound.

The previous owner did not really took a great care of the car, and that annoys me. When I just got it, the front light reflector was missing from the driver side and one vane was missing.

Over all, the car runs great especially in the highway. Throw a little bit of rev-matching and double-clutching technique and there you go speeding up and passing cars ahead of you!

You just have to know how to take good care of the golf!

Fuel injector pump died at an expense of 900 pounds - guess what its computer controlled - Volkswagon have made a simple thing unnecessarily complicated!

This car is very very fast and handles well. It has very good fuel economy, but a visit to the dealer will offest any savings you make. They tried to charge me hundreds for a front headlight - happily I got it a Volkswagon copy at 30 pounds. In short Volkswagon rip you off for parts.

The interior is cramped and it has very thin seats. Don't try to sit in the back unless you are a midget! Anyone over 5 feet will have his knees protruding into the front seats.

I have had no faults with the car so far.

This is my 4th Golf and my second MK3. The VR6 engine makes the vehicle exceptionally easy to drive, lots of low and mid range power mean frequent gears changes are eliminated.

Handling and ride are good compromise between sports and comfort with very little road noise penetrating the cabin.

In 5 door form the car is proving to be very practical and the increase body size offers much more comfort for rear passengers than my old MK2.

I'd recommend this car to anyone who can live with the fuel bill. Running costs are higher than the smaller engined version, but the smile on your face more than makes up for it.