Golf GTI - big enough for young family?

[nat225]

I have both MY2011 Mk6 GTI DSG and 2010 Accord Euro Luxury Auto SatNav.

Yes, the Euro is brilliant value for $$.. and no the Euro boot is not that tiny unless compared to a wagon.

Accord Euro Luxury..

pros: comfy ride (have driven it Syd Mel return and Syd Bne one way... will return this weekend to Syd), high level of luxury equipments on a budget (leather, electric adjustment front seat, front seat heater, sunroof, HID headlights, front rear parking sensors, satnav and reversing camera, 5 yrs wty; all for $46k on road before Honda reduced the prices last year), easy to service and simple reliable engine aka old tested design K24A engine, no vagcom complications, Michelin Primacy HP that comes stock with the Luxury model is very good in the wet however not cheap in 235 45 18.

cons: any rpm <4500 the car feels very slow and heavy for the 1.6tonne weight, rpm above 5000 gets the VTEC screaming loud but no go, RTA rego more expensive as it is based on tare weight, average fuel usage 7-8L/100kms for highway and 12L/100kms for Sydney driving, i do have rattle in the boot, a lot of body roll but handling is neutral, and massive wheel to fender gap, i will never bring it to a track, i rarely use the paddles..

The MK6 GTI..

pros: 7L/100km fuel usage in Sydney driving with occasional flogging, it comes on boost from 1700rpm all the way to 5000rpm and it does pull hard with stage 2 tune, it feels planted on the highway, i am not embarrassed to drive it on track, the paddles with DSG does its job very well, etc etc...

cons: : to get leather / bi-xenon / front rear sensors / satnav / RVC will bump up the GTI to $55k mark, smaller boot space than Euro, once something breaks it could be expensive to repair / replace..

just a few of my opinions of owning both cars the OP mentioned