GTI 3 door vs 5 door

[Golf Houso]

Is that german car in the road of your Grand Turismo? Its also in the way of my 240Z LOL

Its Gran Torino... Torino...

[Brian]

Its Gran Torino... Torino...

Gran Turismo (Italian for "Grand Tourer" or "Grand Touring", often abbreviated to GT and sometimes misspelled as "Grand Tourismo")

Sorry, I'm far too old to know everything, I need to be 30 years younger to know it all like you young fellows.

[Tux]

A 3dr GTI is a great compromise, unlike a TT or Z4 it can still be used to ferry small items of furniture etc around, it can still seat up to 5 people and it does all that by looking better than the 5 door (my opinion, of course).

...oh I am so looking forward to not having to adjust my driving position, although It's probably not an issue in a 3 dr Golf anyway.

[Corey_R]

...oh I am so looking forward to not having to adjust my driving position, although It's probably not an issue in a 3 dr Golf anyway.

Correct, unlike many cheaper cars, including many of those from Japanese companies, the seat in the 3dr Golf GTI goes back to exactly the same position after you've pulled it forward to let someone in the back.

[dave_r]

Correct, unlike many cheaper cars, including many of those from Japanese companies, the seat in the 3dr Golf GTI goes back to exactly the same position after you've pulled it forward to let someone in the back.

My solution to that in the last jap 2dr I owed was that all rear passengers must enter from the passenger side. Not that there was any room for them anyway!

[G-rig]

Correct, unlike many cheaper cars, including many of those from Japanese companies, the seat in the 3dr Golf GTI goes back to exactly the same position after you've pulled it forward to let someone in the back.

He means most small coupes aren't big enough for the driver to sit in the optimal position if they have someone sitting behind them.

Although that is a good feature as well.

The 3dr Golf isn't a sports coupe, so i decided I may as well have 5 doors.

[Corey_R]

He means most small coupes aren't big enough for the driver to sit in the optimal position if they have someone sitting behind them.

Aah - well, that is another possibility of course

[Tux]

He means most small coupes aren't big enough for the driver to sit in the optimal position if they have someone sitting behind them.

Although that is a good feature as well.

The 3dr Golf isn't a sports coupe, so i decided I may as well have 5 doors.

Yep, that's what he (I) meant. If I had anyone behind me in the Mini I had to adjust my driving position. As I wrote that though I reasoned that the Golf would have more leg room for rear passengers in any case. I know there's heaps of room in the 5 door for rear passengers.

[G-rig]

Yep, that's what he (I) meant. If I had anyone behind me in the Mini I had to adjust my driving position. As I wrote that though I reasoned that the Golf would have more leg room for rear passengers in any case. I know there's heaps of room in the 5 door for rear passengers.

I know what you meant, some people around here want everyone to agree with them and justify their purchases. I was lead to believe the 3 door should have as much room in the back as 5 door?

I've owned a few Hondas (DC2R and Civic VTI-R and you need to move your seat forward in those).

[Corey_R]

I know what you meant, some people around here want everyone to agree with them and justify their purchases. I was lead to believe the 3 door should have as much room in the back as 5 door?

You see - that's why I was confused about Tux's comment and thought it was just cause of badly designed seats.
Yes, where there is a 3dr and 5dr variant of a 'hatchback', they (almost) always have the same wheelbase, and therefore usually have the same front and rear seat capacity.

Of course, the Mini is well known for it's ridiculously small rear passenger space, so that's no surprise.

I had a 2001 Toyota Echo Sportivo, and I never needed to move my seat forward even when I had my 6'2" friends in the back! It's much smaller than a Mini,but has a different usage of its space.