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Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit / GTI Pros and Cons
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Performance, Economy, Reliability, FUN 2016 Volkswagen Golf / GTI Love Letter Member4890 This is the most enjoyable car I have owned. After the kids grew up, I was able to comfortable "downsize" to this car. I am getting great mileage (32-35MPG) on a 220HP car that peforms great. I spent months deciding on which car in this catogry to buy (criteria: hatch... |
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2019 VW GTI Rabbit Edition is so much fun and full of practicality 2019 Volkswagen Golf / GTI Love Letter Member3349 The 2019 VW GTI Rabbit edition is so special. It was such a huge upgrade from the S model and made even better with the Clark Plaid cloth seats. Every sporty car should have cloth seats. |
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Bought certified used; sportwagen FWD 2017 Volkswagen Golf / GTI Love Letter A member in Wisconsin, United States I have had great reliabillity with this car. Not a single problem other than a minor recall which gave me no problems. It's quick, fun to drive, has more cargo space than many compact suv's, and gets great mileage. On a long road trip to California last year, I averaged... |
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Golf Sportwagen TDI - difficult to give up 2015 Volkswagen Golf / GTI Love Letter Member5422 |
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2016 Mini Clubman Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh Minis have been getting larger. A couple redesigns of the core model, the Hardtop, have added eight inches of length and 1.5 inches of girth, but luckily not much weight. For 2015 the Hardtop gained a four-door model, which is a half-foot longer than the two-door. While the four-door is... Comparison vehicle: 2016 Volkswagen Golf / GTI |
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2016 Volkswagen Golf SportsWagen Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh Back when I was a youngster, virtually every family owned a station wagon. But the emergence of minivans and SUVs in the 1980s, following by crossovers more recently, has driven the wagon nearly to extinction in North America. Only one affordably priced conventional wagon remains, the Volkswagen Golf SportsWagen. Comparison vehicle: 2016 Mazda CX-5 |
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MINI Cooper S Clubman All4 - the perfect vehicle for the MINIature family 2017 Mini Clubman Pros and Cons Member4023 11 years ago, my wife, fresh out of nursing school, ordered her first car. Pepper, the pampered, sweet 2005 MINI Cooper S was the perfect car for snaking through traffic and parking in a crowded college town. As we transitioned through our twenties, into marriage, and parenthood, Pepper has faithfully... Comparison vehicle: 2007 Volkswagen Jetta / Rabbit / GTI |
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Fun to drive but manual tranny use is overated 2016 Volkswagen Golf / GTI Pros and Cons Member5864 Fun to drive but not a comfy cruiser |
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2015 Kia Soul EV Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh What's it really like to live with an electric car? Do they feel weird? Is charging too much of a hassle? Do they have enough range to make them practical? To find out I spent a week with two that were new for 2015, the Kia Soul EV and the... Comparison vehicle: 2015 Volkswagen Golf / GTI |
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2015 Volkswagen Golf R Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh Everyone loves the latest Volkswagen GTI. Even this reviewer, who found the previous two generations insufficiently engaging, loves the latest Volkswagen GTI. But there's always room for improvement, right? The GTI might be the best front-wheel-drive sport compact, but for many driving enthusiasts front-wheel drive is wrong-wheel drive. What... Comparison vehicle: 2015 Subaru WRX |
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2015 Volkswagen e-Golf Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh I first drove the new Volkswagen e-Golf a year ago. But a preview drive in the Virginia countryside isn't the best indicator of what daily life with the electric car would be like. Recently I was scheduled to have a Kia Soul EV (electric vehicle) for a week. Might VW... Comparison vehicle: 2015 Kia Soul |
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VW GTI with performance pack 2016 Volkswagen Golf / GTI Love Letter Member3405 We have been driving a 2010 GTI, which is a good car, but wanted the latest version. There were no 2 door GTIs with the performance pack in SoCal, so we had to special order this car, which made it difficult to get a discount. It took 4 months. But... |
