Faults:

Middle-lower console light bulbs.

Likes oil, common for the 2.0 engine for some reason.

Front seats not as comfortable as they should be.

Replaced all brakes/rotors once (maintenance).

Synthetic oil only (maintenance).

General Comments:

Best VW I've owned yet. Bought the "City" Golf (Canada only) in 2007 mainly because of price/value. Reliability has been very good. The 40 mpg rating will only be achieved on smaller/slower highways, not in the city nor the regular speeds of "super" highways.

My only wish is that the manual transmission had six gears. Handling/reliability is very good for this value edition car.