Before you start making a lot of noise, please note that the Golfs which are sold by VGM now are imported from Germany, the Scirocco from Portugal and the Polo from the South Africa plant.

All these cars can use Ron95 so fuel quality is not an issue here at all.

TS, for more questions, go look for Phaser here in the forums. He runs a GTI Mk5 as well and he can give you loads of advice about it.

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Added on February 4, 2011, 1:44 amUnfortunately its the European imports which are the ones with all the extra goodies which a lot of our local dealers don't bring in. Full spec versions of certain models are sometimes too tempting for our local market.

This post has been edited by Mavik: Feb 4 2011, 01:44 AM

Although I own a Golf and have about 4 friends who own the MkV GTI, 2 of them 2005 and the other 2 of them are 2007 models, frankly they have never had issues with the Golf and most of the time they service their cars regularly and bring their cars for track days once in a while. Not many issues with their cars, usually smaller minor issues like noises here and there.

But in all of that, if TS is in the Klang Valley then there are plenty of service centers and shops which does VW servicing. If in other states maybe there might be less with the exception of Penang and Johor.

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Added on February 4, 2011, 3:48 pmBest is to also get the car VAGCOM at VW. Basically it scans the entire car to check for faults and issues. To check for accidents remove the rubber linings at the doors and boot area to check for welded spots. Usually the best bet if there has been a major accident before.

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Added on February 4, 2011, 3:55 pmOnce TS buys the car, he can always reflash the ECU with let's say a APR stage 1 remap? Hahaha. Them no need to worry about dodgy ECU and gets about 250bhp

This post has been edited by Mavik: Feb 4 2011, 03:55 PM

I had the same dilemma lastbyear. Chose a new car instead because of the 5 year warranty and the peace of mind. If you are in it for kidding, then get the MkV GTI