Small 5 door hatch - automatic

[sc0tt]

Morning all

My wife is looking to change her 2013 polo from manual to an automatic car.

She likes to keep her cars and has had the existing one for 6 years but we are only changing because she can no longer use a manual so we aren’t fussed about the 3 years and then sell.

Car must be a small 5 door, relatively sporty, new.

We test drove a polo gti yesterday and have a good deal ready to go but its a 5 month wait. Any other suggestions?

Thanks all.

[stevemcs]

Until i read the word sport I was already to suggest a Hyundai i10.... given you like the Polo and want something sporty how about the Seat Ibiza or Fiesta Ecoboost ST Line thingy

[sc0tt]

stevemcs said:

Until i read the word sport I was already to suggest a Hyundai i10.... given you like the Polo and want something sporty how about the Seat Ibiza or Fiesta Ecoboost ST Line thingy

Thank you. Fiesta is a no unfortunately (that would be my go to) but I had an ST and she didn’t like it.

Just took a look at the seat and the only offering is a 1.0 in the auto which I’m not keen on. Thank you for your suggestions.

i10 is out. When we go to Spain we always get one and it is just too cheap inside.

[stevemcs]

The new i10 is just being released so no doubt interior trim will take on another leap. However it will have a small engine

How about a clio ? there might be some deals on the RS Trophy version ? Or do Suzuki make a Swift Auto ?

I wouldn't let size of the engine put me off.

[Sheepshanks]

sc0tt said:

We test drove a polo gti yesterday and have a good deal ready to go but its a 5 month wait.

I'm not sure how it works with VW but did the dealer make any effort to find one, or is wife adding options that make it a factory order?

When we got wife's Tiguan (towards the end of the mk1) some places were talking 12-16 weeks. I used CarWow and next to nearest dealer got the exact model / options / colour in 8 days.

[sc0tt]

Sheepshanks said:

sc0tt said:

We test drove a polo gti yesterday and have a good deal ready to go but its a 5 month wait.

I'm not sure how it works with VW but did the dealer make any effort to find one, or is wife adding options that make it a factory order?

When we got wife's Tiguan (towards the end of the mk1) some places were talking 12-16 weeks. I used CarWow and next to nearest dealer got the exact model / options / colour in 8 days.

It’s now a factory order due to the dash colour. I did use car wow and fortunately the cheapest dealer wasn’t too far away.

We have now ordered the car so can lock this up. Thanks all.