[Closed] Golf Estate 1.9 TDi - Anyone owned one?

I had a 51 plate.

Generally it was fine. Was crap steering but every thing else was okay.

There's not that much room in the back and a skoda octavia is bigger (and IMHO better). You can manage a bike in the back with a wheel on with the two seated seat down but you might not be happy with it's proximity to a baby in the back.

Oh theback brake callipers will need freeing off as the get dirtyand don't fully retract which will knock 10% off your mpg.

Never let me down cheap to insure but was a bit more expensive than I was expecting (but not horrendous).

It does go through discs and pads...

HTH

Thanks metalheart - I am also considering a Octavia Estate too. A local dealer is selling one at a good price with fairly low mileage. Although it's a 1.6 petrol.

I bought a passat estate to do the same job. better value for money and much more comfortable inside.

There was a deal on with the 1.6 octavias earlier in the year they were £12/13k new IIRC. I looked at one but went 2ndhand on a diesel hatchback. The hatchback is also worth a look as its the same length as the estate and way bigger than a similar golf(and the estate). View out the back isn't so great though so I got grannie sensors stuck on... 😳

Re-reading a bike a baby AND a dog... that's a big ask. Mebbe a mondeo estate? The back of a golf with all the would be a push to get a bike in even with the wheels off, not that wide what with the wheel arches.

Edit: Jambo makes sense^^^

So a Passat has more room than the Octavia?

never driven an octavia but the passat is bloody enormous.

Passat is definitely bigger than an octavia. Probably by the same amount from the golf to octavia.

Comparing these 2 on all the stats - The Octavia comes out on top. Faster, better acceleration, more mpg, small fuel tank, almost similar loading space, lower emissions:

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Make sure the timing belt has been changed (they are 'due' after every 4 years on the 1.9).

The 1.9 is a good engine, should last and last.

They are both basic spec's. I personally would want the next spec up on both. Depends what you want/need.

Does the passat have that annoying non handbrake handbrake? That would seal it for me 😀

Still think the passat is bigger. Suggest you go see both and if the octavia is big enough then decision made. Skoda is cheaper to (dealer) maintain although a decent indie vag specialist is better still.

I still have hankerings after the previous style passat... As an alternative to a small van I guess...

A friend has a golf estate - we were very impressed recently when we went on an away day and fitted three bikes in the back (with the front wheels off).

VW Passat (the 2006-current one) is a lot bigger than Octavia (I have an 07 Passat - it's massive - looked at an Octavia - not so massive and crucially I couldn't get bikes upright with front wheel off.

My Passat takes 4 bikes, 10 cases of wine, 3 weeks' kit in the back no probs (seats down...). Wouldn't get that lot in an Octavia.

EDIT: Previous model Passat is as big but possibly a better shaped load area.

They are both basic spec's. I personally would want the next spec up on both. Depends what you want/need.

Can't really afford/justify the next spec up. Bells and whistles don't really appeal - just more to go wrong 🙂

My best mate has one. He loves it and won't get rid of it.

I hate it, it drives like an old worn out sofa and smells like a damp ferret on heat. He's in touch with his inner Jew and as such economy is king.

My best mate has one. He loves it and won't get rid of it.

Golf, Passat or Octavia?

scabby old golf tdi

I've got a 2003 (Golf) 1.9 TDi 130 hatchback, really like it, not really got a bad thing to say. My Dad's got a 2006 hatchback which is more efficient though, 5-10%. A friend has the estate, and he raves about it. Can't compare to a Passat/Octavia.

I have a 53 plate Golf GT TDi 130 SE, 6 speed estate.

At the time, I was looking for a Passat, but found this one going cheap with cruise/6 CD changer with 35k on the clock going for £3000!

Ok, I will start with..

[b]Bad points:[/b]

Sump is low to the ground

Handling can be best described as sloppy, great for eating motorways, but dont expect any fun on the bends.

Arm rest gets in the way of the gear change handbrake (well it miffs my Mrs anyway) it can be raised out of the way mind

Sound like a tractor, might put the sonic types on here off, but its not got me going yet.

Electric window motors can have issues

Air flow something??? can play up, sorry not a mechanic, something to do with a computer chip under the bonnet thing?

Boot is not quite long enough with the rear seats down to sleep fully streached out in, me being 5-10, (for those cycling weekends away)

[b]Good points....[/b]

Will fit 4 bikes on the roof, or 3 in the boot no problem!

Has a neat hidden boot stash, for keeping your bike tools hidden from sight, usefull space for stashing bike clobber out of sight, when you are out on a ride.

Slap Cruise on the motorway at 70mph & you will get 50-60mpg out of it!

Trip telling me I have avg over the last 12 months 12k of general driving 50mpg

Comfrotable/solid feeling driving position, only car I have driven where I dont feel battered after doing a 3/4 hour driving stint.

People let you out at junctions & you can leave it anywhere, safe knowing no-one is going to nick it 😉

Has more than enough pace to overtake safely on main roads, will not kick you off on a bend like my old 150bhp tdi golf would, if you plant the throttle in the damp roundabout, if anything I prefer the way the turbo kicks in on the 130bhp version over the 150bhp, easier to live with & feel every bit as quick 😉

Visibilty out the back is good for an estate & the boot being box shaped can fit in more than you expect, (far better boot space than my old 320d tourer & quicker)

Put 60k on the clock and only issue I have had so far has been one rear brake light that keeps blowing every six months!

Possibly the best cheap car I have ever owned 😉

I've got an 08 plate golf estate 2.0 TDI, I really like it. Drives well, and I can fit the bike, with wheels off, in the boot and have the seats up so no-one knows it's there. With the seats down the bike fits in complete, no problem.

I would have got another one as my next car, but a Passat works out cheaper on the company car scheme.

I'm test driving the Octavia this weekend - but there's a similarly priced Passat about 100 miles away which I may try to get across and drive. Both '06 plates, both within 5k miles of each other.

Can't seem to find a Golf Estate at the right price.

However the Passat is a 'TD', not a 'TDi' - not quite sure what difference that'll make??

Thinking about getting one as we have our first child arriving in January and need a bigger car. Ideally something big enough to get a bike, baby and dog all in.

I would go one larger than you think, on past experience (3 children, 1 dog, many bikes). I doubt the Passat/Octavia would be significantly more to run if its run with a careful right foot.

I don't think I know anyone who has regretted buying a Golf, they keep on going and goiong - I'd just be a wary of the space. I flogged my Leon Cupra after the first child came along, the amount of additional kibble you carry around is amazing .. and you haven't accounted for a pram.

ski+1

I own the same car (52 plate) ... have owned it from new and it has just passed the 165k mark. I have serviced it my self from 60k, easy to do. MAke sure it has had the belts and water pump done. One thing to note, they have duel mass flywheels/ clutches... they are expensive to replace (£700 aprox)

Great car. keep up with the swapping the oil out and it should do you well. Good buy if you can find a decent one.