Used Volkswagen Golf Estate 1999 - 2005 review
Category: Estate car
Section: Our recommendations

Used Volkswagen Golf Estate 1999 - 2005 review
Our recommendations
Which used Volkswagen Golf estate should I buy?
Unless you intend to haul nothing heavier than the weekly shopping and exist largely on a diet of lettuce, then the weedy 74bhp 1.4 petrol and 67bhp 1.9 SDI diesel should be avoided, particularly in entry-level E trim.
Bigger petrols include a 2.0-litre unit, 1.8-litre turbos and a 2.3-litre V5. However, the best engine in the Golf estate isn't petrol-powered. Instead, go for the 130bhp TDI PD diesel, introduced in June 2001.