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As a result, my order was cancelled and I am awaiting to receive my deposit. There is no way that they will be able to meet my order by the end of the three months... Thank God!! Time to start looking for deals on a 2000...
Thanks for all of your help!
LuvToGolf28....
And, another dealer (Summit, NJ) once charged $20 per spark plug for my wife's car, when the plugs were in the car had only 10,000 on them. That charge was removed.
But, another dealer's service department, Millenium VW (Somerville, NJ) is excellent, and the service manager there (Mr. Schumacher) is first-rate.
So, you're experience a dealer-related problem, rather than a car issue.
About golfs I have a 94 Golf GL 2.0L, with 81k miles on it. It is amazing the effort and care that goes into making these cars. Makes those american made cars not even on the same field for comparison.
What is the deal with where the car is made? WHO CARES!!!! Are you going to call the factory to ask them about the car or something?
ANY ONE ELSE HAVE SIMILUAR TIRE WEAR.
HOW MANY MILES ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO LAST ANYWAY
doing something wrong, or everything is normal.
First off, the 1 to 2 shift is almost always jerky.
It doesn't jerk if I wait almost 2 seconds from
the 1-2 shift. Also if you don't match the engine
revs when you downshift, it will jerk too. I only
notice this jerking when shifting into second gear.
Any ideas?? Also, I noticed that when I'm in 1st
or 2nd gear, and I punch the gas, and then drop
the gas, the car kinda "bucks" and you can hear a
popping sound coming from the tranny. Normal? I
don't know. And third, I also notice some bucking
when I use compression braking around 2,000 RPMs
and lower. Is this normal or is that the result of
my chip? Thanks for any help.
- Anthony
This past weekend I had gone to VA for a trip. On saturday I went to put down my window and I hear a Thump. My window had fallen in between my door and my panel off the track. My luck right? I called my salesman and he informed to go to a local dealer there and if they gave my any problems to call them directly. Well it was 4:00 on Saturday, they were not open and the they were not open on Sunday. So after my uncle had opened my panel and taped my window back up, I had to cut the trip short and headed back to NJ. I called my dealer on Monday and they told me to drop the car off and they would see if they could get to it that day. I went in they and ripped them to sh*t. I was then told by the service manager that what I was supposed to do was call VW Roadside and they were supposed to handle it. And that my salesman told me the wrong information.
Cooper, Thanks for your info. It assuring to hear that other people have problems with their dealers too.
There's my lengthy post, thanks for everybodys input. I'll be reading and keep letting everyone know my new adventures with my VW.
Well, after all that is said. I just started back reading the postings tonight because I read in our paper of a suspension problem on the vw golfs produced in Brazil. Does any body know what country my golf will be made in? I also read a posting from someone who said that he canceled his order because of a slow delivery. I was told that mine should be here between oct. 20 to nov. 10. Is this an unrealistic delivery? Thanks for any input that anybody has.
Anyway, all of what you are saying sounds completely normal as I have encountered these exact things on every manual car I have driven, including my 84 VW GTI and 2000 Hyundai Accent.
Plus, I wanted to change the speakers on the front door panels but could not figure out how to take the speaker cover off. Do I pry it out with a screwdriver, or do I have to take the whole door apart? Is it a pull and twist, or a straight pull? Appreciate any help. Oh yes, mine is a 00' 1.8T 4-dr.
BREAK IN SEVERAL INSTANCES IN BRAZIL.
SO CHECK WITH YOUR DEALER.
PS: MY 99 GOLF IV GLS IS GETTING LEMONED AND I AM
GETTING A 2001 1.8T IN EXCHANGE.
I am looking to spend up to $6000 (im a poor junior in high school) I have heard from many people that they are great cars and I was just wondering what kind of milage is average on a car that old (probobly a '94) and if there are any things that are likely to break on it.
I am very interested in buying a 2000 Golf GLS, and am searching for the best price I should pay for it.
My dealer suggests a $22,853 price (Canadian), that is including the luxury package, and all the other additional costs exempting taxes. I want to pay around $20,500 (Canadian).
To any owners of the same model, what did you pay?, what should I be paying?, and what price should I be negotiating for? and is this offer by the dealer a decent price?
Thanks much.
