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by drive571  in Cars & Motorsports,  - Top 200
Jan 08 '04 - Updated Apr 07 '05
Author's Product Rating:  Recommended: No 
Pros: Luxurious interior, high-quality materials, quiet ride, "German car" cachet
Cons: Poor reliability, floaty suspension, unimpressive steering, handling, and transmission, fairly pricey.
The Bottom Line: Quietness and interior accommodations are as Euro-classy as you'd expect, but the current Golf been surpassed in every other area--it's starting to feel old.
My Experience I test drove a 2003 Golf GL 5-speed at a local dealership. My test drive lasted about half an hour and covered city streets, winding secondary roads, and the freeway. Performance The Golf's 2.0-liter engine ...
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by Clive_Conway
Nov 11 '02
Author's Product Rating:  Recommended: No
Pros: Looks, driving position, comfort, build quality, resale value
Cons: Performance, handling, value, worries about reliability
The Bottom Line: Good looking, reasonable car with plenty of attractions, let down by performance, dynamics and old-fashionedness.
Buying a new car recently was at once the most exciting and frustrating experience of my life. I remember being told by someone that when you bought a puppy, you could never tell if it would grow up to be a dog that dribbled incessantly, or didn't...
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by ngurevic - Top 1000
Jan 12 '03 - Updated Jan 13 '03
Author's Product Rating:  Recommended: Yes 
Pros: At its price the best equipped car on the road with many extras as standard
Cons: Cup holders block stereo & are a bit flimsy
The Bottom Line: For a car under $20,000 that is safe, efficient, FUN to drive, and impressive, this is the one. The thoughtful extras are icing on the cake.
I bought the 2003 Golf GLS exactly 13 days ago. My other car is a 91 VW Fox, so I already know the VW product and obviously like it. I had no doubt that when I get a new car it will be a Golf (the only real competition was the Jetta) so I did very little...
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by hokiecolleen
Feb 26 '04
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: Handling, stereo, ease of use of all features, environmentally friendly, good car for low cost.
Cons: The Golf has a few common problems that many owners experience.
The Bottom Line: I would recommend this car to anyone and everyone. It has more features than I need and was a great deal for the money.
I recently graduated from college and needed a car of my own to get me around. My family has always loved Volkswagens and hatchbacks, so the Golf was an obvious choice when I was narrowing my search for my first car. I also looked at comparable Ford, ...
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by mrbomba
Apr 11 '03
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: Solidity, reliability, features and equipment, handling, very upscale feel
Cons: Engine could use more power (with AT only), that's about it
The Bottom Line: The best car in its class
In my lifetime I have been lucky to own numerous Vws, starting from 1986 Golf Diesel, which is still my daily workhorse after over 200K miles on it, to my wife's 2003 Golf GLS, that I will be describing here, including two Passats and one Jetta in...
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by ncalma
May 03 '05
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: Handling, Safety Features, Interiour.
Cons: Reliability, Gas Consumption
The Bottom Line: Recommended to people who like to have fun while driving the car in the city or bumpy, mountain roads. Not for long-distance highway trips.
This review is for a 2003 VW Golf CL - North American Version (Made in Mexico). I come from a European family that has owned a number of Volkswagen vehicles in the past (1960s Beetle, 1989 Golf Diesel, 1994 Jetta GLS). They all were made in Germany - ...
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by pezzy
Jun 22 '03 - Updated Apr 11 '04
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: Fuel mileage, long warranty, low end torque, comfort, driving dynamics.
Cons: Ugly hubcaps and questionable reliability.
The Bottom Line: The Golf is a very good value if you look at the features you get, it feels much more solid then the competition and has that great German feel.
I have been looking at various cars to replace my ailing Neon that was just going downhill fast. I test drove a '00 Jetta back in February and fell in love, even so it had over 50,000 miles it had this strange feel of solidness and quality. So my ...
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by dkoya
Nov 22 '02 - Updated Jan 23 '05
Author's Product Rating:  Recommended: Yes
Pros: interior materials, excellent stereo, good torque at low RPM, excellent standard features, excellent warranty
Cons: many rattles, disinterested novocane-injected handling
The Bottom Line: The Golf GL is a decent car and an excellent value as long as the buyer knows beforehand what pros and cons to expect.
Overview - The Volkswagen Golf GL bought in the States was a four-door version with automatic transmission and the Monsoon stereo upgrade. The car comes with many standard features which are not found in other vehicles in the same category such as ...
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by pingpongpoocow
Dec 10 '03
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: Zippy, easy to park in the city, mileage (300+ miles to the tank highway)
Cons: No leather (or heated) seats available w/out upgrade to GTI, No 6th gear.
The Bottom Line: Zippy, reliable, and fun to drive. Great mileage on the highway too.
I'm used to having big cars. My first car was a huge Cadillac Seville back in '83. This thing is so tiny, and so zippy, I feel like I can do anything! Very solid car and I feel safe at all times.
I hit a patch of ice during a bad snow storm here...
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by tlong423
Feb 27 '05
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: Solid German feel, loaded with standard features, reliability, fun to drive
Cons: Absolutely none
The Bottom Line: This is a well-built, reliable, comfortable and safe car that is very fun to drive.
I have owned several cars in my life, but this is the first car I could ever truly say that I "love." The Golf has the most luxurious and solid feel of any car I've owned. There are hardly any options available as nearly everything is standard equipment ...
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by xite
Apr 23 '05 - Updated May 07 '05
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: No
Pros: fuel efficient, size fits our family, gets us from point A to B
Cons: electrical problems, price > quality
The Bottom Line: keep looking... This was our 4th VW and the quality was not the same as our older models.
We purchased a brand new 2003 VW Golf off the lot on a cloudy November day. Little did we know that we purchased the car from hell. The very next day when the sun came out our "mint" black paint job had major buffing scratches on the entire side of the ...
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by belluzm
Jul 04 '03
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: many extras for price, handling, ride, comfort, very fun to drive.
Cons: not incredibly fast, rumors of oil consumption problems.
The Bottom Line: Spring for the extra few thousand from a base civic or hyundai. Its worth it for the features and extras that are included.
While looking at cars, my criterea are price, looks, ride, what options it includes, and its horsepo ...
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2003 VW Golf 4DR GLS 2.0
by dleecycles
Apr 04 '04
Author's Product Rating:
Recommended: Yes
Pros: Parallel parking, solid interior feel, interior blue instrument lights, fun, stylish, not a Jetta
Cons: Rear leg room, bumper fraility to scratches and dings
I have been with this car for a little over 6000 miles and the only problem I have had was with the rear windshield spray nozzle that got clogged, but was replaced for free by the dealership in Escondido, CA for free. Other than that I have had no problems with this fun car.
I bought this car because I liked the style, simplicity, practicality, size, reputation, and the good vibes I get from VW marketing.
I don't really hate anything about the car. The only thing I wish I had done was to not wait until the end of the model year and get stuck with an automatic transmission and the 2.0L gas engine. This car should only be outfitted with a manual engine (it just exhumes a "stick" character). I also wish I had gotten the TDI engine with the great fuel economy with the rising prices of petrol.
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