Golf mk6 1.6 CR 105 owners feedback
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Starting a new job and I didn't think of company car tax!
Boss has confirmed 8k to spend for a car in my training 2 year period. He is absorbing all running costs including insurance and personal milage. Overall milage will be 30k a year.
I am looking at a 1.6 cr engine mk6. Seem very frugal and it looks like it will only cost me £45 a month.
Does any one own one of these and have any feedback? My understanding is the Bluemotion is the economy plus version but may have less sound deadening to cut weight? I am normally one to stick in the slow lane at 70 and rarely venture far right, but road noise does get on my goat.
Boss has confirmed 8k to spend for a car in my training 2 year period. He is absorbing all running costs including insurance and personal milage. Overall milage will be 30k a year.
I am looking at a 1.6 cr engine mk6. Seem very frugal and it looks like it will only cost me £45 a month.
Does any one own one of these and have any feedback? My understanding is the Bluemotion is the economy plus version but may have less sound deadening to cut weight? I am normally one to stick in the slow lane at 70 and rarely venture far right, but road noise does get on my goat.
I drive a 1.6 bluemotion estate, it's quick enough, only 5 gears but hey are very long gears.
Sound wise at 70 on the motorway it's silent apart from a little bit of the usual tyre noise, I also get wind whistle but mine is fitted with a roof rack and ladders.
Overall it's a decent car, we have 11 of them and none of them have had any problems in 3 years and 100k apart from a couple of snapped rear springs but that's down to weight we carry and not the car,
We have another 11 hatch backs with no problems in the same time. Mine is a S base model and still has air con and All round electric windows. The radio is pants though.
Sound wise at 70 on the motorway it's silent apart from a little bit of the usual tyre noise, I also get wind whistle but mine is fitted with a roof rack and ladders.
Overall it's a decent car, we have 11 of them and none of them have had any problems in 3 years and 100k apart from a couple of snapped rear springs but that's down to weight we carry and not the car,
We have another 11 hatch backs with no problems in the same time. Mine is a S base model and still has air con and All round electric windows. The radio is pants though.
Couple of my friends have them and seem happy enough. As above not the quickest in the world but they do the job well in an efficient and relaxed manner. Match is the trim to go for if possible as very generously equipped with 16in Alloys, AC, Auto Lights/ Wipers, Bluetooth, Cruise and DAB to mention a few features. That can be combined with the Bluemotion Tech for slightly better Co2 and MPG mainly due to the stop/ start system. Cars used exclusively around town on short journeys can suffer DPF and EGR problems but for your usage should be fine 
Looks like the Golf is in the running.
The other two options are Ford focus 1.6 tdci or Volvo V50 1.6D drivE.
The focus like the mk6 is a newer car. I believe the focus is the almost latest revision, just been face lifted.
The Volvo has just replaced with a completely new model and is I believe just a older focus in drag.
The other two options are Ford focus 1.6 tdci or Volvo V50 1.6D drivE.
The focus like the mk6 is a newer car. I believe the focus is the almost latest revision, just been face lifted.
The Volvo has just replaced with a completely new model and is I believe just a older focus in drag.
We also have a mk3 focus 1.6 tdci at homes . It's got more kit than the golf but still lacks the quality. There's a lot more engine and road noise. It's not bad but the golf is much quieter. The doors still make the same slam as the mk1 focus i had.
Volvo would be better again I guess. Have you looked at the octavia with the same engine? May work out better.
Volvo would be better again I guess. Have you looked at the octavia with the same engine? May work out better.
paultownsend said:
Great reports chaps. The reliability seems superb!
Theres a known issue with EGR valves on some of the earlier 1.6TDIs to be aware ofhttp://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php...
I bought mine with 13K miles and theres 43K on it now some 15 months later.
I've had a water pump (and therefore timing belt) replaced at 37,000 miles and the entire engine wiring loom replace at 38,000 due to an intermittent fault.
Having said that, i'm very happy with the car and the economy is amazing - over one fill my best so far has been 70.01mpg brim to brim, and it easily average 66mpg brim to brim even during winter.
