This is a revised review of the VW Gof Gti1.8T that I have now had for three years. Hopefully you will find this review informative and helpful.
Reliability
My car has been serviced regularly and therefore reliability has been excellent over the three years. I have only had to replace superficial items such as the front tyres, a broken headlamp and a stolen badge (pesky kids).
Safety
The Golf Mark IV Gti has front and side airbags and has an NCAP Front and Side Impact rating of 4 stars. This is very good for a car which was effectively designed in the late 90?s as it is only in the last year or so that cars have begun to meet the 5 star requirement.
The new NCAP Pedestrian rating for the Golf IV is 2 stars which isn?t fantastic but then there are plenty of new cars that fail abysmally with this new rating ...
Advantages: Looks, Comfort, Value for Money, Reliability Disadvantages: Weight, Costs of Parts/Servicing
Golt GTI's are excellent cars and the 1.8t engine is very good. It's extremely reliable and easy to get parts for since many VAG cars share this engine. The car itself looks great espcecially the 3-door variant. I have owned one for over a year now and have had no problems with it and still enjoy driving it.
'ves :Excellent Car with great subtle looks, very comfortable on long and short journeys. Good deal of comforts, mine has recaro's and climate control which are both excellent. MPG isn't too bad for a turbo car. very tunable. Decent amount of rear passenger and boot space for a hatchback.
-'ves: Bit too heavy to be a "fast" car. Parts can be pretty expensive especially from the VWdealer. Handling doesn't feel great. ...
Advantages: Outstanding build quality, tons of extras, Solid and dependable Disadvantages: Not the fastest GTI, expensive parts,
When my brother in law offered me his 1999 GolfMkIV GTI with only 34,000 miles on the clock I had to jump at the chance.
I had only been in it previously as a passenger, but I found the seats extremely comfortable and supportive, the interior was very high quality with none of the cheap plastic I was used to in my previous cars!
As my brother in law lives in London, the Golf was used very little, averaging around 4200 miles a year. In fact, when I checked the service history, it had only done 2,400 miles since the year before!
Once I had taken delivery of it, I found it very smooth, the steering and pedals give a good amount of feedback (which I fine crucial to enjoyable driving) and the brakes are sharp and precise. It is solidly built, and so much bigger than the last car I had (renault 5) that I feel as if I am driving ...
