So why did you choose Volkswagen ?

[phaeton]

As title says why did you choose VW over the other makes ?

For Audi & SEAT owners as well

[Rednut]

kombi's were my fav from the start.. A LOUNGE/BED IN A VEHICLE?! amazing! then my bro's mrs at the time owned a bettle which i had a go of whilst on my l's (3 speed auto)
then i think it really took off as below.
it was my bros last purchase. was mk1.(named milo as it was milo green on the outside and interior was the colour of milo!) it wsa cheap and it ran.. like the clappers. thought the car was gutsy as all buggery.. then i saw the white 96' jetta on The Fast and the Furious (the one the a.d.d kid drives)

havent looked back since

[Golf Loon]

I like the good engineering and the solid feel when you slam the door.
Had heaps of em since 95 and dont drive anything else.

[tassie_euro_mk1]

my first car was a golf mk1. 1976 Ls. in the lovely VW blue colour.

My old man actually reccommended a golf mk1.

Can u believe i was looking at buying Alfa Romeo alfetta or sud with $1000 sound system lol? . not to mention the old honda accord.

Really glad I bought a golf. I Dont think I will ever leave the VAG family now

[brackie]

First a Country Buggy dragged out of a Perth backyard with chook nests installed >>>> then a MK1 LS 2 door (what a mess but it went like the clappers) >>>> Passat station wagon (for the cot & pusher...it scared off Commodores) then a Mk1 GLD >>>> then another >>>> and so it goes on! Yes, I would have other marques. I love French cars and would have a Cit or a Pug tomorrow as long as it was diesel and my VW was still with me. Why VW? Solid, great handling, diesel option, I guess to be different too.

[phaeton]

To be honest I don't really remember how I fell for the People's Car company, I do remember VW shows, Kombi's, Bug's & Mum's Karmann Ghia converting me from Holden in some way. Also I think the visits to our local VW dealer & Motor Shows helped, (they use to be just down the road) I remember being fasinated with the B4 Passat & the Vento. I also remember in Grade 2 or 3 being intoxicated by the rear design of a weird wagon.... a 1975 Passat Wagon to be precise this was before the Bug bit

The brochure collection also converted me oh how I love my VW Brochures
11 years later author of a couple of VW Wikipedia pages and member of many forums..............I will soon have a VW to call my own.

[GoLfMan]

well the car we initially bought for my sister was a silver mk1... which got handed down to me and i fell inlove with it, found this forum and got some knowledge and my passion for VW's really took off... i bought another golf a 2 door mk1 which i learnt how to do alot of stuff on which i sold and bought a VW Beetle... My parents got me into VW's by mistake and now i've converted my Dad...
They are intoxicating, and i cant look at another car and think how a VW would do it better

[phaeton]

They are intoxicating, and i cant look at another car and think how a VW would do it better

I do that all the time

Crappy Corollas could all be Polo's and Golf's

[static1800]

my parents have always been into aircoolers so i suppose it is in my blood. when i was on my l's i found a 76 3door swallowtail for sale from a good friend of our's Wayne Penrose, went and checked it out had a drive and fell in love. i'm up to my third golf now and will not be looking back.

[blackgti1.8]

Back in ~81 or so My brother and father both had Mk1's, so I got hooked as well... Went like hell, despite being crippled by that Solex carbie.
Had always been into fwd's (Minis, Renaults Fiats), and the Golf was one of the best engineered fwd around at the time. Like Brackie says - nice solid 'thunk' when you slammed the door - felt like it was milled out of solid piece of metal....