golf v5 mpg

[damien010685]

V5 is sh!t period!!!!!

[Wayne]

Lots of people saying they have a multitude of faults, but no one naming a single one..

Early ones had piston trouble, they are noted for using oil, timing chain issues the same as VR6's, poor mpg and hard to get any extra power from etc etc.

Not one of VW's finest engines

[mcgee9t2]

didnt even sound nice. i was hoping the extra cylender might give it a little more grunt under load.

everyone iv heard has sounded like a tractor.

actually i think the tractor sounded better

[Shady Pioneer]

Having owned my V5 Bora for the last 6 odd months, I can safely say there is nothing wrong with the engine as a whole (so long as it's been looked after). MPG isn't all that bad on a normal run, it's when you put your foot down that it is a different story. Engine sounds nice too. Not going to be singing bells and whistles if it's speed you want but there's enough power there for an everyday car.

V5s are cruisers anyway.

[navmk4gti]

Why get a v5 when you have a v6 option which has hadlex and a awesome sounding engine ..also there built like a tank..and very similiar mpg to the v5