 My Golf 2.0 (2004) Automatic 2 Dr. Hatchback is the best little car I have every owned. I bought the car with only 3000 miles on it--it now has 36,000 and still purrs.It rides clean and very quiet--the interior is pretty--the exterior sporty.NOTHING HAS EVER GONE WRONG WITH MY LITTLE BABY GOLF.I put the gas mileage at around 38 MPG/on HWY-little less in city (I don't do city though)The only item that needed to be replaced from 3000-36,000 miles was my battery because I drive the car from the Pacific Northwest to Arizona at least 3-4 times a year. In AZ the battery gets sucked dry fast in the heat and humidity.Only other car that compares to the Golf was my Honda Odyssey.