What is your opinion of a 2016 Volkswagen Golf VII 1.4 as a long term buy?

What is your opinion of a 2016 Volkswagen Golf VII 1.4 as a long term buy (7/10 years) with less than 10,000 miles per year being driven? Probably starting with about 9-12,000 miles already on the clock?

Asked on 30 December 2016 by Wallace Ziff

Answered by Honest John
Put it this way, here's what goes wrong with them: www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/volkswagen/golf-vii-.../
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