3-door or 5-door

[gossa]

I always thought the 3 door looked sportier but my 5 door has really grown on me.  I went for 5 as we have a new baby but ,my 10 and 8 year old didn't have any problems getting in and out of the back of my Scirocco but I found getting in and out of it a pain with the long doors and lower roofline and big seat bolsters.  Golf much better than Scirocco in every regard and 5 much better than 3 (for me).

[howlingmoon]

he he he I hate it that if you had 3 passengers and everytime say you are dropping your kid at school and its raining... you as a driver or the front passenger will always get wet... again ha ha ha... so 5 doors will save you from being wet again and again...

[Snoopy]

^ Tell the kids to get the bus or walk solves this problem

[keelaw]

3 door looks sportier, but defo one for the younger generation.

an older guy/ girl in a 3 door looks wrong.

5 door says you're a family man with responsibilities.  much more classy.

3 door says you're selfish and don't care about your passengers.  or that you're clinging on to your teenage years.

[denyason]

Gti Mark VI  -  I prefer the look of the 3-door to the 5-door but, as a family man with kids, can I consider the 3-door when only the 5-door can have rear seat belt warning facility and rear side airbags?
Got a Freelander 2 as well but I don't want the Golf to be put aside everytime we go out as a family.

if u look properly the 3 door is slightly different to the 5 door in the design shape of the side rearend windows.
if you're a family man, 5 door is so much more practical.  because its a gti it doesnt really matter if its 3 or 5.  also it will be tricky getting a baby seat in if you had any babies.  another point is wider doors of the 3 door means it can be awkward when you're parked in a carpark say...
btw i have a 5 door because it was more practical for my needs.

[FamilyDub]

I guess im the only one that thinks 5dr actually looks better then

I think it's quite colour sensitive - I saw a red 5-door on a petol forecourt and really didn't like it, but the 5-door blue .:R32 I saw on the way home looked yummy. 

3 door does look better, only people with 5 doors think they look the same 3 door simply look curvier and more "sporty" as a result.

They don't. The proportions around the C-pillar are different and - let's be honest here - no matter which way it's spun, a 5-door is usually a compromis.... isn't it?

[Ady189]

Gti Mark VI  -  I prefer the look of the 3-door to the 5-door but, as a family man with kids, can I consider the 3-door when only the 5-door can have rear seat belt warning facility and rear side airbags?
Got a Freelander 2 as well but I don't want the Golf to be put aside everytime we go out as a family.

Get a 5dr!!



You'll love it more!
I hated having to move seats to get people in back of my last a3!

[Snoopy]

My lass just read this thread over my shoulder and said. 5 doors are for people with friends. 3 doors are for people with no friends or virtual  friends.

[simonpolly]

Or rich enough to have a people carrier and use the 3dr golf as a weekend play car, paid for with cash 

[FamilyDub]

5 doors are for people with friends

I rest my case