I do find the price beyond entry level, but just don't want to be ripped off, any advice would prove useful......
GTI GLX, and the first time they put a standard
GLS instrument cluster in which doesn't have a
computer. They then replaced it with the proper
GLX one. Today when my friend opened the trunk,
the computer said "Bootlid Open" instead of
"trunklid open". Does this mean I have a canadian
or european instrument cluster? This instrument
cluster also has a snowflake that comes up whenever it is cold out, and I don't remember the old one doing that. Any Ideas?? I think it's pretty cool if I have a non-US spec one. Thanks.
- Anthony
Also, is that the same place you fill it, too.
Help!!!!!!!
Pocahontas,
Edmunds.com/Roving Host
I have had it for 6 months and the only thing (and I hope the first and last) thing that has gone wrong is when the engine check light came on when it has 1500km on it. I took it in and they found a faulty seal/valve with the emission and that was replaced. The keyless entry can be tempermental at times: the security alarm should come on with a "beep" when you lock the car, but every now and then it would take another minute or so before it would beep and the red blinking light comes on (the car is still locked but there is no blinking light and I am not sure if the alarm is on). Other than that, everything seems fine.
IF you are debating whether you should get the TDI or the 1.8T, I think you have to ask yourself how senitive you are with the gas prices. The 1.8T only takes premium fuel (91 octane and up), and with gas prices so high these days, you might want something cheaper. The average gas milage on my car is about 10.9 liter per 100km mixed highway/city, sometimes better sometimes worse, and definitely worse when you drive fast! Sometimes I wish I had gotton the TDI since the gas thing is really getting to me (if VW has an electric car, I will buy it).
As for the price issue, I do admit that it is expensive to buy, but the "funny" part is, you kind of "forgive yourself" after a while because this little machines is really nice, and the attention to detail will surprises you (apart from the position of the cup holders, and maybe the centre arm-rest that gets in the way when you have to shift gear). I think I paid around CD$24000 before tax for mine (fully loaded with alloy wheels/sunroof, heated seat and the monsoon system, and I added the CD). I got CD$1350 incentive discount but that disappear quickly when you add alloys (CD$1370?).
IMHO, if you want a car to do the A to B job, then Honda is the pick, but anything more, you should go for the VW. Good luck.
at VW.COM
Click on *commerce* you will get a pulldown...
click on VW Credit then click on credit stuff...
then hit *calculator*...Just plug in your numbers.
Remember though...Your local tax is NOT included,
nor your local DMV registration fees. This is a
NATIONAL site and not configured to handle these
specifics. It also assumes that your credit history is without any blemishes...
I have a VW Golf GL 2K 2.0L 5sp. w/ ~13,0000 miles.
I started having problems at 8,000 miles
1. driver side visor mirror light went out--replaced by dealer . ok now
2. gear clash in shifting from 1st to 2nd. gear. it occurs 1 every 2-3 weeks. Dealer claims the golf has a shorter "throw" on the shifter. So it is easy for drivers to clash the gears on shifting. I have been driving a manual for 10 years. are they suggesting I can't drive?
3. This is a good one. Anyone have experience with this problem? If you turn on/off the ignition VERY slowly the head lights will come on as you pass the ACC. mode in the ignition. The parking brake is up during this operation by the way. The dealer says that this occurs on the Golf and Jetta. It is just part of the "design". I say it is part of a "design" FLAW. Anyway, no fix from the dealer. Please let me know if you experience this on the Golf / Jetta.
4. The vehicle sometimes hesitates in first gear. It is as if it does not get the correct amount of gas/air and then all of a sudden it kicks in. On first trip to the dealer they could not find a problem.
5. At startup the vehicle revs up (overshoots) to 2K rpm. On a normal startup it should overshoot up to ~ 1200 rpm then settle at ~ 850 rpm. After the second time it happened, the check engine light came on for 2 days. The dealer had a look and stated the coolant temp. sensor went out. This was replaced. They also said this was why I had prob. #4 above. Alas, problem #4 above still occurs, but just not as much. So is it the O2 sensor problem as others have had? (see the main.and repair conf. for more on o2 problem).
