Super boring "what hatchback" thread

[scooterscot]

/Grammar.


Is English not your first language?

Hatte?

[AtW]

R32

[greenlake]

Another little hatchback I absolutely adored, until some pisshead wrote it off (yep, still bitter), was a VW Polo GTI.

My very first car was a VW Polo. Same model, age, AND colour as this one....

[ladymuck]

My very first car was a VW Polo. Same model, age, AND colour as this one....

I would be even more grumpy if I'd had one of those when I had the accident. How gorgeous is that? Want one!

[sasguru]

/Grammar.


Is English not your first language?

It is but he's a bit thick

[d000hg]

I have a Hyundai i30 which I'm happy with. Previous car was a Seat Ibiza which I wouldnt recommend.

I hadn't considered Hyundai but spotted a local dealer. They seem really attractive on price alone and it's amazing how many features you get as standard or for little extra.

Current contenders are Golf, Fiesta, i30 I think. We need to be able to get a guitar case in the boot which means it's 50:50 whether we go for the Fiesta class or next size up. Modern cars are so much larger than they used to be that a Focus or Auris or Civic is a pretty big car for two people. Unsure if the i20 would suit boot-wise, the i30 looks a lot of car for the money.

So far quite tempted by a Golf as they have adaptive cruise-control which I reckon is far more useful on English roads. All the others we looked at seemed to have the bog standard kind.
Although Ford have heated front windscreen which from past experience is a real boon.

So bored of looking at cars and speaking to salesmen now

[eek]

I hadn't considered Hyundai but spotted a local dealer. They seem really attractive on price alone and it's amazing how many features you get as standard or for little extra.

Current contenders are Golf, Fiesta, i30 I think. We need to be able to get a guitar case in the boot which means it's 50:50 whether we go for the Fiesta class or next size up. Modern cars are so much larger than they used to be that a Focus or Auris or Civic is a pretty big car for two people. Unsure if the i20 would suit boot-wise, the i30 looks a lot of car for the money.

So far quite tempted by a Golf as they have adaptive cruise-control which I reckon is far more useful on English roads. All the others we looked at seemed to have the bog standard kind.
Although Ford have heated front windscreen which from past experience is a real boon.

So bored of looking at cars and speaking to salesmen now

If going for the Golf the Seat equivalent is the Leon. that has hefty discounts if buying new via drivethedeal or broadspeed.

[ladymuck]

If going for the Golf the Seat equivalent is the Leon. that has hefty discounts if buying new via drivethedeal or broadspeed.

Ditto that. Seat's are good cars.

[d000hg]

Ta

[TheCyclingProgrammer]

I hadn't considered Hyundai but spotted a local dealer. They seem really attractive on price alone and it's amazing how many features you get as standard or for little extra.

Current contenders are Golf, Fiesta, i30 I think. We need to be able to get a guitar case in the boot which means it's 50:50 whether we go for the Fiesta class or next size up. Modern cars are so much larger than they used to be that a Focus or Auris or Civic is a pretty big car for two people. Unsure if the i20 would suit boot-wise, the i30 looks a lot of car for the money.

IIRC, the i30 has the biggest boot space of cars in that size range (Leon, Golf, Focus etc.). I thought the i30 offered the best value for money too - we bought a 1 year old i30, 2013 plate, for approx. £8k from Motorpoint. It was one of the more basic trims, but it has Bluetooth and half-decent speakers and I don't really care about much else. It was an ex-hire car with 11k miles on the clock and in great condition. It also came with the balance remaining of a 5 year warranty and breakdown cover (for the car only, not the driver) so my AA membership is currently on pause. Not sure what warranty deals they come with now.

I've not had a single problem with the car since we had it* - the local dealer picked up some minor issue with a part during its service and it was replaced under warranty and I was given a loan car while it was repaired.

* except some **** who put a scratch and 50p sized dent in the passenger door only a few months after we bought it, so I had to have the panel repaired and resprayed!