Which would you buy ? 06 Polo GTI or Brand New Polo Trendline

[sVWatt]

I note the last post re the Skoda Fabia. I recently enquired here in Canberra and was offered one at $19,990 drive away.......

And I note the SMH today acclaimed the Polo best city car (out of ten other cars tested), followed by Honda Jazz and then the Skoda Fabia. The DNA is strong

[kaanage]

So get a $17000 Jazz GLi ?

That Fabia could be worth stretching the budget for but that's a question for the OP

[anthony]

I would consider the Jazz,as Hondas reliability and build quality is excellent.............

[Hillbilly]

Except that Aussie Honda Jazz is made in Malaysia or somwhere and has an inferior build quality to the NZ version which is built in Japan.

This from a friend who spends his time ferrying Hondas around in NZ

[anthony]

It has been made in Thailand,but from 2012 is sourced from Japan again for Oz.

[TCO]

We were looking for a new car so the older model Polo didn't come into the equation.

We initially looked at the Trendline because it was in the same ball park $ as the fiesta, Jaz etc, but once the dealer pointed out the fundamental differences, we opted for the 77TSI Comfortline.

Our quoted price difference on road was $2500 extra for the Comfortline 77TSI man ($22,000 drive away, only tinted widows).

Some differences:
Comfortline v Trendline
Mag Wheels v Steel Wheels
4 wheel Discs v rear drums
Cruise Control v None
4 doors v 2 doors (personal choice - 4drs was better for our needs)
1.2 turbo v 1.5 non turbo
6 speed v 5 speed.

All this for $2500 extra.

After 12 months of the 77TSI, we would still make the same choice - sunroof would be nice but not available 12 months ago.

[brad]

If I was looking for a new car around the $18k mark I'd look at Ford Fiestas (actually, I'd look at a 1-2yr old Fiesta for around $14kish).

If I was looking 2nd hand then I'd go for an 07/08 Skoda Octavia 1.8TSI for $16k-18k Better engine with better fuel consumption than the GTI Polo, lower maintenance costs (cam chain), better appointed but a fair bit bigger (Golf size with a bigger boot area), which you may not want.

[kaanage]

I would consider the Jazz,as Hondas reliability and build quality is excellent.............

Although you should have seen the damage list for the Jazz that rear ended my Polo (bonnet hinges, radiator mounts, bumper bar mounts...) vs the 3 small marks in the plastic bumper cover of my Polo.

If I was looking for a new car around the $18k mark I'd look at Ford Fiestas .

Great call. Fiesta LX > Polo TrendLine any day.

[Sword_Dude]

I think I would be having a good long look at the Skoda as well. But so much depends on what the OP actualy wants. The Fiesta for example would never work for me because I couldn't fit my swords in the boot!!!

[RoknRob]

Although you should have seen the damage list for the Jazz that rear ended my Polo (bonnet hinges, radiator mounts, bumper bar mounts...) vs the 3 small marks in the plastic bumper cover of my Polo.

Front ends are designed to crumple, I believe... so this is the likely outcome of a rear end crash. The car behind generally does worse...