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CoolHands
Original Poster
1,893 posts
65 months
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I mean, most of them are simply more impractical than their hatchback sibling. Take the ford focus saloon. Yes! There really is one. What's the point?  
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matthias73
1,685 posts
20 months
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Because I chose to, problem?
As a travelling freelance pharmaceutical sales rep, I need a propper boot, to safely store pharmaceutical products, and dead hookers.
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SSBB
507 posts
26 months
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They are generally quieter than a flat back vehicle. Cargo is more secure in the back in a crash.
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veevee
877 posts
21 months
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I think they get bought in some places in Europe.
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Disco You
1,819 posts
50 months
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Mostly because they are quieter I think.
In most cases though you aren't comparing like for like. Most saloons are 3 Series sized or bigger, whereas hatchbacks are Golf sized or smaller.
A more sensible question would be "why does everyone buy saloons, estates are the same size and more practical".
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EDLT
14,591 posts
76 months
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matthias73 said: Because I chose to, problem?
As a travelling freelance pharmaceutical sales rep, I need a propper boot, to safely store pharmaceutical products, and dead hookers. PH's last pharmaceutical salesman used a hatchback.
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Wafflesmk2
1,347 posts
24 months
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Disco You said: Mostly because they are quieter I think.
In most cases though you aren't comparing like for like. Most saloons are 3 Series sized or bigger, whereas hatchbacks are Golf sized or smaller.
A more sensible question would be "why does everyone buy saloons, estates are the same size and more practical". +1 Im torn between an E90 saloon and touring at the moment. I loved the vectra estate i used to have, so roomy behind me and more cosy too with rear tints. I get a feeling people will scoff at me for buying the touring (when i have no kids/wife/dog) instead of the saloon though 
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BigNige
2,584 posts
94 months
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EDLT said: PH's last pharmaceutical salesman used a hatchback. Shows what he knew.
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HeatonNorris
1,649 posts
18 months
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Disco You said: Mostly because they are quieter I think.
In most cases though you aren't comparing like for like. Most saloons are 3 Series sized or bigger, whereas hatchbacks are Golf sized or smaller.
A more sensible question would be "why does everyone buy saloons, estates are the same size and more practical". The small / mid sized saloons generally have significantly bigger boots than the hatch equivalents.
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Ferg
15,242 posts
127 months
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BigNige said: EDLT said: PH's last pharmaceutical salesman used a hatchback. Shows what he knew. I thought 'pharmaceuticals' were sold from blacked out 4X4s.
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rohrl
3,924 posts
15 months
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The small saloons aren't very popular in the UK are they? They're probably a little bit quieter inside due to better isolation of the rear wheels but it'll be marginal. Maybe a little safer in a rear-end crash.
Things like the Nova saloon and VW Derby look a bit odd to my eyes and personally I'd choose the hatchback in that class. It's not the Jetta which has consistently sold in it's millions is it?
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FreeLitres
2,993 posts
47 months
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Ferg said: I thought 'pharmaceuticals' were sold from blacked out BMWs. Fixed that for you.
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Herman Toothrot
4,932 posts
68 months
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I prefer the look of saloons but they are impractical compared to estates, so I'll always buy an estate as the practical car.
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Alfanatic
6,038 posts
89 months
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Saloon versions were more popular in SA. Don't know why. The sporty one would be a hatch (and hardly ever 3 door) and the exec one would be the saloon version with the same engine but more kit and more leather. That held true for Astras, golf/jetta, corolla, sunny...
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jbi
5,389 posts
74 months
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Saloon Advantages:
1. Cargo more secure (contents are hidden and can be locked away with valet function)
2. Quieter due to enclosed cabin space
3. Looks (subjective)
4. Sometimes lighter
5. Some cars have more boot space in saloon form than hatch e.g toyota corolla
6. Safer in rear impact collisions
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Vitorio
464 posts
13 months
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I like how they look, somehow they look more like a proper car to me then hatches/wagons. Take the new Focus for instance. I LOATHE the design on the hatchback, the guy who designed the back end of that must have been blind, on LSD and having a seizure at the time of drawing that monstrosity. I like the wagon well enough, at least it doesnt have the gimpy tail lights of the hatch. The saloon though, i think looks the best of the three, even if it really is 20 cm too short to really make the saloon line work well.
I drive a Focus wagon though, there is no arguing with the cavern that unfolds before your eyes when you open the tailgate, especially if you have small kids. The practicality is just untouchable by a hatch/saloon.
If it werent for the needed practicality, i'd be driving either something smaller all together, or a focus saloon, or perhaps a megane coupe, just for the looks of em.
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FreeLitres
2,993 posts
47 months
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Is a saloon Chimaera, a Cerbera?
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Fox-
10,026 posts
116 months
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I chose a Saloon because I like Saloons and I do not like hatchbacks.
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Debaser
1,191 posts
131 months
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CoolHands said: What's the point? Greater torsional rigidity?
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sleep envy
59,548 posts
119 months
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EDLT said: PH's last pharmaceutical salesman used a hatchback. I thought he had a white carrera gt?
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