Just received today. Traded in a Subaru Outback Sport Wagon. I am disappointed in the handling compared to the Subaru. This VW dances all over the highway, requiring constant corrections. Every hump,bump or crack in the highway requires something. The Subaru tracked straight with little to no correction.
You did not do a test drive before buying it???
Make sure the tyres are properly inflated for a start.
to the fact that they have to drive quite a lot faster then North American speed limits, when they are in their home country).
Although VWoA tends to specify softer suspension settings for North American bound cars for better ride at the expense of handling. Nevertheless it shouldn't handle terribly.
I've driven a Jetta GLS 1.8T with the stock suspension and I do agree it's waaaay too soft for my tastes. I rode in a '01 (I think) VR6 Jetta with the sport suspension option and it was definitely better...even though I wasn't driving that particular car I could feel the difference in the ride...it definitely felt more athletic and a lot more like our 3-series that we have.
I'd have the alignment checked if the car doesn't cruise right at highway speeds. After a tire change, my '91 GTI tended to react to the grooves in the road too much and I had it aligned and since then it's been a lot better and less skittish...no longer felt like the road was steering the car.
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Jim B.
Our 02 wagon goes down the road quite nicely. Driven the outback many times as well, and the AWD makes them feel different, but I definitely haven't experienced what the original poster describes.
That's definately odd, VW's tend to be excellent highway cars (mainly due to the fact that they have to drive quite a lot faster then North American speed limits, when they are in their home country). I find my Golf needs more corrections then the big Volvo my parents drive, but I don't even really notice it. Check the tire pressure and alignment and such (does it drive straight on a flat road?).
Maybe it's just because it isn't a Subaru, you might have to get used to how the car drives. Some cars need almost no driver involvement, some need more.
I've driven a friends Jetta Wagon TDI - and it's nowhere near as bad as the original poster claims... He loves it even more then his Golf TDI.
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