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? Jetta. My son has a 2001 Bora (VR6), and the boot space is subtantial for a small car.
Brian R.
We have a Mk V Jetta TFSI and the boot is absolutely massive! Pretty sure the Mk VI is the same size but the cabin is larger. We have 2 children (8 and 10) and my wife uses this for day to day stuff and we go away on weekend/week long trips. The boot opening is smaller than a hatch but swallows anything you need for a family. Just get a tow bar then you can get a bike carrier and take these away too Also the TFSI or 147TSI is the same motor as a Octavia RS and Mk V GTI so you can have fun as well!
I woUld not call it tiny,just not as big as the Jetta,much bigger than the GTI...I have the base model,which has a big 17 inch full size alloy spare,which takes up a bit of room...
Another Euro plus is that it always looks so good...IMHO.
Agree with this. I was tossing between the Euro and MkVI Jetta and decided to go with the Jetta instead. I did not consider the Golf at all because I'm in the midst of planning to start a family very soon and I've already been driving a hatchback for the past 5 years.
This is probably a bit biased, but after driving the new MkVI Jetta for a solid week, I have no regrets at all, despite some obvious cost cutting measures. I test drove all 3 models (118TSI, 103TDI & 147TSI) and the 147 TSI is the model to get for sure! The extra power helps.
Oh and probably two of the biggest deciding factors for my situation were the amount of rear legroom and size of the bootspace.
I would get the Accord Euro,as its BRILLIANT value for money.
I bought one last year to replace a Jetta,and am very impressed,as the build quality,and after sales service has been far superior to VW.
I have owned 4 VWs,but also think the best buy for a young family would be the Jetta 2.0 TSI,as its basically a Golf GTI with a massive amount of rear legroom,and a huge boot...
Check them all out,and then you deceide yourself.
Personally,the Subaru and then Skoda would be crossed off my list...
People in Europe use them as family cars over long distances. They can't be that bad.
Did you know that a modern Corolla has similar interior space to an EH Holden? And yet we persist with this ridiculous notion that a family needs a huge car.
Audi S3. Sold
Golf R. Sold
Citroen DS3 Dsport. Sold
2016 Skoda Octavia RS Wagon.
I woUld not call it tiny,just not as big as the Jetta,much bigger than the GTI...I have the base model,which has a big 17 inch full size alloy spare,which takes up a bit of room...
Another Euro plus is that it always looks so good...IMHO.
but tiny compared to Octavia hatch/wagon. euro is a nice car but lacks low down grunt and thirsty compared to any VAG engine.
The only difference is that the Golf GTI has a 10cm DEEPER boot (as in the floor of the boot is 10cm higher in the R).
Have a read through there, and you'll find different people have different opinions on the boot space, the rear seat space, whether you can fit prams or not, whether it fits baby capsules, etc etc etc. It went on for 9 pages...
Did anyone else see the OP's point about the XR5 Focus only being sufficient for boot space?
A Golf has less boot space than a Focus (except for the new ones with the jumbo wheels and full sized spare). Corey_R, you should be able to verify this.
I'm the OP - yeah Id say the Focus does have a marginally bigger boot - bit wider but not as deep I think.
I was reading a review of the Golf from Topgear UK and it's funny what passes as a hatch in Oz is actually a legit family car - the review even said "big boot". So I guess if families in the UK can manage we can.
Sorry,I was referring to all the others who were commenting in isolation about the Golf's suitability for a family.
Did the XR5 have a full sized spare with a built up floor? Maybe that's why you're saying you think the Golf's boot is deeper. If you, so may find the GTi OK since it has a space saver spare. Plus you will need less baby stuff as the kids grow older.
With the standard Focus and Golf, the Focus has a much longer boot while depth and width are about the same. Rear seat space is almost identical so 2 kiddie seats/boosters can fit in the back but as hooba said, no one else would fit in between.
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My two cents ... when we went shopping for our Jetta years ago, it was the "kid stuff" factor that swayed us from GTI/R32 to Jetta.
Our Jetta is great. Daytrips away with a pram, gazebo, fridge, camp chairs ... the boot swallows the lot. The Golf couldn't do that.
Having said all that ... we now have a 4WD to do all that ... so if you ditch the enormous pram and go for an umbrella style one ... i.e. simplify ... you could use a Golf.
But jetta lacks hatchback practicality ie no height above boot.
I have Gti and Octavia rs wagon. And with two young kids the rs is the default choice for family trips. The boot is absolutely huge and difficult to fill. The Gti boot is ok size and the golf is bigger than all of its rivals with back seats folded but I reckon it will struggle with family trips.
Go the rs wagon. A q car extraordinaire. 8/10ths Gti with 580 litre boot compared to 350 in the golf.
The vRS is noticeably bigger obviously when it comes to boot space.
What I do find a PITA though is trying to click the seatbelt in when a baby seat is fitted, it may be the bolster on the seat itself or just narrowness of the vehicle but I always have to pull the seat over towards the door so as to be able to access and click the seat belt in.
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Also the TFSI or 147TSI is the same motor as a Octavia RS and Mk V GTI so you can have fun as well!
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