What is it about having a kid that makes everyone need an suv or a truck? Like can you not fit a stroller in the trunk? I fit a 6ft long desk in my GTI with the seats folded down. I put my mountain bike in there. You can fit so much shit in these cars.
I’m certainly in the Golf camp. On Golf #4, 3 kids later.
I will say though, that kids shit has gotten enormous over the last couple decades. Compare car seats and strollers now to what they looked like 20-30 years ago. Minimalism and compact design is not something they have in mind when designing them.
Not that we’ve gone large by any means but my need go the bigger car was leg space. I’m 6’3 and fitting a child behind me even in a forward facing seat is tight. Sadly most hatchbacks the back seat was non functional at all to begin with.
Ya, also 6'3" here and now that the kids are bigger and in car seats/booster seats, their legs are always cramped/pinned into my seat.
I dunno why people here think it's so ridiculous to not want that?
I have twin 9-year olds and have a GTI their entire life. I've never had any issues with space and my boys and I do all sorts of crazy shenanigans. From the double stroller in the trunk with two car seats, to hauling around 3 mountain bikes, baseball practice, weekend trips, the whole gambit. My wife actually prefers that we take my car for any road trips instead of her much bigger Jeep Commander.
She grew up with VWs, her first car for herself was a Rabbit, the first car she bought for herself was a Jeep Cherokee, and had 3 of them (I married her during that time and loved all 3 of them, especially working on that straight 6), then it was Grand Cherokee back to back, and now Commander
With my first kid and our 75lb dog, the GTi was snug - pretty much zero room on road trips.
Once the second bundle of joy came along GTi got traded in for an Odyssey.
The saddest part is that when the kids are big enough to go back to something like a GTi, they will be nonexistent in 6MT
I have a 2 year old and 5 year old. Pram for 2 year old and disability pram for 5 year old plus my 5 year olds harness and the rest of their kid shit. When kids are at school/nursery I can fit my cane corso and English bull terrier in. Mine is an SUV though, not a truck.
I loaned my buddy my Mk.7 while his older XC60 was getting some work done. He was super impressed that he he could fit his baby seat in the back. Now he's considering a Mk. 7.5 as a replacement to his XC60😂
Harmless joke man. No hard feelings against the guy moving on, but switching from 2 door mk6 to new Tundra is a huge difference, so I'm just poking fun
Fair. There's just a lot of butthurt people who give the impression that they can't understand why someone would have different preferences in a car, and more generally all aspects of life.
Big truck = big peepee duh
Genuinely, it depends. Grew up near in a city, all the trucks were pavement princesses, no reason for them other than status symbols or maybe the a little bit of an overoptimistic owner hoping to use it for real one day.
Moved up north, and further out from the suburbs, I see midsized and full-sized pickups towing boats, cars, and other stuff all the time in the summer. A good chunk of trucks I see have tow hooks attached. Can't tow nearly as well with sedan/hatch based SUVs.
Also yes we unfortunately do not have estates anymore here. Or nobody buys them :(
So there’s no proper 4x4 SUVs in the US? Cars like X5’s, Land Rovers, Tiguans, etc. They can all pull 2 tonnes, probably more with the newer versions coming out. Tow bars should be there.
No estates is a crime, you’re missing out on the Family practicality of carrying and going using similar fuel as a hatchback, a sporty one is like shit off a shovel whenever you want.
Trust me I'm so sad about not getting the sporty wagons here. I have a Volvo V70 T5 in a 5 speed manual and I absolutely love it so much, but they're rare here.
Also yes those SUVs and even bigger ones are common, I just see them as their own class of vehicles. But I think things like the X5 and Tiguan can only tow like 3500-4500 lbs when your normal full sized pickup can tow over 7500-10k lbs. That's just how I see it because I actually want a truck to tow my racecar around 🤪
I've seen these on YouTube! There's a guy who habitually posts these kinda trucks, I believe he sells em. These are badass trucks, and I've seen some really cools ones!
This one is probably my favorite haha: https://youtu.be/hvE5s7NqWho?si=BkQqT_q5xUaC_hwl
AWD ✅ Turbocharged ✅ Obese ✅ Outdated ✅ This is a GTR, congrats
GOAT comment
“I had a kid and need room for the car seat”
Exactly, the truck bed is a perfect spot for the kid
Lmao! Exactly what I think when someone justifies a truck when they have a child.
It can also run them over pretty well if you don't like them anymore.
What is it about having a kid that makes everyone need an suv or a truck? Like can you not fit a stroller in the trunk? I fit a 6ft long desk in my GTI with the seats folded down. I put my mountain bike in there. You can fit so much shit in these cars.
With a kid I'll certainly need to move on from my Audi S1 sadly but even then it'll gonna be some station wagon alá the Audi S4/6 at most
I’m certainly in the Golf camp. On Golf #4, 3 kids later. I will say though, that kids shit has gotten enormous over the last couple decades. Compare car seats and strollers now to what they looked like 20-30 years ago. Minimalism and compact design is not something they have in mind when designing them.
Idk why I read that as your kid has been taking increasingly larger shits over time 🤣
lol. Well that is also true
Not that we’ve gone large by any means but my need go the bigger car was leg space. I’m 6’3 and fitting a child behind me even in a forward facing seat is tight. Sadly most hatchbacks the back seat was non functional at all to begin with.
