Interestingly enough, the hot hatchback was not built upon a foundation made of bricks and mortar, but one made of small, white and dimpled balls, which would seem unstable as foundations go, but if you asked Volkswagen i'm sure they'd recommend it.
It's been 46 years since VW revolutionized the car market with it's seriously dependable, tough little hatchback, the Volkswagen Golf. The recipe was and is a simple one, so simple that it's been repeated hundreds of times by car makers the world over, but no one carmaker has been able to sink the fatherland's favorite son.
Four seats, decent storage and a quick, fuel sipping engine stuffed into a handsome small package is the Golf defined, and as much a VW would love to deny it, over the years their simple, delicious bratwurst has been pounded down into fat soaked, cheese dripping, stomach rupturing double quarter pounder that Ronald would be proud to call his own.
As a result of this middle aged paunch, the competition were running circle around the Golf, throwing feces, water balloons full of urine and the lot and the poor fat and balding Golf . VW took this turn of events very seriously and threw the Golf on a strict diet of lentils and rogaine, but not before sending it to the car wash, to scrub the stains of failure from its windows.
And so, in 2003 a back to the basics Golf emerged from the factories in it's finest track suit, with Mk5 stitched on to the breast.
Sadly though it wasn't much of an improvement as hot hatches go, sure it was the same, indestructible, eternal Volkswagen Golf, but it lacked the pomp and excitement of its great grandfather.
Let me be clear in saying that the Golf has been an indestructible sales machine, with over 25 million built and sold around the world as of 2007, it's criticisms do not lie with its impeachable reputation as a affordable family hatch, but with its reputation as the daddy of all hot hatches.
VW's latest incarnation of the Golf GTI, the Mk6 has hit all of the nails on the head, its sleek sexy body and subtle GTI badging let people know that you're a bit serious but doesn't shout at them like the school yard bully with some serious self esteem issues. It's handsome, well equipped and it's 2 liter, 200 bhp turbo charged four pot won't leave you wanting for power, the interior trim is improved and the ride is said to be significantly quieter than the Mk5.
By investing in a GTI, you are not only investing in a well built family car, you are also investing in it's rich history and entering into a close knit family, I use the word invest with purpose, because Golf's have one of the best re-sale values on the market, built upon the trust of 46 years of impeccable build quality, and ready availability.
Take my word for it; if it means anything to you, you won't have any trouble selling your Golf a few years down the road when you want to move on to something else, and what is even better is that you will get most of your original investment back.
Thats if you take good care of it, so keep a leash on those toddlers and try to keep their pudding eating contests away from your upholstery.
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