Tdi's are the best daily drivers. Reliable as f***, really economical, good power, luxurious, looks good, good sound system, all the useful features, etc. It is awesome! Love mine

I drove my 2012 Golf TDI 5000+km from Toronto to Yellowknife, and back. Milage was amazing, and not a thing went wrong along the way.

I have a GT 2.0 TDI (not Blue Motion) with 17 inch alloys and 6 speed DSG, I absolutely love it. Agreed the seats are comfortable, it reflects in the odometer! Also I hadn't realised about the wing mirror heaters so I feel I have a fancy new feature in my car :)

Very cool video. Thinking of picking up a 2011 Mk6 2.0tdi myself soon and this was very helpful.

The mk6 from 2010 got the best look for me 2L 140, with those doble exhaust outlet. Awesome car.

Great video and couldn't agree more. Having come from a 2008 GT TDI Golf 170 manual, its been a game changer to go to a 4x4 MK6 era TDI with DSG. All the traction you need, and no more leg pump from endless gears in slow traffic. I'm at 315,000kms in that car now, been tuned to within an inch of it's life, and it's still going strong.

I agree so much with the armrest thing on both sides, VW is the best at putting them exactly where you want them

Ive got the mk5 version and so many features this has mine has, honestly such good cars can’t wait to get the mk7! Great video man

I have a ‘13 3 door. It’s the best car I’ve ever owned…been driving for 60 years. Comfort wise, 13 hours and 890 miles with only two fuel stops recently. A long day at 75+ mph. I was amazed at how energetic I felt at the end of the drive, not fatigued or particularly tired. Great seats and visibility, intuitive controls, Fender audio system and that great armrest…it truly does matter. Performance at any speed makes me smile. I’m doing a long term study of fuel consumption and thus far happy with 42 mpg in combined daily driving. I hope I can find another if this one ever wears out. Excellent video.

You included some nice details in this review. My Mk5 GTI also had a hood latch problem.

Awesome review 👍

Quality vid & nice music. Well done.

This is my car, I love it!

Good job mate. Thanks

I have a Mk6 2.0 TDI/110Hp/5 speed manual. I did my best 3.6 L / 100 km in open road. It is very economical. But I think I will buy a GTD.

Love the content. Quality video.

Thanks Rob Brydon, very cool!

I’ve got a 2012 TDI with DSG gearbox. 95k. Love it.

I really enjoyed this wee review. I have the GTD and don’t plan on really ever giving It up.

I just bought a 2015 Golf TDI and I am absolutely loving the fit and finish, the smooth dive, ride and handling, and most of all the 50+ mpg. I hate to say it but I used to have a BMW 528i 98, and get the same feel when I drive it, and sit in the divers seat.

Decent video. Good job. Had mine since Aug 17 and didn’t know about the heated mirrors lol I would recommend this if you want the best blend of economy and performance for a car that’s around 10 years old and available for less than £5k @ 80k mileage.

Always loved the Golf, it’s not the most flamboyant car on the road but it has its own distinctive look

My dad has a 2010 2.0 TDI 140 Golf (it’s not a bluemotion) and the RNS 510 (sat nav) which died about 6 months after he got it so he got an RCD 330 which he is considering taking out and putting the original radio back in and taking to the VW dealer to get it fixed

I’ve got a mk 5 golf tdi gt 170 and i love it, so much torque and plenty of power, great on fuel too! It’s had lowered suspension, dpf and egr delete, 18” wheels and it flies for a diesel!

I’ve got the Sportwagen Tdi dsg. Very happy with it so far. Love the torque.

10:58 yes it has daytime running lights, all cars sold after 2011 have to have them but most cars has them before that because it made the cars look nice

The seats are amazing. I think they are the same as my GTD.

Well i'm sold this will be my next car, i have a polo 6n2 tdi from 2001 its a £30 tax model, Ive had it for 10 years its been a great car and saved me loads and not let me down, also still drives great doesnt feel like its lost anY bhp even to this day. The only things that i miss is a bit of comfort like, air con, heated seats / mirrors and arm rest would be great for longer journeys.

At 3:36 I love how to Check Engine Light Just came on! True VW

I just bought GTD Mk6 DSG, collect it tomorrow, really excited!

I have done so many road trips in my Mk6 gtd. Can't fault the thing.

Watching from Ireland

Interesting point about the minimal technology interiors - they do age better. Though if I bought a new car I'd want most of the newest tech in there

2013 I have touch screen. The touch is delayed a little but res could easyly be worse

good points on teh screen tech, but for me im not bothered at all on the screen, as long as i have good strong reliable engine and good for miles and that is certainly volkswagen. Ive had the cc with the 2.0 tdi bluemotion engine 140 bhp but you would be very surprised just how good it really is, mpg always puts a big cheesy smile on my face when a lot of modern day cars and suv,s get no wear near my figures and is very satisfying im spending money well in the fuel department, i like the ride also. I had a couple of passat also great car to driver and live with, you could say im a big vw fan, the golf is an excellent car all round, and great fun to drive, great mpg figures also, like they say look after your car and it will look after you.

