Just posting this to say hello, as I'm new to this forum.
I'm 29 and live in Oslo, Norway.
I sold my Caravelle T5 2009 one week ago, and I'm considering upgradingto the VW High UP! with ASG-transmission (automatic) in Tornado Red, black dash with allavailableaccessoriesexceptthe leatherette seats. The price here in Norway is 185.000NOK/20650GBP/26500EUR discounted about 5% from the MSRP/list price. Yes, I want to go from the largest VW to the smallest for several reasons, mainly cost of ownership. It's cheaper to buy, cheaper to insure, cheaper to run and I can buy it without needing a car loan / financing plan.
Test drove one today (white High UP! with allaccessories, but manual transmission) and I wassurprisedto see how small it was on the outside, but how spacious it was on the inside. I will be using it alone during transport to/from work but it will also function as the only car for our family (girlfriend, son in child seat and large white boxer dog in the back). So I think I will be needing some sort of a roof rack / roof basket for this car and probably a dog guard. I think it makes sense to downgrade in size / cost as I drive alone with one laptop as my only luggage 95% of the time.
The only thing I did not like about the UP! was the poor sound quality,evenwiththe soundpackagewith extra speakers. But I think, i'm going to order one anyways because my alternative at the same price point is a VW Polo without any extras / automatic transmission.
Edit: 60HP version on test drive and the one I'm considering buying.
Edited by: stratcast
I'm 29 and live in Oslo, Norway.
I sold my Caravelle T5 2009 one week ago, and I'm considering upgradingto the VW High UP! with ASG-transmission (automatic) in Tornado Red, black dash with allavailableaccessoriesexceptthe leatherette seats. The price here in Norway is 185.000NOK/20650GBP/26500EUR discounted about 5% from the MSRP/list price. Yes, I want to go from the largest VW to the smallest for several reasons, mainly cost of ownership. It's cheaper to buy, cheaper to insure, cheaper to run and I can buy it without needing a car loan / financing plan.
Test drove one today (white High UP! with allaccessories, but manual transmission) and I wassurprisedto see how small it was on the outside, but how spacious it was on the inside. I will be using it alone during transport to/from work but it will also function as the only car for our family (girlfriend, son in child seat and large white boxer dog in the back). So I think I will be needing some sort of a roof rack / roof basket for this car and probably a dog guard. I think it makes sense to downgrade in size / cost as I drive alone with one laptop as my only luggage 95% of the time.
The only thing I did not like about the UP! was the poor sound quality,evenwiththe soundpackagewith extra speakers. But I think, i'm going to order one anyways because my alternative at the same price point is a VW Polo without any extras / automatic transmission.
Edit: 60HP version on test drive and the one I'm considering buying.
Edited by: stratcast