I follow many on Twitter (@Matt_St_Pierre) and one of the most vocal members on my Following list said recently that if it were up to auto journalists, everyone would be driving diesel-powered, compact station wagons with a manual gearbox. Other than the manual (as long as it’s available), would you not agree that this makes sense?
This car has only two faults (perhaps four) by my count. One, the rear taillights are identical to the MKV Jetta wagon. I find this cheap on VW’s behalf but it was done, in my opinion, to not only cut costs but to maintain some form of lineage between the MKV and MKVI Jetta SportWagens in the US. Two, the go-pedal is still plagued by a slight delay in the upper-portion of its travel. It is annoying at first but one can and does get used to it.
And then, there’s price. The Golf Wagon is not inexpensive. Base sticker is of $22,975, which puts it into the upper echelon of compact-car pricing. The juicy number, the tested Comfortline TDI with DSG, retails for $28,275. Should you choose to do so, you could spec one out to over $33,000. The Golf Wagon can be a tough sell, especially when a Kia Rondo or Mazda5 can be had for a little over $20k. If one does take the time to carefully compare these vehicles, the differences in build quality, performance and fuel economy can be staggering.
Lastly, there’s this new Jetta that is currently stealing the show in VW dealerships. Its popularity is so strong and the car, so capacious, that I fear that it may kill the Golf Wagon altogether in the short run. There’s also my suspicion that VW has more coming for North America in the next little while that will surely drive the wonderful little wagon to extinction on our shores.
Get’em now while you still can. You shan’t regret it.
This car has only two faults (perhaps four) by my count. One, the rear taillights are identical to the MKV Jetta wagon. I find this cheap on VW’s behalf but it was done, in my opinion, to not only cut costs but to maintain some form of lineage between the MKV and MKVI Jetta SportWagens in the US. Two, the go-pedal is still plagued by a slight delay in the upper-portion of its travel. It is annoying at first but one can and does get used to it.
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| The juicy number, the tested Comfortline TDI with DSG, retails for $28,275. (Photo: Philippe Champoux/Auto123.com) |
And then, there’s price. The Golf Wagon is not inexpensive. Base sticker is of $22,975, which puts it into the upper echelon of compact-car pricing. The juicy number, the tested Comfortline TDI with DSG, retails for $28,275. Should you choose to do so, you could spec one out to over $33,000. The Golf Wagon can be a tough sell, especially when a Kia Rondo or Mazda5 can be had for a little over $20k. If one does take the time to carefully compare these vehicles, the differences in build quality, performance and fuel economy can be staggering.
Lastly, there’s this new Jetta that is currently stealing the show in VW dealerships. Its popularity is so strong and the car, so capacious, that I fear that it may kill the Golf Wagon altogether in the short run. There’s also my suspicion that VW has more coming for North America in the next little while that will surely drive the wonderful little wagon to extinction on our shores.
Get’em now while you still can. You shan’t regret it.
