Golf Eos

After having a ride in a Megane convertible (new metal roof) I can confirm that it cannot seat 4 adults, at least not in comfort. I have never been so glad to get out of the back seat of a car in my life, and that was after a 10 minute journey. Perhaps with the roof down it would be better, but I wouldn't like to roll over! I am 6'1", but I really should be able to fit into most cars.

EDIT: Go for the Audi, the 1.8T won't be too slow, the diesel might be a bit gutless though. It will probably be a safer car, and will certainly be more comfortable than these new hatchback convertibles.
 
[TW]Fox said:
Couple this to the fact they are often a tad cheaper than a BMW reflecting the fact keen drivers prefer the BM
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rubbish.
it indicates demand is higher for the Beemer than that of the Audi and that's about all.in truth it's probably due to too many badge snogs as the public is well aware that Audi is associated strongly with VW and this lessens their impact on the market a tad.
BMW are more of a stand alone company and the sad fact of the matter is way too many people seem to think that having a BMW on the drive means more than an Audi, although to many of their uninformed friends it probably does.
 
Personally, I like the look of the Eos... I suspect it'll sell pretty well.

E46's generally look nasty, but the A4 is very nice if she doesn't want/need a metal roof.

Perhaps a pink Nissan Micra C+C would be a good choice? It's cheap :p
 
panthro said:
yep, if she were ever in accident where her car rolled......
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have you explained to her if soft top convertibles were not fully tested and approved for roll over scenarios then they simply wouldn't be able to sell them?
put it this way, the Audi is available in the US, and we all know what their legal culture is in the event of an accident.
 
panthro said:
One is a 1.8T and the other is a 1.9TDI. I know that both are puny engines.
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Are you sure?

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The_Dark_Side said:
have you explained to her if soft top convertibles were not fully tested and approved for roll over scenarios then they simply wouldn't be able to sell them?
put it this way, the Audi is available in the US, and we all know what their legal culture is in the event of an accident.
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I know, I have, I told her it is all in her head.
 
I know... my point was, why won't she feel safe in a soft-top when she'll be driving around with no roof for (I guess) a fair bit of the time :p
 
My old man wants to get one of these :( should i give him a slap? I personally think they look pretty boring, but saying that im not a big fan of convertables anyway. At least he's keeping the MK V GTI aswell tho :D


ps. The local dealer has a 6month waiting list on these things.
 
Eos is a nice looking car - not really a Golf, as some of its underpinnings are from the Passat.

Personally I'd much rather have one of these with a folding 'hard' roof than an A4/Beemer ragtop, not from a rollover perspective, but from a ******-knifing-your-roof point of view. :)

Likely to hold its value better than the Astra.

My old man wants to get one of these :( should i give him a slap?
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Why would you? Tidy car and if he can stretch to the 2litre turbo he'll get the same engine as his GTI, or could get the even quicker 3.2 V6. :)

Edit: could have sworn I read a review in the last couple of days which put it up against the Astra and Pug and it came out on top, but can't find it now.
 
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The_Dark_Side said:
the windscreen pillar's are incredibly strong, much more so than on a conventional hardtop car.
they're designed to prevent the driver from being decapitated.
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Although a flimsy metal folding roof isnt going to stop much i doubt anyway.
 
The_Dark_Side said:
what exactly leads you to conclude that the roof is "flimsy"?
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They are built to be as light as possible arent they? Plus a folding roof with joints and hinges cannot be as strong and rigid as a normal chassis.

Im not saying that they are bad, but at the sort of speed you would flip a cabriolet when you hit the ground upside down i dont think its going to matter.
 
masterk said:
They are built to be as light as possible arent they? Plus a folding roof with joints and hinges cannot be as strong and rigid as a normal chassis.

Im not saying that they are bad, but at the sort of speed you would flip a cabriolet when you hit the ground upside down i dont think its going to matter.
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light doesn't have to mean weak though, and after all they have to pass the same crash tests as other vehicles.
in fact it's perfectly feasible that a folding metal roof could stand up to a collapse even better than a regular tin top.
 
The_Dark_Side said:
light doesn't have to mean weak though, and after all they have to pass the same crash tests as other vehicles.
in fact it's perfectly feasible that a folding metal roof could stand up to a collapse even better than a regular tin top.
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Well i suppose it entirely depends how you look at it. It must be all in the design. The roof probably isnt that tough in some cabriolets but as you said earlier the tough windscreen pillars make up for it in the crash test.
 
masterk said:
Well i suppose it entirely depends how you look at it. It must be all in the design. The roof probably isnt that tough in some cabriolets but as you said earlier the tough windscreen pillars make up for it in the crash test.
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if you look at something like a tower crane for example, it looks very flimsy and needs the ability to be folded away for transportation reasons, yet it's very strong and can comfortably handle tonnes of pressure.the design is everything.remember all those hinges only work one way so to collapse the roof during an impact would require a force so high it'd probably flatten any roof of any car.
 
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