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Old 02-19-2018, 05:38 PM   #21
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Opinions on Volkswagen Golf?

Gti is probably the most refined a car in that class ever been built, truly amazing in every category.

We prefer our 2015 gti over the Porsche cayman S that we sold.
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Old 02-19-2018, 06:52 PM   #22
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I had a rabbit, then the golf, then a diesel golf. I loved them all. We also had a honda fit for our other car. We took the buy back on the VW diesels and traded in the Fit on a 2016 VW Touareg. We retired in 2017 and the Touareg is our only vehicle now. Although we would have been really happy with the Diesel fit as the only car (that was the original plan but between the cash for turning in the golf and the fit trade in, we upgraded).
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Old 02-20-2018, 06:51 AM   #23
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The VWs are fine cars, but dealers are few and far between. And because VW dealers are generally low volume sales points, they cannot afford to sell cars at low profit margins.

VW is a very large manufacturer of cheap, utilitarian vehicles overseas. But in the U.S., they are a second tier car company--as is Mazda, Subaru and Mitsubishi. Parts are hard to acquire for VWs and they are hard to work on. Few mechanics have the very expensive special tools required for repairs.

There are other more popular vehicles that are cheaper and better values. The Honda Civic is leader of the pack and a very reliable and trouble free vehicle. I recently bought a 2018 Camry, and due to high volume sales they can be bought for the price of a far smaller, less equipped VW.
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Old 02-20-2018, 07:14 AM   #24
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I've had two VW products and three Mazdas. In terms of reliability, I'd go for the Mazda without hesitation.
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Old 02-20-2018, 01:36 PM   #25
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Well, I ended up going for the Golf over the Mazda 3 hatch, but it was close. One of the things that really matters to me a lot is visibility out of the car, and I really felt a bit claustrophobic with the small back window of the Mazda (viewing area is close to 50% lower than the Golf, and of my old car). As for reliability, I'll see how it goes over the next 6 years/72000 miles; could always bail out before the warranty period ends. I do like how the car drives; it was the best of any models I had been considering.
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Last time I purchased a car, it was also between a Golf and a Mazda. I think you will love your choice. What color did you get?
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Well, I ended up going for the Golf over the Mazda 3 hatch, but it was close. One of the things that really matters to me a lot is visibility out of the car, and I really felt a bit claustrophobic with the small back window of the Mazda (viewing area is close to 50% lower than the Golf, and of my old car). As for reliability, I'll see how it goes over the next 6 years/72000 miles; could always bail out before the warranty period ends. I do like how the car drives; it was the best of any models I had been considering.
I much prefer the ride of the VW golf compared to the similar cars from Japanese manufacturers.
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Last time I purchased a car, it was also between a Golf and a Mazda. I think you will love your choice. What color did you get?
It didn't come in hot pink, so I settled for Silk Blue Metallic.
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Honestly, their diesels were way better than their Gas versions. IMHO..... Their Pho-Par notwithstanding. It did not change the fact they were great performing and fuel efficient cars. If they switched from their "Heated Cat" technology. to Blu-Tec. Life would have been good.
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