You don’t fancy an 8R?

[JB GTI]

I’m inclined to agree here. I’ve had a previous shape Polo Match Edition Tdi for a tad under a year now for work and have to say there’s not a massive chasm in terms of size back up to the Golf. Performance wise obviously nowhere near the Golf in my particular Polo😳 but for normal commuting on back roads and A roads driven normally I’m happy in my 90% Golf !!
Fortunately I don’t need the space which if I did would probably be a deal breaker and yes, there are a few harder bits of plastic trim dotted around but nothing that has left me with an overriding feeling of it being low rent and longing for another Golf! Horses for courses I suppose as everyone’s needs are different and that what make owners forums such a great place to spend some time and share opinions
Configuring up a new Polo GTi including almost £3K of options in an idle moment certainly raises questions on whether a Golf GTi specced “similarly” really justifies a near £11K inc options difference in price??

[Guzzle]

£30k for a Polo though 😬

My god cars have gone expensive over the last few years😟

[willni]

Nope, I’m sticking to my guns here, I reckon as a fun car on UK roads (which to me is what a GTI is) the Polo GTI would be right up there even against the £50k Golf R in the thread title as benchmark. I might even try one out back to back with my Clubsport over some B roads if the local dealers get a demo in.

Been in a few MQB ibiza's myself and wasn't impressed at all, further to that I'd add the fact that the £50k Golf R or the mk7R are boring cars, the GTI is a bit more driving focused but still fairly dull being too competent for it's power. The best cars being between a Fiesta ST or a Megane RS.

But as said we're all different and have different expectations of our cars, my mileage is more comfort focused.

£30k for a Polo though 😬

My god cars have gone expensive over the last few years😟

Wouldn't pay £30k for a golf either, let alone a Polo.

[SRGTD]

£30k for a Polo though 😬

My god cars have gone expensive over the last few years😟

They have, especially in the current climate with low new car production levels, demand outstripping supply, less generous discounts and low (or no) finance deposit contributions.

My 2020 Polo GTI+ was around two thirds of that price after discount and finance contribution.

[JB GTI]

Quick look on Drive The Deal to my specs comes in at £26.3K for the Polo with £500 contribution on PCP and £35.7K for the Golf with £1300 contribution on PCP   

[Exonian]

The best cars being between a Fiesta ST or a Megane RS.

Wouldn't pay £30k for a golf either, let alone a Polo.

Those two are the best cars for people who lock themselves in the loo with a copy of Evo magazine 
(Although I’m a secret fan of the Fiesta ST despite not wanting all my vertebrae compacted)


Putting (VW) car prices into perspective, even an up! GTI can quickly get to £19k these days.



Now here’s a weird thing, despite me having DSG and a BMW auto box since 2019, thus my clutch foot is redundant, I keep finding my left sock has a hole in the heel. Am I a mutant?
And no I don’t drive in just socks and neither do I own a pair of sandals. So if anyone here thinks they’re being boring buying me socks for my birthday they’d actually come in quite useful…

[Snoopy]

The polo is actually an option I overlooked for some reason. I did look at the UP but not the polo. I guess its because I wasn't taken with previous generations.
When my leon goes this year the golf will be the practical one in my stable so I'm not sure a polo or fiesta size car will be as good an alrounder daily to replace the golf.
Reading Hyundai pages on Facebook it seems quite a few mk7/7.5 GTI owners have moved over to the i20 and i30 Ns.
I'm just not sure of the styling.
Still think I may wait and see what the new civic type R has to offer when it comes out since it seems to have lost the bat mobile looks and they have kept buttons on the interior.

[dubber36]

Quick look on Drive The Deal to my specs comes in at £26.3K for the Polo with £500 contribution on PCP and £35.7K for the Golf with £1300 contribution on PCP   

Forget the sticker price, if you are PCPing, what's the cost of having either one to drive around in for 3 years?

[fredgroves]

Crap pcp prices are why I swerved things like the focus or the type R.

I know some here are a bit sneery about pcp but I'm not in a position to pay 30k out of my pocket for a car. Much easier to find the monthlies and let someone else worry about what happens to it after three years.

Some cars with roughly equivalent cash prices can be vastly more expensive to pcp. Most things are more expensive compared to a golf.

[dubber36]

I did my first ever PCP on the T6 Caravelle that I got about 2 and a half years ago. 3 months old, £42k. When I add up what I've paid, then deduct the increased equity in it due to dealers not being able to get anything transporter based, it's cost me just over £5k so far. As they've now stopped making them, demand is even higher, I should be paying it off at a much faster rate than it is deprecating. I don't think that's too bad.