3 door TSI Mk5 Polo

[cme2c]

Get a Clio...,

But, seriously, If you want another indication Volkswagen have Golf GTI 3Dr manuals on special for $38,990 drive away. Meanwhile, people are waiting 6 months for 5 doors with DSG. For some reason that completely escapes me, not many people want 3 doors.

[team_v]

Get a Clio...,

But, seriously, If you want another indication Volkswagen have Golf GTI 3Dr manuals on special for $38,990 drive away. Meanwhile, people are waiting 6 months for 5 doors with DSG. For some reason that completely escapes me, not many people want 3 doors.

Maybe because most people don't want to have to bother about selling and then buying a new car if they ever need to put a baby seat in the back etc?

Most of it is forward planning and reduced bother for the future needs of a 5 door car.
Plus, if you have 5 doors, you have a greater functionality if you ever need it where as with 3 doors most of the comments are about looks.

[dave_r]

Most of it is forward planning and reduced bother for the future needs of a 5 door car.

Practicality is highly over rated! Call me selfish but it'd suck having to choose a nice new car on the basis of "what if's" in the future!

[Corey_R]

Exactly. What if you lose your job... then you shouldn't buy a new car at all!
What if you need to tow a bobcat. Maybe you should buy a diesel truck!
"What ifs" seems a pointless exercise!

[astro]

Well i just received an email from someone at VW

Dear Mr Blogs,

Thank you for your email

Thank you for your email query regarding the Polo Comfortline 3 door
variant.

At this stage Volkswagen Australia has no plans to introduce the 3 door
variant of this Polo Comfortline in Australia, but

This is due to the Polo being currently available as a 3 door vehicle in
the Trendline Variant.

I will forward your expression of interest through the future products
team for consideration for when they are looking for a new vehicle
variant to add to the range available in Australia.

If there is anything I may further offer assistance with then please do
not hesitate to contact me on the number below, Monday to Friday, 08:00
till 17:30 (EST).

Yours sincerely,

Ellen Winchester
Volkswagen Customer Service Representative
Telephone: 1800 607 822
Volkswagen Australia

[team_v]

Practicality is highly over rated! Call me selfish but it'd suck having to choose a nice new car on the basis of "what if's" in the future!

Exactly. What if you lose your job... then you shouldn't buy a new car at all!
What if you need to tow a bobcat. Maybe you should buy a diesel truck!
"What ifs" seems a pointless exercise!

I understand your point guys and i see where you are coming from.
I am just giving another perspective on why 5 doors could sell more than 3 doors.

I got my new Tig because i wanted a bigger car that was able enough in the event that i have a family in the future.
Whilst it was not the only reason i purchased the car is was a big reason.
I didn't consider a 3 door car becasue i saw no benefit to me in having 2 less doors and decreased practicality (i.e. having to transport delicate relatives, putting a baby seat/dog in the back etc.)

[Syd118TSI]

For many people though, the having a family part I don't see as a what if, more of a when. If you know something's coming you'd be silly not to plan for it. Plus if you have friends, or family that you may have the need to 'car pool' with, you can do so without having to worry about old people struggling to get into and out of the back seat. In short 5 doors are much more convenient and flexible for the average buyer as indicated by VWA's position.

[cme2c]

I appreciate that 5 doors are more convenient. We have my wife's Golf for that. I have fitted 4 people (3 over 6 foot) in my 3dr Peugeot 206, but it was a major hassle. I'm 51 years old, my kids are grown up, it's rare there are more than 2 people in my car. I'm one of the over 6 footers, and I find the longer doors in a 3 door put the seat belt in a more appropriate place. In the 5 door Golf, my shoulder is behind the seat belt anchor, not ideal as there is a gap between me and the belt. This is not the case in my 3 door Pug.

I can't be alone. By not bringing in upmarket 3 door Polos, VW is losing some sales. On the other hand, if they can sell all the 5 doors they want at more money than the 3 doors, I understand completely.

I don't have to like it, though.

[fintelboss]

I agree that 4 doors is more practicle for some, but seriously, have you even seen how small the back seats in the polo are? I doupt you can fit a baby seat thing, or some old relitives in there without snapping them in half. The polo is pointless for transporting 4 people, so why pretend and put 4 doors on it?

Add to this that the door openings are tiny, and i would much rather save $1000 and get a 2 door and then pay my back seat passengers $100 every time the need to use the back seats arises if it means that i get normal sized doors on the front (by normal i mean the B piller is next to, or behind the drivers seatback, not 30cm forward). I want to turn my head and see window - not plastic! and i drive with myself and just one other 99.999% of the time.

Also, I want to point out that the average 18 to 30 year old is 25, and the average family starts at 30. now, im not keeping a polo for 5 years - so im pretty sure its safe to get one now and then sell it and get something bigger when its needed instead of suffering for 5 years with a car i dont want just because I might accidently have kids.

[Syd118TSI]

All good points fintelboss. I was really making those comments in regards to the Golf (why posting in here then? ).

The Polo on the other hand I could see as being marketed at a younger buyer, perhaps prior to the starting a family part of their lives. I haven't personally seen how small the seats in the back of the Polo are, but at the cost of boot space it's pretty amazing how much space some tiny cars have in the back seat nowadays.

The Polo probably isn't really a car you should be looking at if you're going to be transporting lots of people around, or want to have kids in the back.. so they're points well made!