Volkswagen Fox (2006 - 2012 )  

More substantial than a Lupo. High seats. Roomy cabin seats four comfortably. Cheap.

Front screen pillars cause a large blindspot. Nonentity of a car.

Introduction

Latest update VW Fox 23-6-2012: Manual gearbox failures quite common at around 6 years old.

22-3-2012: Apparent (not very believable) non-existence of replacement catalytic converters for 1.4s in France due to production of Fox having ended. Apparently, no fresh supplies until end of 2012. Cannot be true?

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Last updated 8 May 2013
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