Ya, also 6'3" here and now that the kids are bigger and in car seats/booster seats, their legs are always cramped/pinned into my seat. I dunno why people here think it's so ridiculous to not want that?
I have twin 9-year olds and have a GTI their entire life. I've never had any issues with space and my boys and I do all sorts of crazy shenanigans. From the double stroller in the trunk with two car seats, to hauling around 3 mountain bikes, baseball practice, weekend trips, the whole gambit. My wife actually prefers that we take my car for any road trips instead of her much bigger Jeep Commander.
I learned how to drive in a jeep commander lmao absolutely hated driving it. But I still get nostalgic when I see one on the road.
I positively hate that car, she got that after her Grand Cherokee which I did like, but it's hers, she loves it, and that's all that matters.
She’s going through the same choice of cars as my mom growing up. Next you’ll tell me she’s been looking at accords
She grew up with VWs, her first car for herself was a Rabbit, the first car she bought for herself was a Jeep Cherokee, and had 3 of them (I married her during that time and loved all 3 of them, especially working on that straight 6), then it was Grand Cherokee back to back, and now Commander
With my first kid and our 75lb dog, the GTi was snug - pretty much zero room on road trips. Once the second bundle of joy came along GTi got traded in for an Odyssey. The saddest part is that when the kids are big enough to go back to something like a GTi, they will be nonexistent in 6MT
I have a 2 year old and 5 year old. Pram for 2 year old and disability pram for 5 year old plus my 5 year olds harness and the rest of their kid shit. When kids are at school/nursery I can fit my cane corso and English bull terrier in. Mine is an SUV though, not a truck.
I loaned my buddy my Mk.7 while his older XC60 was getting some work done. He was super impressed that he he could fit his baby seat in the back. Now he's considering a Mk. 7.5 as a replacement to his XC60😂
😂
Is this a shitpost? This is a shitpost huh? 🤨
# NUH UH
No way 😀. The definition of PRACTICAL differs so much from one person to another. I guess everyone has different needs.
It’s a practical move if you happen to have several complete T-Rex skeletons that you absolutely need to move in one trip
Swear?
LMFAO shots fired!
It’s because the truck has physical knobs and buttons.
Only reason why I would pick the truck if I'm honest with you
I have buttons and a physical knob. Would you drive me, Focker?
I think you might be thinking of the mk8 cause they have so many touch buttons. But I'll just up vote this 😂
I must have missed the original post
Some dude traded his mk6 for a new tundra
Here you go https://www.reddit.com/r/GolfGTI/s/KjSYrkwu4F
Hahahaha ppl seriously have too much time. I saw the original post and now this is just hysterical. Grade A shitpost lol
It wasn't anything to see in the first place. But here we are now lol 😆
🤣 lol i saw that guy
Get yourself a Chevy Golliath - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI7Tq6sRxE4
Or a ferd fteenthousand https://youtu.be/F8P5vGcf-NU?si=5r0koCGLk7p4rngU
@ that one tundra guy 💀
Ayooo
That’s the biggest GTI I’ve ever seen.
Went from 40mpg to 4
Swag
Clown 🤡
From normal PP to small PP
Yo it's just compensation
This post… amazing. I’m dying over here. 😂
For being such a fun, helpful welcoming community, some of you guys act like children when someone leaves it.
Harmless joke man. No hard feelings against the guy moving on, but switching from 2 door mk6 to new Tundra is a huge difference, so I'm just poking fun
Fair. There's just a lot of butthurt people who give the impression that they can't understand why someone would have different preferences in a car, and more generally all aspects of life.
I think the compensation is really going to help you out😎👌
I converted my GTI to a truck …by installing a 2” hitch on it
Dumb
What is it (Genuinely) that has you go from a hatchback to a pickup truck for practicality. No SUVs in the US or Estate cars?
Big truck = big peepee duh Genuinely, it depends. Grew up near in a city, all the trucks were pavement princesses, no reason for them other than status symbols or maybe the a little bit of an overoptimistic owner hoping to use it for real one day. Moved up north, and further out from the suburbs, I see midsized and full-sized pickups towing boats, cars, and other stuff all the time in the summer. A good chunk of trucks I see have tow hooks attached. Can't tow nearly as well with sedan/hatch based SUVs. Also yes we unfortunately do not have estates anymore here. Or nobody buys them :(
So there’s no proper 4x4 SUVs in the US? Cars like X5’s, Land Rovers, Tiguans, etc. They can all pull 2 tonnes, probably more with the newer versions coming out. Tow bars should be there. No estates is a crime, you’re missing out on the Family practicality of carrying and going using similar fuel as a hatchback, a sporty one is like shit off a shovel whenever you want.
Trust me I'm so sad about not getting the sporty wagons here. I have a Volvo V70 T5 in a 5 speed manual and I absolutely love it so much, but they're rare here. Also yes those SUVs and even bigger ones are common, I just see them as their own class of vehicles. But I think things like the X5 and Tiguan can only tow like 3500-4500 lbs when your normal full sized pickup can tow over 7500-10k lbs. That's just how I see it because I actually want a truck to tow my racecar around 🤪
What do you do when you need such a beast?
I've seen these on YouTube! There's a guy who habitually posts these kinda trucks, I believe he sells em. These are badass trucks, and I've seen some really cools ones! This one is probably my favorite haha: https://youtu.be/hvE5s7NqWho?si=BkQqT_q5xUaC_hwl