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    Volkswagen Golf 2014: Golf vs Cerato

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    My daughter wants to buy a 2014 VW Golf 90TSI or a new Kia Cerato. Both are around the same price, so I want some advice as to which would be better to buy. She currently has a 2007 Golf GT that has given her nothing but trouble. Each morning you start it a clinky metallic sounds happens, but when it is warmed up it is fine. She has spent $1500 trying to fix the problem, but it still makes the sound. I am now very wary of VW Golfs.

    Answered by CarsGuide
    15 December 2017
    Graham Smith

    You’re right to be wary of the Golf, but apart from the well publicised stories of trouble with the DSG gearbox a few years ago it has been in more recent times a sound vehicle. We get very few complaints from owners of these later cars, so I wouldn’t be concerned about buying one. The Cerato is also a fine car and would be a good choice. If I were forced to choose I would probably gamble on the Golf for its driving dynamics.

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