So a bit of a change!
I have found a very clean Nov 2011 Passat 140 cr DSG, in the basic S spec.
A VW Das Welt car with a years guarantee, for under 10k.
Drives like a 35k mile car should and the DSG is superb. I would have liked phone prep, DAB and cruise, but hey ho. It seems 1.5k cheaper than any SE in the dealer network.
All servicing is there, and they have just done a interim service and new pads/discs. I will make them do the box oil too.
Is there any reason not to get this car?
Is there anyway of retrofitting phone prep as the button is on the wheel! Also, they are quoting £400 for cruise.
I have found a very clean Nov 2011 Passat 140 cr DSG, in the basic S spec.
A VW Das Welt car with a years guarantee, for under 10k.
Drives like a 35k mile car should and the DSG is superb. I would have liked phone prep, DAB and cruise, but hey ho. It seems 1.5k cheaper than any SE in the dealer network.
All servicing is there, and they have just done a interim service and new pads/discs. I will make them do the box oil too.
Is there any reason not to get this car?
Is there anyway of retrofitting phone prep as the button is on the wheel! Also, they are quoting £400 for cruise.
Sounds very well priced given the age and reasonable mileage
Cruise is very cheap to retrofit, you can usually do it for under £100. Surprised it doesn't have as used to be standard fit at one point. Take a look on the VW owners forums for more guidance. Bluetooth is slightly harder but still very do able, you'll need a 9W7 module to go under the seat then the wiring loom and a microphone fitted.
Cruise is very cheap to retrofit, you can usually do it for under £100. Surprised it doesn't have as used to be standard fit at one point. Take a look on the VW owners forums for more guidance. Bluetooth is slightly harder but still very do able, you'll need a 9W7 module to go under the seat then the wiring loom and a microphone fitted.
paultownsend said:
So a bit of a change!
I have found a very clean Nov 2011 Passat 140 cr DSG, in the basic S spec.
A VW Das Welt car with a years guarantee, for under 10k.
Drives like a 35k mile car should and the DSG is superb. I would have liked phone prep, DAB and cruise, but hey ho. It seems 1.5k cheaper than any SE in the dealer network.
All servicing is there, and they have just done a interim service and new pads/discs. I will make them do the box oil too.
Is there any reason not to get this car?
Is there anyway of retrofitting phone prep as the button is on the wheel! Also, they are quoting £400 for cruise.
Sounds like a lovely car and a good deal.I have found a very clean Nov 2011 Passat 140 cr DSG, in the basic S spec.
A VW Das Welt car with a years guarantee, for under 10k.
Drives like a 35k mile car should and the DSG is superb. I would have liked phone prep, DAB and cruise, but hey ho. It seems 1.5k cheaper than any SE in the dealer network.
All servicing is there, and they have just done a interim service and new pads/discs. I will make them do the box oil too.
Is there any reason not to get this car?
Is there anyway of retrofitting phone prep as the button is on the wheel! Also, they are quoting £400 for cruise.
You can retrofit DAB by upgrading the head unit. Check out ebay. I was looking at upgrading mine to an RCD 310 DAB which is the "minimum" level DAB unit they do (bear in mind that early RCD 310s didnt have DAB so make sure it does, also the latest have white writing on a black background on the LCD display, early ones are dark grey on light grey). You will then need a DAB aerial which you can get professionally integrated OR fit an antennae up the inside corner of your screen.
Update on mine if anyone else picks up the thread - changed jobs so only doing short runs at the minute and getting around 50mpg around town.
Well it's mine and picking it up next week. Nice car, would have liked an SE but there was nothing within 1.3k in the dealer network. Going to get the DSG serviced and away we go!
If anyone has details on who can do the cruise control around the Derbyshire area. VW want £450 when I believe it's just the stork, lower cowling and a VCDS update!
If anyone has details on who can do the cruise control around the Derbyshire area. VW want £450 when I believe it's just the stork, lower cowling and a VCDS update!
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