I have the exact same spec here in Canada, but it does not bear the "blue motion technology" logo (140 bhp/320 NM of torque): very pleasant, reliable and quick...I love it and I just did the sprig prep: wash inside out, clay barring, compound with sonax and wax with McGuires...it is 2013, but still looks like new...the rims were too small, so I put the 2016 Golf R 19" Cadiz rims on it (235/35/19)= huge difference from the stock ones.

Went to a vw specialist garage asking one the mechanics for advice for which golf automatic to buy and he said this one, even over the newer models

The voice activation on the steering wheel is a default button regardless if the car has it or not, the car has to have a module which was a cost option at factory but VW left the button on the steering wheel regardless.

I have a GT 2.0 TDI Blue motion mk7 2013 and it has 321,000KM on the clock service it every 3 to 4 months or 10,00km I drive to work and back 434km 3 - 4 days a week. I love it such a reliable car as long as you take care of it.

Thinking of getting one of these as my first car.... but was leaning 1.6 petrol. Thanks for the vid...

Hi there mate, I just wondered what mileage it’s on now since it’s been 3 years and has there been any issues? Would be great if you did an update on the golf titling it long term ownership review!

Wish we had leather in the US!!

Great videos. I am know the proud owner of an MX5 thanks to you .

Ha ha same here. Totally weird when you sit in the left seat of your own car. Its like you dont feel in control. I hate it.

Been looking into getting my second car but really struggling to think of something I’ve got upto 4.5k to spend was originally gonna get a Mazda mx5 but daily driving might be hard with 2 seats I could get a second car but have a motorbike as well so paying 3 insurances would get expensive was thinking Peugeot RCZ as it’s still 4 seats but also sports car what do you think aha

Hi, thanks for the Vid, really enjoyed it! I'm after one of these in the next couple of months. Are you satisfied with the performance? I've seen online that people have been having them chipped to 170bhp. Does it have enough grunt for your day to day needs?

The 12V socket in the boot is for electric cool boxes. It’s not so common in the UK as there isn’t proper summer here; however, it’s very handy keeping your beer cold on a longer trip 😄

The 2.0 TDi offers excellent acceleration especially in VW Group DSG form. I'd say that the TDi actually feels faster than the R considering it has 150 bhp more!

I have an MK6 and it has 18s as Standard

12v for pumping up rear tyres

Hi, I've just bought a 2009 golf 6 tdi gt, and I'm wondering why my radio can't pick up Bluetooth? It's got all the controls on the steering wheel and radio

Most of the features you mention are also on the Mk5 Golf since 2004

Hi I've just bought a 2009 Mk6 GT TDI it has a powertrain fault it's had the egr cooler removed have you had any issues / problems with yours I should look out for mine has done 96k miles thanks

Do you still have this and how many miles did you get out of this? You can pick these up for 3k at the moment I’m really considering it as I drive an 06 9n3 polo.

I had a MK4 1.9L 130bhp Golf TDi. It's THE best car I've had. It was economical to run & very reliable. Sadly I had to scrap it due to Ulez.😢 I don't think this Mk 6 is Ulez compliant!! 😢

2024 🎉 I have Golf 5 2.0 TDI from November 2004 and I have almost all your stuff, but my steering wheel is stock 😢

I've got a Full size spare wheel 2012 " Yipeee..

You can get something like Focus mk3 cheaper but when you look for the details, VW just justifies the extra cost. The interier materials are better, the layout is more thought out, the finish of the control elements is better. Even the base model is just nicer inside.

Mk6 golf is nice car to me it's still alot modren, alot better then the mk8 for sure, that looks like more of those new ugly ev ID cars then golf, they really messes up on mk8, but anyways, talking about screens and stuff I prefer the normal older screens in the dash just like this golf or other cars had built in dash also they do go out of date much quicker then and normal radio, now days people buy cars just because of these high tech and when it's 3 years old the vehicle feels out of date back in the days like 90s and 00s cars didn't go out of date even when they were 10-15 year old some still today feel good and not as outdated compared to a 2015 car, I like to have normal tech, like eletric seats, widows, side mirrors, heated mirrors, hested seats, etc nothing too fancy or over done and High tech crap.

