......... oh and providing me with a dry seat!!!!
The old car I've had with a leak was a Mk3 ! Came back from 4days away to find the footwell full of water.
Even my old Mk2 GL with sunroof didn't leak.
But as you say, each to their own. What brings us together on this forum is a love for VWs, Golfs in particular.
Each persons experience is different and down to whether the car they buy is decent or not. You could have a Mk4 less than 10yrs old and it have loads of problems. Equally you could have a Mk2 20yrs old with no problems.
These days, aged 30, I probably wouldn't want to run around in a Mk1 or Mk2, but would quite happily have them for weekend fun.
All those safety features that make the Mk3/4/5/6 heavier are the things I want to keep my family safe in the car.