1998 Volkswagen Caravelle GL 2.4 D

Summary:

A great lovable family car, not a sports car

Faults:

New exhaust at 60k

Rear heater unit failed at 50k

New glow plugs at 40k.

General Comments:

Great size and fuel economy, Fantastic for going on holiday with 4 kids and loads of luggage, very reliable and comfortable with excellent seating position. What I don't like: as non-turbo diesel it has slow acceleration and poor hill climbing ability (but cruises quite well at 70mph once gets going), quite noisy at speed. Looking forward to getting the new generation.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 12th February, 2005

10th Nov 2022, 15:29

Yeah, neighbor had one of these back in the day. Reliable, but very old fashioned even for 1990's standards.