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2011 Volkswagen Caddy Maxi Life reviews

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Ian, England

Volkswagen Caddy Maxi Life 1600 Bluemotion 2011

4 star review

I love my Maxi-Life, which I bought last April and have so far done 10000 miles in mixed city and long distance work. It’s a perfect car for outdoor pursuits work and even tows my 1000kg caravan happily. With its long wheelbase it’s very stable. With the Rear seats left at home we have used it as a comfortable ’tin-tent’ in inclement weather. Great length. I bought roof bars, but have only used them once because almost everything fits inside! Glitches? Yes, a few: I agree with Derek, 12000’ish is probably realistic for front tyres. The sliding door ’port-hole’ windows both leaked from day one and I’ve little hope of a cure so am resigned to wet door pockets. The ’electronic’ options can be baffling, just the locking/unlocking and electric window settings will probably take me years to master. That said, it’s a great car/van/utility vehicle!

Submitted: 06/03/2012 10:21:48

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Derek Platten, Northumberland

Volkswagen Caddy Maxi Life 2011

4 star review

I am a taxi driver in Newcastle upon Tyne. I bought my Caddy brand new 1st Feb 2011. As of 13th December I have done 44500 miles. It is a very good drive and my customers often remark how comfortable it is. However, the lack of a spare wheel, spare wheel carrier and jack is a disgrace. The compressor and puncture fluid do not work (I have had five punctures so far and have had to borrow a spare wheel from a friend every time). I now carry a spare in the boot which takes up much room. The clutch has just gone and in 25 years taxi-ing, hitherto in used vehicles, I have never had less than 70,000 miles out of a clutch - usually 100,000+. I suspect this is related to the Dual Mass Flywheel, which the Caddy has and of which I was forewarned before buying it. I am not sufficiently technically clued-up to know why this should be, but let the buyer beware. Also access to the rearmost seats is complicated and I have already had a replacement handle, gas-strut and full rear seat bottom plate under warranty. Note also that the Caddy is VERY demanding of front wheel tyres (12000 miles per tyre). With regard to fuel consumption, I drive almost constantly in traffic and get 30 -32 mpg (It was 35mpg for the first 20,000 miles). The warranty expires at 60,000 miles. I’ll keep you posted.

Submitted: 16/12/2011 10:22:19

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David Elliot, Bedfordshire

Volkswagen Caddy Maxi Life 1.6 Tdi Bluemotion 2011

5 star review

I’ve only had this a few weeks and have not run it in yet, but so far I am very impressed. It’s civilised, spacious and comfortable, and with the right extras. A great car. I am a kayaker, and leave the back row of seats in the garage, which gives a huge load space. The MPG so far is about 50 in mixed local and distance driving. I love it....even if my 13 year old son thinks it is not "cool"!

Submitted: 18/11/2011 14:38:59

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