How much would it cost

1. You don't need to bother if you forget to turn off the heating in your exterior mirrors. After a couple of minutes, the heating gets turned off automatically by the car's electrical system. It will only get turned on again, if let's say you leave the button turned on, and next time you start the car, normally, the heating will turn on, again, just for a few minutes. It is just like when you turn on the heating in the rear windshield, to defrost it and after a few minutes, it will turn off automatically. 2. Soft close for the roof grabhandles is not new, at least at VW. It is there since the Golf Mk 4. 3. All Golf Mk 6 have that chrome line around the fog lights. It does not deppend on the level of equipment of the car. If you have fog lights, you have that chrome circles. 4. Floor gas peddal is on VW since the Golf Mk 5. Nothing new, again. As the Golf Mk 6 is sort of a facelift of the Mk 5 (same platform btw), VW kept the peddal types on this generation too. On the Mk 7 saddly they gave up on the floor gas peddal and restarted using the classic type.

What’s the top speed in these Mine sits at 120 mph comfortably on motorway feels like it could do a good bit more aswell

Can someone please tell me where is the logic? Fuel consumption in mpg unit, range in miles, and digital speedometer in km/h?. 8:41 Are you buying petrol in gallons or in litres? I'm a little bit lost :)

I brought a 2009 GT a few weeks ago, did you have any issues setting it up with the Bluetooth on your phone? Mine comes up with mobile phone not compatible. I have an iPhone XS Max? Didn’t know if this was a common issue or just something I am struggling with...

Are you running the proper low ash spec oil? It's difficult to find here, and I wasn't aware of a semi-synthetic with that spec. Wish we had the oil temperature in the states.

I am thinking of buying one now (2012, 2.0 GT TDI DSG, 78K) and it costs around 8K now :-(

How many klms can you expect out of these , any awesome stories

Wd40 should help you out with your bonnet closer mechanism.

I HAVE vw4 1.9SDI 55kw 75hp,the best car ever City cumpsumption 5liter-100km 1galon (US)

the TDI GT is a badass sleeper car with 320Nm. engine, brakes and handling let down the regular TDI down. mk6

"LONG DRIVE...6 HOURS" ? LOL! TRY TORONTO ONTARIO TO NASHVILLE TENNESSEE, DUDE. I DID IT REGULARLY FOR MANY YEARS. WIMPY SQUID. HENCE THE VOLVO V70 T-5 AS OUR REGULAR DRIVER. BUT I BET THE GOLF IS EASIER TO PARK IN THOSE DINKY LITTLE ROADS OF THE UK.

Looking at this exact model , the golf r led headlights will fit this model won’t it , the ones you put a quick picture up during the video ?

How much oil does it drink?

Hi. I have a 2012 1.6 tdi Golf. When pressing the accelerator armrest vibrates alot. Do you have any idea what can it be?

hey can i find this car on auto trader where did you buy it from? also how mcuh did it cost you? also does it have bluetooth or aux or usb? would be fantastic if you responded or anyone in general

@carthought How much did you buy & how much did you sell for? I'm on the look for one of these or the non blue motion one

Any thoughts on remapping? Looking to do it to my mk6 tdi 140 however not entirely sure if it will ruin the car or not?

0:55 bluemotion has nothing do with the power, bluemotion is start/stop.

Hello, would you pick this or the 1.4 petrol gt ?

"Yes Mercedes" omg 😂

How much did you pay?

& what is the TDI bluemotion MTM golf? mine is the same but has a mtm badge under the golf one

Got to 210 km/h with my mk6 golf tdi🤪

british jacob elordi ?

Does the Mk6 come with Bluetooth and multifunction steering wheel?

Thoughts on auto variant?

Shame Khan says you can't drive this in London unless you're rich, in which case your emissions don't matter.

Never mind the car... this guy is hot as! 😜

What sort of MPG do you get? Urban and rural?

Hi, how much do you pay on tax for this car?

Delete the DPF, makes a heck of a nice car.

All Except one door

I’d stretch the budget and get a MK7 TDI if you’re able to. Way nicer.

MK5 GT 2.0 140PS IS BY ME BETTER LOOK

Tip if you buy a TDI, DONT GO TO THE RECALL!!! DO NOT TAKE IT TO VW FOR RECALL ON EMISSIONS!!! You buy the golf TDI for mpg, used to get 60/70 minimum on drives now I AVG 47 after the recall. You will waste money on fuel trust me

Would this car be a good first car for a 17 year old

What mileage are you on now?

Is that the same as the 103tdi in Australia

I had a 2006 golf TDI 2.0 and it was a complete and utter turd. Steering rack failed twice, head gasket failed. The engine snapped off at a mount and it was unrepairable. New engine. Wheel bearings failed at front. It blew headlight bulbs like crazy. It had only covered 86k. Sold it on and bought Toyota.. never looked back

They have Bluetooth right