2016 Golf Hybrid

kincaid

Its GTE, what they like and at this age do batteries give problems,

Are they worth buying and are they much more economical than the golf tdi 1.6

joe1303l

Plenty info here from the UK

https://www.speakev.com/forums/vw-golf-GTE/

kincaid

Thanks and some good advice on there

I wont be buying as very expensive to fix if things go wrong and you need them under warranty

Flinty997

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120518425#Comment_120518425

Think thats true of all modern cars. Even pure EVs.

Comparing Hybrids vs Diesel is a conversation about how you use the car. No one can answer that for you without knowing your usage.

User1998

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120518425#Comment_120518425

I’ve had 3 of them out of warranty with no issues. All had over 100k miles.

joe1303l

Probably true with all Hybrids and especially PHEV’s. Drivetrain has double the no. of components to go wrong compared to a BEV or ICE car. I’d agree though that one out of warranty could be tricky if you were unlucky.

ted1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120520340#Comment_120520340

that would imply you didn’t keep them ling enough to have problems

Flinty997

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120520609#Comment_120520609

How does it imply that?

ted1

Well it was launched in 2015. So that’s 8 years ago. if he has had 3, he has each for less than 3 years.

the older the car the more problems. His cars were still young

Flinty997

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120520650#Comment_120520650

They all had over 100k.

If I had a 6 month old car and done 500k in it. Is it sill young?

User1998

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120520609#Comment_120520609

How have you came to the conclusion that they are unreliable?

Its a 1.4 TSI with a DSG gearbox. Just keep the engine & gearbox serviced and you’ll be fine. And the battery and electric motor have warranty until something like 100k miles

ted1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120520921#Comment_120520921

I haven’t, at least it wasn’t my intent too.

i meant that having 3 in a short duration wouldn’t be a good representation as they are gone before a problem may arise but

User1998

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120521021#Comment_120521021

Apologies, I thought you were the OP, who suggested that they are unreliable. (Your profile photos look the same)

kincaid

Well reading that other forum, if something does go wrong it's a big bill either way, best to stick to one with warranty, I'm even thinking now of going for a kia etc for the longer warranty,

Flinty997

Nothing on the Golf that every other car won't have as well.

This really isn't a thread about a car. It's a thread about warranties.

eltoastero

Had a Golf GTE that was bought when it was 3 years + 1 month old (i.e. past normal VW warranty) with 96k km on it. Clearly used as a tax dodge in the UK and used for motorway driving, this gave me confidence that battery was probably rarely charged to full and discharged to empty (i.e. in slightly better health).

I kept it for 3 years (so we're now 6 years into the 8 year battery warranty), not a single issue with the car. Full service schedule was completed, I kept on top of the DSG service (doing it a bit early) - nothing to suggest it would ever give trouble if well looked after.

It was an excellent car to drive and a huge amount more enjoyable that a 1.6tdi golf equivalent (I've driven both for long periods).

Buying a GTE with at least a couple of year of the battery warranty left, with all the service items have been completed, felt like a safe enough bet to me. I don't know if I'd be keen to buy one that had passed the 8 years or 160k km battery warranty (but, had my circumstance not changed I guarantee I'd still be driving that GTE now even though it would be hitting 8 years old with with 120k+ km, as I'd know the car well maintained and less likely to give any more trouble than any other 8 year old car)