My Wife forbids me from buying another Golf

[Diesel_vert]

I would regard gearboxes breaking down continually and multiple engine rebuilds to be more than just poor customer service on the part of the dealer.

Ask THE_EGG and danntsi77

No doubt.

However, the OP's wife is setting herself up for disappointment if she thinks owning a BMW or Merc will definitely be less unpleasant.

[Transporter]

I agree,
she maybe for the surprise even during the purchase or just when she walks in the showroom.

[jessv3]

Moving from one European marque to another European marque for the purpose of trouble-free motoring, is like shooting your left foot, then shooting your right foot.

Well said.

Maybe you should be looking at a Lexus IS250, should be trouble free.

[jessv3]

Yet to be resolved, have had a couple of occasions when I've locked it and all 4 windows open to half way

You probably already know this but when you hold the unlock button on your remote it brings all windows down, same when you hold the key turned it the unlock position on the drivers door. It could be this feature which is malfunctioning causing the windows to open.

[Diesel_vert]

Maybe you should be looking at a Lexus IS250, should be trouble free.

I had one as a rental would you believe it. My impression was that, whilst it won't set the world alight, it was very a civilised and calming drive.

[Greg Roles]

Reverse psychology.

Start really getting into supercharged Walkinshaw utes, get a HSV shirt and using words like "Powercruise" and "circle-work". She'll be glad when you come back to a Golf R.

[popeclement]

[QUOTE=kaanage;841464]I like how there are 6R Polo drivers who have migrated to Fiats and Citroens due to reliability issues

Mate of mine and a Citroen afficionado has had a ***t load of trouble with his C5 - appalling reliability and the Aust importer doesn't care.

Every car has it's gremlins - you can drive a staid Toyota and not have issues or a European brand and not have issues. My VW has been a daily driver for 11yrs and taken to Kalgoorlie, Esperance, Albany, Geraldton and has not let me down. Sure I had an alternator go, the dreaded plastic clip on the window regulator, the resistors on the cooling fans and an ESP lat sensor on the AWD - but all known issues and relatively inexpensively repaired. For the money the car is still heaps better than your average drive.

I would get the R - saw a new Mk6 the other day and it looked a real sleeper. But I would not get the DSG box. I have driven a few from the GTi to the TDi and a new Transporter with them and while the changes are superb, I don't think I can trust them yet.