2003 Volkswagen Golf is it a Good Car?

Question

Im about to buy a 2003 Volkswagen golf and was wondering if they are good cars and will last me a long time with barely any mechanic work needed??

Answer 1

i have a 2003 Jetta and have had very few problems with my car. no major failures or breakdowns. my car has near 100,000 miles and has never once been on a towtruck. and i'm not the most gentle driver out there believe me.

lets make something clear, Volkswagen has been one of the best selling vehicles around for many years, so there are many more VWs on the road than other vehicles. since there are so many out there, the instances of reported problems are going to be higher. the people like the person above me love to scream and yell about how unreliable Volkswagens are, but in all reality, i doubt they even own or have owned a VW, the Jetta i have now, is my 3rd. none of them broke down...one was put into storage because it's a rare car and i wanted to keep it nice, the other was rear ended and damaged badly.

with that being said, a car is a machine, and machines sometimes break. your chances of having a broken machine are less if you perform proper maintanince and treat your machine right.

the 2.0l four cylinder is a good engine. what it lacks in power, it makes up for in reliability. the 1.8 4 cylinder turbo is a very nice engine that is highly tunable for minimal investment. the 2.8l VR6 (what i have) is a great engine, lots of power and great reliability. the 1.9l tdi is amazing, quiet, lots of power and 50mpg!

dont listen to the naysayers, some people always want to rain on your parade. check out www.vwvortex.com there is lots of info there in the forums.

Good luck!

Answer 2

2003 Volkswagen Golf Gl

Answer 3

I read up on it, and they are not as dependable as some other cars - but they have other good points, there nice inside, lots of room, handle well, safe, ... with diesel yes they are expensive to fix, but generally the diesel engine does not need too many repairs, they are really made well... it is the other things [smaller things} I found the information on the Internet quite easily, you can read up on this, and one of them more common problems, you can replace the part yourself, and you can buy it a lot less if it is not made by Volkswagen, some ceramic insulator in the electrical system blows out a lot... but u can replace it yourself when it does, ... that is another thing about Volkswagen, you can fix it yourself a lot of the time, they made them easy to fix.

Answer 4

When I had my 2002 Golf, I thought of it as a little truck frankly. I was amazed what could be placed in the back when the back seats were down.

I thought it was gas thrifty, yet logically built vehicle. The engine is a touch weak with the 2.0L engine, but reliable. The repair costs are a little high, but it's a solid car overall.

Answer 5

DONT DO IT. They are HORRIBLE cars. from 99-2005 the top 3 consumer watch dogs rated them at the BOTTOM of reliability. "MUCH WORSE THEN AVERAGE". (consumer affairs, consumer reports, jd power
out of 49 cars tested, they were 48... the new beetle was 49.. the new jetta was 47 (consumer reports)
out of 39 cars tested, they were number 37, 39 was the new beetle (Jd Power)
http://www.epinions.com/content_125261549188
http://www.edmunds.com/volkswagen/golf/review.html
http://consumerguideauto.howstuffworks.com/1999-to-2005-volkswagen-golf-jetta.htm
http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/cc/99-05golf-jetta-nb.htm
http://www.answers.com/topic/volkswagen

Not only are they problemsome, they are expensive to work on:
heres the maintenace costs
http://consumerguideauto.howstuffworks.com/1999-to-2005-volkswagen-golf-jetta-2.htm

Answer 6

Like most VW vehicles it is on the list of top 50 cars to avoid.All they need is constant repairs. Good one to steer clear of.

Answer 7

It is true that VWs are expensive to maintain. However, they do hold their resale value quite well. In addition, they do pretty well in the crash tests. You might consider getting an extended warranty if it is available to keep yourself from worrying.