6. When coming out of a right or left turn, as the steering wheel spins back the opposite indicator light will flash just as the indicator switch trips off. Dealer replaced the turning switches. Problem continued. Dealer then replaced some sort of air bag spring thing a ma jiggy (sorry I dont remember what exactly it was). Anyway, this was supposedly what cause the turning indicator switch to go bad. I have not returned to the dealer to have another turning switch installed yet.
7. the vehicle seems to consume quite a bit of oil. 2K miles after my first oil change the level was below the required level. I assume when they changed it, the proper level was put back into the car. I have been check it since then and it still is going down very gradually. The manual does state that it will consume oil depending on driving condition ( I do DRIVE the vehicle too). But I also DROVE my previous car and the level never changed between oil changes.
These are the problems i have had. hope this helps some one. i am a bit disappointed in the car. i still really love it though. so i suppose it is a love/dislike relationship. :->. the car is still THANK GOD under warranty so no $$ yet. but i have spent a total of 15hours at the deaier for a car less than a year old. they can't pay me for my time at the dealer either.
- Anthony
01 GTI GLX Silver/Black
I've also experienced that hesitation from first gear. That doesn't happen very often, but when it does, it catches me off guard, and kind of ticks me off.
I've had no real problems with the car, it's fun to drive, and gets pretty good gas mileage. And it LOOKS good too! ;-)
2000 Golf GLS 5spd.
1-Check engine light two times
2-The dealer drove it for 300 miles to check it
3-Squeaking noise twice to the dealer. He was thinking it was the bushings and added some grease. Finally they changed the brakes. 4-Rattling noise and it disappeared by itself
5-Oil light was turned on at 8000 miles. The dipstick was dry. Two quarts were added.I was told it was normal. NO WAY
6-Oil check was done every 1000 miles by another dealer and it was 20% less each time.
7-At 18700 the light was turned on again. Two full quarts were added.
8- At 20200 the level was under the dotted area.
9-Went back to the dealer for maintenance and oil compression test and the test was OK.
10-The tape recorder is not working as if someone is speaking fast.
11-The dealer said they had problems with radios.
12-At 21200 oil level is 50% less. No way that is normal. There is no leak and there is no black smoke coming out. The car is burning oil and the engine is defective.
WHERE SHOULD I GO AND WHAT TO BE DONE ?
I have a Golf TDI. My wife has a Passat 1.8T. The TDI is so much smoother & more pleasurable to drive than the 1.8T. Chipped, it is absolutely amazing. Powerful torque, great mileage, diesel-durability.
Best of all, you get to join the club. Fred's. www.tdiclub.com
One week into driving the car the ABS light went on and the ABS starts working erratically. The car also did not start occasionally, that means nothing happened after turning the ignition. Removing the key and closing and opening the doors in some arbitrary fashion seem to solve the problem.
The dealer told me that the ABS problem is due to my "aftermarket" radio. After having me yell at the service manager for quite a while they examined the car and found a broken ABS sensor that they fixed. The dealer(of course as it is intermittened) could not find anything wrong with the ignition.
The car now has 5k miles and goes to service next week. These are the current problems:
1. Reverse gear extremely difficult to put in. Often you have to shift into 1st, roll a few feet before the reverse can be put in. (My 1980 Scirocco works smoother!)
2. Occasional noise in both doors.
3. Sometimes hesitates in 1st gear (was reported earlier by somebody else).
4. Cupholder does not work anymore (bend out of shape I guess).
5. The ignition problem still exists.
6. Some noise when pushing the clutch down.
7. In general, the FM radio reception in that car is horrible. That is true for the original VW radio as for my current Sony unit. Something is either wrong with the antenna or the design is flawed.
Lets see what the service guy comes up with when I drop the car off.....
I would not mind, and actually do, working on cars. This one, however, is new and I expect it to work without problems. The VW dealer seem more reluctant than other car dealer to give you a really good deal using the argument about superior german quality. Now I want to see the proof.
Stefan
I just bought a 2000 Golf GLS 2.0. I have to say it's too noisy. Every time when accelerating, it sounds like a tractor. Is this normal ?
Except the annoying noise, it's a good car, accelerate quickly, very stable.
Anyone who is driving a Gold can tell me something about it ? Thanks !
shanyou