Is VW's quality worth it?

[99gti]

My recomendation is to go and look at resale of a golf vs mazda of the same vintage. See if then the extra is of benefit once you factor in how much more you'd rather the vw

[VW Convert]

Before you compare the two you really need to get down to tin tacks on price. My guess is the VW dealer has a lot of room to move (as perhaps the Mazda dealer has) and this may have an impact on any comparison you make.

FWIW I find the VW quality is excellent, not too many Jap cars as solid as the VW.

Cheers

George

[brad]

Geez $45k is a lot of coin for what is essentially a Sportline with Extras.

If it was me, I'd:

• Wait for the MkVI GTI
• Wait for the MkVI to lose it's "latest model" price premium
• Look for a good MkV with the options you want - maybe a GT Sport 1.4TSI or a GTI
• Go and look at Skoda Octavias - either the 118TSI or the vRS. You'll get a 118TSI Skoda with the options you want for about <$35k

[stormshark]

Hi Rufus,
Not sure where your located but quoted price seem like min $5-$10 k over the odds? Assume you have no corporate Disc?

[Russ59]

I have owned a lot of different brands of cars over the years from Holdens, Fords, Toyota's, Subaru and even older model VW's. I can honestly say that in that time the one's that have given me less hassles have always been the VW's, even back to an old '71 Beetle. I now have the Golf GT TDI and I don't think I will ever buy another brand other than VW again, and if the finances can't stretch to a new one, I would look at a late model VW with low K's.