Volkswagen Production Delays

We ordered a New VW Golf match in September 2010 with the dealer saying it would be 12 weeks. In fact every dealer we spoke with told us 12 weeks. After many emails and calls with both the dealer and customer...

DPF problems on VW Golf 1.6 TDI

I am thinking of buying a new Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI. The problem is I do very low mileage (approx. 5000 miles per year). One Volkswagen salesman told me I wouldn't have problems with the DPF and the...

Car engine size

I'm looking to change my current seven-year old Golf TDI (1.9-litre, 130 bhp) and would like to ask about car engine sizes please. I read that modern engines are much improved and smaller engines can...

car key duplicates

I bought a one year old VW Golf last year from a VW dealer and was told that there was only one key. In the past I have always had two sets of keys with every car I have bought. Is this now normal? And...

Is it common for the Volkswagen sat nav system, as fitted to my 2010 Golf GTI, to malfunction?

I have a Golf GTI bought in March 2010 with Volkswagen satnav installed. It worked fine until a couple of months ago. At that time the direction arrow on the map went adrift. Often it was miles off the...

Which 4x4 SUV offers good comfort for a bad back sufferer and is reliable for short journeys?

I currently own a 5-year-old Porsche Boxster and am looking to change it in the next three or four months. I am retired, and enjoy my driving. However, family and bad back considerations suggest a change...

Why was Volkswagen reluctant to repair an ESP system fault on my Jetta?

I purchased a Volkswagen Jetta from Car Giant, White City for £9,639 in March 2008. It had had one owner (Avis) and a very low mileage. Car Giant gave it a clean bill of health. I subsequently had it checked...

Why does our Volkswagen Polo diesel hold its revs when I lift my foot off the accelerator?

In January this year we bought a new 3-door Polo SEL 1.6 TDI, downsizing from our long-lived, and immensely practical, Saab. In most respects the Polo fits our present needs very well indeed and we have...

Thanks to UKnewcars.com for excellent customer service in supplying my Volkswagen Golf well under list price.

I do not recall you ever making mention of a website called www.uknewcars.com. However, in August last year I placed an order through them for a new Volkswagen Golf (2.0 GTi diesel), on which I wanted...

Can I claim from a car wash company for breaking my Volkswagen Passat's rear wiper spindle?

On 2nd Nov 2010 my local garage car wash ripped the rear wiper off my 2002 Volkswagen Passat, breaking the arm at the spindle. The cost of repairs will be £273. I reported this to the manageress of the...