What's the difference between Volkswagen's Golf and the Golf Plus?

I am retired, 74 years old, and drive about 13,000 miles per annum. This is leisure driving, country lanes to motorways and all roads in between. I drive a Golf Mk4. When I come to replace it, putting...

Is there a known problem with the Volkswagen six-speed gearbox, as fitted to my 2008 Jetta?

I have a 2008 Volkswagen Jetta six-speed with very few miles on the clock. The car is like new. I have experienced an issue with the synchromesh, where the gears clash on changing into fifth. Has anyone...

My Volkswagen Golf has lost power after I changed an injector - why?

I recently replaced my Volkswagen Golf TDi's head gasket because I had a water leak. Prior to this I had a problem with misfiring and replaced injector two, because it came up on the scanner. Since replacing...

Must the dealer who sold me a Volkswagen Touran fix a gearbox fault under warranty?

I've just bought a Volkswagen Touran automatic for £8000 with a 3-month parts and labour warranty. On way home from garage, I heard a knocking noise and got a quick check done on it in the morning. I was...

Why does Volkswagen wait for the DSG transmission oil to cool to 30 degrees before changing it?

I recently took my 2007 Volkswagen Golf to a main Volkswagen dealership for an oil and filter change on my car's DSG transmission. The garage rang an hour later to state it can only change the oil once...

Does my 2006 Volkswagen Golf GT need a new cam belt at four years old?

My 2006 Volkswagen Golf GT diesel 170bhp has just had its second service, as it's on long life regime. While booking it in, the dealer remarked that it will need its cam belt changed in November when the...

How can I drain the coolant from my 2001 Volkswagen Passat?

I wish to flush the water out the cooling system in my 2001 Volkswagen Passat, but I don't know where the radiator drain plug is. Can you help?

Cam trick

My wife has a Volkswagen Polo S 1.2 64PS registered 06. The VW dealer has told her that she should have the cambelt changed as the car is 4 years old. But it has only done 30,000 miles and I thought the...

Pole fault

I have a 2006 VW Polo Sport 1.9TDI so it is now 4 years old and has done 18,000 miles. It is about to go in for its annual service and MOT and the garage is recommending changing the cambelt. Is this really...

Sweetest seven

I need a good-sized 5-seater with occasional seats for 7 to replace my VW Touran. We have test driven both the Ford S-Max and Hyundai Santa Fe but cannot decide. Which is better in terms of refinement...