Volkswagen Golf Alltrack 2.0 TDI 4MOTION DSG AUTOMATIC

Considering that just three examples of the Golf Alltrack were sold in the UK during 2020, we’re quite surprised that it has survived to see another generation. It first made an appearance back in 2016 and a grand total of 481 examples have been sold up until the end of last year. That kind of […]

Memories are made of these…

Some might say that motoring journalists have lived something of a high life over the years. Never was it higher than when I gazed out of a window at 60,000 feet above the earth’s surface, with enough height to see the curvature of the earth, while travelling at a speed of Mach 2, which equates […]

Bright Spark

If there’s one thing every motoring journalist dreads, it’s a request from a family member, friend or casual acquaintance for specific car buying advice. If things go wrong, you can be on the hook for a long time.   For years, I negotiated this particular minefield by telling people to get a Skoda Octavia. How […]

The cost of good service

My late 2012 Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI DSG Mk6 is coming up for its third service, at around 38,000 miles, according to the service reminder. I seem to recall that there should also be a DSG transmission fluid service at 40,000 miles, involving a fluid and filter change, but I think that my cambelt is […]

The Extra Mile

We’re heading into the season when many people think about changing their car, for whom there are a few fuel-saving angles worth considering, even if you’re not a confirmed fuel economy fan. Tempting finance deals mean many buyers will choose a brand new car, in face of the better value of a nearly new, or […]

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