2000 Volkswagen Golf TDi review from North America
"Worthless P.O.S"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Mass Air Flow sensor went about 2 weeks after I bought it
Glow plugs went after I replaced mass air flow
Engine light came on and mechanic said it was the turbo so the replaced the turbo
Engine light came back on and they replaced the turbo again
Now the engine light hasn't came on yet, but my car has lost A LOT of power.
General comments?
I think that this car is the biggest P.O.S. ever unless it was just the mechanic whose a complete idiot.
If a turbo goes on the car 3 times within 6 months, doesn't that tell you that something other than turbo is wrong maybe? and that they should stop wasting my time on saying its the turbo and maybe check other thing. I don't know I really thought VW's were nice reliable cars, but now that I've seen it for myself, I think there not even worth over $5,000.
If anyone has a problem like this can you tell me about it and maybe let me know what it is?
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| High value for the money all around |
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| The nicest little hatchback available |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 2000 |
| Year of manufacture | 2000 |
| First year of ownership | 2005 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2006 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.9 turbo diesel Manual |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 5 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 2 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 9 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 166000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 172000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Honda Civic |
| Date of Entry | 13th April, 2006 |