Tracking appalling.
Dash light broken.
Exhaust rattling.
Needs a new clutch.
Weird squealing noise at some points that I can't quite work out.
Battery attempted to escape from the car while travelling on the A14.
Given all of things that are or have gone wrong with this car, you would think that I hate it, but I don't. Most of what has gone wrong has done so as the car is just very old and has done a very high mileage.
All of which are reasonably cheap to fix, except for the dash board light strangely. But I have sorted that myself with a very fetching little torch.
It genuinely is a pleasure to drive and will quite happily travel at high speed without seeming nervous. It is economical to the point of being a bit silly yet still manages to have enough power to pull away quickly if needs be.
The only really bad thing about the car is the absolutely appalling modifications that one of the previous owners did to the car seemingly with sticky tape. Also they seem to have attempted to change the stereo by themselves and blown all of the electrics, hence the expensive dash light.
Since writing this review the car has turned from being an enjoyable little run around to a pile of crap. All the oil seals have gone, the suspension has broken, wheel bearings have gone, there is an oil leak, the tracking is off, and a slow puncture has developed. Today in fact it tried to kill me on the A38 in Bromsgrove, where it decided to do a 360 degree spin after I LIGHTLY touched the brakes at about 55 mph. I have now bought a new car a Peugeot, which looks nice and everything but the insurance is absolutely mental. GTis eh? Honestly.
You should have bought another Volkswagen, a properly maintained one!
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