2001 Volkswagen Golf V6 4 Motion from UK and Ireland - Comments

There haven't been any major problems with the car the only small things have been a slight crunching noise when changing up into 3rd gear, the radio reception is very poor wherever I happen to be and on any station as well.

The drivers front seat has started to wear slightly, but other than that nothing to complain about.

I had read previous reviews about this car and they said it didn't warranty 6 gears, and it wasn't all that special. I disagree with this.

This 4motion was an import from Germany and had Satellite Navigation, heated leather Recaro seats, bigger alloys etc and all for 20 grand.

The performance is excellent and it's very fast indeed. 1st gear is a little short, but it still pulls hard even in 6th from 40mph. Sounds really good as well with those large twin tail pipes.

The rear cabin space is a little small and leg room is limited, but its performance and equipment soon makes up for this overall.

Servicing and parts can be expensive, but this only to be expected with a car like this and the extremely good build quality from Volkswagen.

Totally agree mate, i have a black 2001 3 door 4motion with sat nav and cream heated seats. The pull from 2nd and 3rd are amazing esp with the v6 noise. The best thing of all is you don't need to put a massive whale tale spoiler, or stickers saying "golf" down the side, or sunstrips, sound systems, fake leather seat pullovers, a 15 year old girlfriend in the front, or even a BASEBALL CAP. It looks like a normal golf yet its all there in your hands.

You get qulaity build, TORQUE,handling, performance, COMFORT, luxury, and best of all its GERMAN, that meaning that when you shut the door its solid and you feel a car around you, unlike the french tin cans which they are well known for.

I am from New Zealand and have owned two mark 4 Golfs.

First one was a 1999 Gti 1.8T did over 50,000kms in it in 18 months and it never let me down. In 2003 bought a brand new 5dr V6 4motion with leather heated seats,17inch alloys and premium DPS sound system. It definitley a wolf in sheep's clothing with its performance has surprised many a person with its effortless power. The build quality is excellent and it has now covered 48,000kms without a fault. Fuel economy is good considering the level of go on tap and my heavy right foot. Love to the howl as the engine rises above 4000 rpm too puts a big smile on my face.