Garth.....Sub frame problems??? All cars require Maintenance & Servicing...
Do you mean the cost of this or are you not happy with the car in general...
I must admit I think the MK5 is quite well put together..... however I have only had the car a few weeks.
Time will tell...It's still concerning with all your care & money you spend on the car that you don't think it will cover another 75k 
Yes, Are you not aware of the mk5 clunking sub frame problem? Do a search, it's well documented. As is the worn steering rack issue. These are both above and beyond normal maintenance and servicing.
Everything is relative, so if you are coming from something like a citroen then the mk5 Golf probably does seem well put together. However, it is not as well put together as a mk4 Golf and the quality of some of the parts is a lot lower. This is not my opinion but something VW were critised quite heavily about when the mk5 was released.
Overall I still like the mk5 GTI, it's still a pretty good car- it handles well and is fast out of the box plus I really like the shape and styling. My problem is for a company that use 'if only everything in life was as reliable as a Volkswagen', the truth is somehting different.
My car is hardly a high miler and it is treated very well and never thrashed, yet the list of faults gets longer each week and they seem to be cropping up faster than I can solve them at the moment, particularly annoying rattles!
All that said, my engine does still sound and go like a new one (even if the check engine light is on yet again), it's just the rest of the car that's ageing prematurely!
