2002 Volkswagen GTI Golf review from North America

Very little has gone wrong.

The ABS light came on sometimes, and that was fixed at no cost.

The plastic on the console cracked and was replaced with a nicer one, my cost.

Other than that, it was perfect.

Most fun you can have with your clothes on!!

This car was a blast to drive. It was very fun in the twisties, and was easy on gas.

What made me buy another though, was what happened when I crashed. I was on a freeway through the mountains, when I sneezed. Yes sneezed... I zigged a little to the right, and my rt front went off the road. I honestly do not remember what happened next. A truck driver behind me said that wheel hit a rock, or pothole, and the car went a wee sideways. Over-correction followed, and I ended up cart-wheeling, yes, cartwheeling, 3 times. The center of my hood was whacked by a snow fence post, which ended the journey as it flipped me back onto the wheels. The truck driver slammed onto his brakes. He expected to be pulling my carcass from a burning wreck. No such luck. About the only piece of straight metal was the drivers side door. All air bags had deployed. I opened the door and walked away. I had a little powder burn on my temple. I bought another GTI within a couple weeks.