I am thinking of trading in one of my older cars for a manual Golf (undecided between TDI or Gas yet)
It will be done at the dealership - north america as i know some of the specs will differ.

For some of the newer models, what issues should i be looking for?

 

Your location doesn't say in your profile but your say North America.

USA drivers like good fuel economy as they like the TDI models.

In the UK there is a VW site where you can save the PDF file from models to browse.

https://www.volkswagen.co.uk/used-cars/all-models

 

Thanks for the details. Reading back my post I can see the confusion.

What I meant was, what are some of the issues I should be looking at when buying a pre-owned Golf?