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2015 Mini Cooper S Hardtop 4 Door Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh I prefer small cars because they tend to be the most agile and engaging. In hatchback form, they also can be quite practical. Plus it doesn't hurt that they also tend to cost less to buy and operate. Minis might fail at "cost less to buy," but they claim to... Comparison vehicle: 2015 Volkswagen Golf / GTI |
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Best Car Ever 2013 Volkswagen Golf / GTI Love Letter Member5528 Although a small exterior, the interior is roomy enough for my 6'2" boyfriend to comfortably fit for long drives and my 4.5yr old to be in a full car seat behind him while carring enough luggage for a week long trip. This vehicle has needed absolutely no repairs and since... |
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MKVII VW GTI S DSG is a terrific car 2015 Volkswagen Golf / GTI Love Letter Member6010 I wanted a car with some personality and a lot of speed. I'm 60+ years old so I didn't want a kids' sports car, but neither did I want an appliance. I love to drive, although my daily commute is pretty much flat and straight. I did a lot of... |
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TDI Golf - What's not to love? 2015 Volkswagen Golf / GTI Love Letter Bob R I had a 2009 Volkswagen Rabbit S 2.5 5-speed that I really liked a lot and gave to my son. Great handling, torquey engine, good ride, roomy, practical, but only 2 doors. VWoA would not let you have 4 doors with a gas engine and a manual transmission. And they... Comparison vehicle: 2015 Mazda Mazda3 |
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Best Car I've Owned 2015 Volkswagen Golf / GTI Love Letter Member3485 I picked up a fresh "just off the truck" GTI Autobahn a couple of weeks ago. I've owned a lot of cars, but this is, dollar for dollar, the best. Small (great for my parking garage) but expandable in the cargo department. DSG seems better than that on the CC... |
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What to Love (And Hate) About a Mk6 GTI 2011 Volkswagen Golf / GTI Pros and Cons Member6348 Overall, a great, great, great car! Holds its own with car twice the price, and shames others that cost the same. Has some high points, and some low points, but ultimately rewards a patient, car-loving driver like few other cars can. |
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2003 Golf TDI 4-door, manual transmission, owned since new, now has 547,000 2003 Volkswagen Jetta / Golf / GTI Love Letter Member501 41 mpg average since new; it now has 547k miles and I add about 1000 miles a week. A number of improvements for both performance and fuel economy. I like it so much that I bought another 2003 Golf TDI, this one with only 122k miles. Very nearly a perfect... |
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2015 Subaru WRX Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh Some people like to avoid the first model year of a new design. Others want the new new thing while it's still new. Car enthusiasts are especially likely to fall into the latter camp. And those who prefer their cars compact and relatively affordable have two new new things to... Comparison vehicle: 2015 Volkswagen Golf / GTI |
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2015 Volkwagen GTI Review plus TDI Preview Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh When an American or Asian auto maker redesigns its cars, far more often than not the new one looks radically different from its predecessor. This is less common with some German auto makers. The latest Volkswagen Golf, the seventh, strongly resembles the first, which arrived in North America 40 years... Comparison vehicle: 2014 Ford Focus |
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The Mk. V GTI is a fun car, but not worth owning. 2008 Volkswagen Jetta / Rabbit / GTI Pros and Cons Anonymous The Mk. V GTI is a very fun car to drive. It strike an excellent balance of speed, handling, and practicality. |
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One of the best to drive, but not to ride 2012 Volkswagen Golf / GTI Pros and Cons TedK The Golf TDI is the ultimate highway car for efficiency, and one of the best for curvy drives. If you are a driver's driver, the Golf must be one of your top choices. However for passengers, it is the European version of comfortable: from a North American point of view... |
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2009 Volkswagen Jetta / Rabbit / GTI Pros and Cons Member3671 Excellent, responsive and reliable motor, superb six speed manual transmission. The TSi package has proven all I hoped it would be. |
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Hidden gem for the right price, CPO 2012 Golf R AWD performance hot hatch 2012 Volkswagen Golf / GTI Pros and Cons Member1788 We cross shopped this '12 Golf R for a few months against both new '13's and some early introduced '14's --- namely the Golf GTI (second choice if we couldn't get the price down on the Golf R), Scion FR-S (great car but cheap materials and skimpy backseat w/o much... |
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