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2012 Volkswagen Golf Reviews and Road Tests

Volkswagen Golf Plus - PLUS TWO

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Total:23 out of 30
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Buyers love the Volkswagen Golf but how will they feel about one with some MPV flavour? Steve Walker checks out the second generation Golf Plus.

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Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best and sometimes they're just, well, simple. There certainly didn't seem to be too much complex thinking behind Volkswagen's original Golf Plus. The advertising tag line said that the car was: "a Golf, just a little bit bigger" and that just about summed it up. Most of that extra size translated into extra head room too, something that the standard car wasn't obviously lacking in, so most buyers sensibly decided that they'd just make do with a Golf. Today, the Golf Plus is back and looking more like a fully-rounded model in its own right.

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Mehboob Juma - 2008 Volkswagen Golf 1.9TDI
Lots of electrical problems which are very costly repairs ie Central locking,Electric mirror not working Engine maitanance warning light flashing when checked and changed exhust sensor light back on a...
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Tony Gospel - 2009 Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSi (160ps)
I love this car, great performance, good economy. A bit of a wolf in sheeps clothing. It has been returning over 38 mpg over the winter period, mainly on short city runs with the occasional A road bla...
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Surjit - 1997 Volkswagen Golf Golf VR6 Highline
Start small, I was once told, during various exchanges of cars I landed myself a Golf VR6... One of the best cars I've ever owned, no complaints whatsoever, still turns heads and more over gives me th...
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David Heap - 60 Volkswagen Golf Tdi
Good cars all round. A little pricy....
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Ross - 2010 Volkswagen Golf GTI
Excellent all rounder, transports a 2x2 family comfortably, yet still provides hours of fun for sunday b-road driving! ...
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EDWARD HALL - 2004 Volkswagen Golf TDi GT
Great economical car ...
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Gillian Burns - 2009 Volkswagen Golf TDi
Nothing special does 'what it says on the can'!...
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Mike Hope - 2001 Volkswagen Golf SE
Overall a pleasant vehicle, quiet and robust. Driven carefully economical for a petrol engine (40+MPG) 150000 + miles and still looking good ...
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B J McComis - 2059 Volkswagen Golf Gtd
Like my car very much...
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Kathleen Trowbridge - 2012 Volkswagen Golf Hi line auto
I have had my Golf a year and cannot find a fault with it it has always been reliable and will always be able to get out of a sticky situation...
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