Nothing major has gone wrong with the car so far. The only annoying thing on the car is that somewhere in the rear seats there is a squeaking noise. I think it is where the seats latch onto the brackets. My passenger side front fender liner is cracked, but I think that is due to winter tires on the car possibly being too big.
Overall so far the car is top notch.
You cannot get a better bang for the buck than the 20th Anniversary GTI. It is a limited edition car with an awesome interior including real Recaro seats and real brushed aluminum dash and trim accents.
The brakes are directly from the Audi TT and will stop the car on a dime even after extended use during racing.
The 18" OZ wheels with the Z-rated Michelin Pilot sport tires are just amazing in dry and wet weather.
The interior quality of the car in this segment is light years beyond its competitors: Ford Focus, Subaru WRX, Honda Civic Si, and others.
Standard 6-speed manual transmission is very sports and the gear ratios match the amazing of the small motor beautifully.
TORQUE: For this little motor, the torque is amazing. Lets see a Civic come anywhere near matching the horsepower number with a torque number. The GTI is 180hp and 170 lb/ft of torque, unreal.
I recently raced the car in two auto-cross events and I have never felt a stock suspension on a sub $30,000 car feel so dialed in and precise.
My son purchased this model some months ago. The rear brakes Shudder and screech when reversing. Our local Volkswagen dealer says this is normal. What is your opinion?
Get ready to know your mechanic. These vehicles are rattling, squeaking, vibrating overpriced pieces of crap. When they run, they run great, second to none. Just have a spare car ready. That's what happens when greed takes over quality. I thought it was cheap labour in Mexico, but the prices are still to high!
Uh... car's made in Brazil... Either way it makes no difference where it's made.. same automated machine operated by Paolo as it is Fritz...
They don't call 'em brokeswagens for nothing. We buy them for the way they drive not for their reliability!
Suckers wanted! The total amount of money you end up spending on it in 10 year can buy you a BMW M3 now.
You mean, wait 10 years and buy an RS4
OK I have I VW GTI it has some upgrades and I drive a lot... I agree with that you should have a spear car if you have a VW : (VW is easy to fall in love, but after you have to call towing company evry 2 months that love goes down : (my car right now is in my dirve way waiting for a towing tomorow so I can tell you this, this car is fast even kind a luxury, but don't ever try to reley on this.
Wrong. The 20th AE came straight from Brazil. So did the 337. The only MkIV Golf/GTI cars built in Germany were the 1999-2000 cars, and some 2001s trickled on through. The R32s have German VINs, but they were actually built in Slovakia.
I own a 20th Anniversary, and I will say I love the car, but it does make you broke. My car boosts 21 lbs of turbo, which means it's cracking the axles all the time. Came to find out a lot of the parts on this car are made with TT parts. Yes my car sounds bad in reverse too; it's a VW thing :)
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