2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI Wagon

Overall, this is a great car, with some minor quibbles about a couple of features (headrests, side mirrors). It's early days yet, and I still have hopes it will perform on fuel economy. At the moment, I'm not too impressed (6.2 litres/100km). That's an important downside to an otherwise great vehicle, but I'm assuming this will improve within another few thousand km.

We bought this vehicle on the strength of a couple of city Golf's we bought for the kids in 2007. Right now there is only 236 miles on the new car and we have been pleased with every aspect of the car except for the fuel mileage. Our first fill up and in Canada, we got 25 mpg (mixed city, highway). I know that the car is new and that the engine has to break in but my 2004 3/4 ton GMC Duramax gives me 25 mpg (highway)when I go out of town to load firewood. This is a little unsettling as we bought this vehicle primarily for better fuel mileage. It had better get SUPERIOR mileage to my 3/4 ton, and I don't mean just 26 mpg either. Will keep you folks posted because I am some concerned right now.

We just bought the Golf Wagon, wanting to trade in our SUV. We don't need the capacity of the SUV and did not appreciate gas consumption. As a family of four, we have no trouble with the Gol, but I and my husband are both under 5; 9". A very tall person would not like this car. We were most impressed with the way the car handles in difficult situations ; like on gravel and ice. We bought the stability control option, and it's worth it. The car feels very safe; handling is excellent. The headlights are also excellent.

We were seriously considering a Saab 9-3 sport combi, but since Saab is no longer, we were somewhat concerned about future maintenance and general service for the Saab. The Saab's cabin is larger, but the Golf has better interior design, and accelerates and handles better. The driving experience is equally smooth between the two vehicles; in fact I felt as though I was driving a Saab when I was driving a VW. The VW has a 5 cylinder engine, which makes it very peppy. Almost a turbo-like feeling.

I haven't used it yet in heavy snow; that will be something for a future post.