2000 Volkswagen Golf Rally review from Australia and New Zealand
"Do not buy! Real Deal Lemon... Waste your pennies at the casino rather than on this car"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
My gearbox blew at 95,000kms due to poor design.
The rear window demister switch fell apart due to poor build quality.
Catalytic converter needed replacing at 90,000kms.
Car would switch itself off in the middle of driving (don't know what the issue was, sold the car before it was fixed).
General comments?
Nice car, and handles quite well. Very nice interior with the rally version, black cloth.
Very slow though in the 1.6.
However, would never recommend this car again to even someone I don't like. The gearbox problem is a known issue in this car, and I found out about it the hard way. The diff is held together with rivets and they will eventually pop off, which is why they have so many gear box issues. This car should have been recalled seeing as it's a known design fault. VW quoted me 8000 AUD to have a brand new gear box with the problem fixed, or 6000 for a brand new gear box, which could potentially have the same problem.
Parts for this car are ridiculously expensive.
My view, MK 4 golfs are the real deal lemon.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Don't Know |
| Model year | 2001 |
| Year of manufacture | 2000 |
| First year of ownership | 2006 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2008 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.6 4 cylinder petrol unleaded Manual |
| Performance marks | 4 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 1 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 3 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 1 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 80000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 101000 kilometres |
| Date of Entry | 30th October, 2008 |