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Originally Posted by jaydorn
I'm lame and cheap. But I have a love for the tiny little hatchbacks. There's just something fun about tossing a tiny car around corners.
If money were no object I'd have a diesel VW Golf (Are those an option anymore? Pylon?), but for now I drive a Mazda 2... because it's a lame and cheap little hatch back that's at least a little bit fun to drive.
I really miss the Civic hatchbacks from 10-15 years ago as well, current crop get's into coupe territory and takes away from some of the appeal of smaller cars.
/cool story bro |
Hatchbacks are the absolute most underrated cars out there, at least in North America. They are starting to catch on more here, but in Europe they dominate. Sedans make no sense whatsoever in terms of practicality in comparison with hatchbacks once you own one. They are the Swiss army knife of cars. My daily driver will always be one. Flip down the seats, and there's pretty much nothing you can't haul. Their shorter length because of the lack of a trunk over hang, is great for urban parking too. Plus you can get some serious budget hotrods now when you look at the GTI, Focus ST, and Mazdaspeed 3. Great sleeper pocket rockets.
I actually really dig some of the micro hatchbacks to, like the Scion iQ, Yaris, Micra and Smart Cars (Sorry, no love for the FIAT's, they are gross.). If I was a straight up, inner city urban dweller, that is what I would own.
As far as the new diesel golfs, yup, they are available in 4 door, and they are only about 25k if I recall, (I don't work for VW anymore). PM sopure if you are interested in a VW. He is one of the sales managers at Northland VW