Faults:

Muffler broke at 115000 km.

Front brakes worn out at 125000 km.

General Comments:

The Golf II is probably the last real Volkswagen, a simple and easy to fix construction at low costs with reson'nable room for passengers.

My 2 door Golf has been owned by a 65 year old man before who was the first owner and took care about the car. It was absolutely rust free and the engine was dry.

Spare parts are ridiculously cheap, every scrap dealer has a vast amount of them, so it doesn't matter much something breaks.

The engine might have been some kind of modern in 1980, but nowadays it's a joke. For it's power output the fuel consumption is too high, about 8 liters per 100 km. New plugs and filters didn't change that. With the 55 hp it is absolutely lame, when you boot it just the noise increases.

The handling is OK, you always get a proper feedback from the road. Without power steering you have a direct feeling while driving, while parking it is hard work.

The seats are a torture. I couldn't find a position in which my back didn't hurt after 3 hours, and normally I don't have problems with my back.

The Golf offers enough room for 3 people and luggage, but has it's limits.

When you are looking for a low price car and are able to fix some things by yourself, get one. Even a lot of people aren't realistic about the worth of their Golf, you should be able to find a good one at a reasonable price.

But it is technically, ecologically and with it's safety features absolutely out of date Here in Germany it is rather expensive in insurance and tax as well, especially when you have a model with uncontrolled catalytic converter.

I wouldn't buy another one, for that prices there are better deals. Nowadays this car is just for fans.

Faults:

Nothing at all. I just had to do the normal stuff like changing tires, oil etc...

General Comments:

With its 66 kW and only 880 kg of weight this car is not too slow and top speed lies about 190 km/h. But driving at that speed will boost up fuel consumption to about 11-12l/100 km.

Wind noises are very loud at speed over 120 km/h.

Faults:

Nothing major has gone wrong with the car to date. We are very happy with it, on the whole.

The only minor problem we had was the headlight bulbs bursting after six months when there was an electrical short. The light bulb in the trunk also burst.

Otherwise, nothing has really gone wrong.

General Comments:

The Golf is well-built, safe and looks good too. It performs well on snow and is quiet, even at high speeds on the motorway. Despite the relatively small engine (only 75bhp) I have managed to do a steady 160km/h on the motorway and have still averaged about 6.5 litres per 100km/h, which I think is remarkable.

The seats are comfortable and everything, apart from the heating and air-conditioning switches (they are a bit too low for my liking) are well positioned.

Well done VW!

Faults:

The front light wipers stopped working.

A no cost repair.

General Comments:

Very powerful engine.

Only 6 liters of diesel when you drive very fast. On the highway - perfect acceleration and top speed. On normal streets - good cruising with less then 5.5 liters of diesel.