Ran out of oil about 6 weeks after I got it. Still uses a lot of oil. My husband tops it up every couple of weeks :-). dealer says it is normal.
Used a lot of fuel (about 20 mpg). Dealer has replaced a probe twice. It is OK now.
A piece of trim fell of the inside and it rattles a lot.
Carpets got soaked in passenger side. Dealer replaced the door seal.
Had a new alternator and water pump.
Some other things that I can't remember meant it had to go in the dealers.
All under warranty.
We like the car a lot, but it has not been as reliable as I thought it would be. Our Vectra was better.
Love the blue dials at night.
Dealers very good and have got the car back on the road quickly, but the routine services are very expensive.
The petrol consumption is OK except when the probe in the engine breaks. Then it is terrible.
It is nicer than our Vectra, but has broken down more and is more expensive.
My husband doesn't think it is as good as his Mazda 323.
I agree: I had a Mazda 323 too and it was definitively better in many ways. From the type of metal used,to the consumes of fluids, and the electric system reliability... this 2000 model Golf 2.0lt has electrical glitches to no end... consumes oil like a sponge, and the outer body is soft. Not to speak about the assembly system... a wind shield which is fitted so tight that at the first sun heat in California it craked right there, in the parking lot, for no reason at all.
It runs great... but maintenance is costly and much stress.
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