Hahaa..if i got the money, i directly take the golf over anythg else..its ma dream car

Will need to go for another test drive again..huhuu

my fren tested both cars.. he bought POLO

I think i will go for Polo... Why not TS just go and have a test drive both model and u can feel it urself.

I would definitely go for Peugeot 308 Turbo..

Polo interior seriously

If i'm driving a car and the interior is not comfortable enough, that will totally turn me off..

Performance wise, i dont see Polo better than 308 besides the DSG gb.

Just my opinion

Tested both and find the polo more nippy than the 308thp... Step on the pedal and the polo really surprised me.

Seriously the Polo's only advantage is the 7-speed DSG. Otherwise the facelifted 308 turbo win hands-down.

But safety feature for Polo is kinda minimal.

No cruise control, no traction control and no stability control.

Pickup might better than 308 because of the light weight of Polo itself.

People normally dont choose 308 due to the sucky after sales service.

I'm not quite sure how there would really be an advantage with a 7-speeder and how it stacks up with a 6-speeder.

Safety features, I think both cars are equally good. I won't consider cruise control a safety feature... didn't quite like the 308thp's cruise control position as well.

About Traction and Stability control, I would say that the 308thp needs it. I took a pretty sharp corner on the Polo going 70-80km/h with confidence, something I didn't feel confident with taking (the same corner) when I was testing the Fiesta.

I'm not certain I swear by Traction and Stability control because... I've felt my Mini Cooper's TCS activate while driving in a heavy rain and wonder what it would be like without it. On the other hand, I also drive a '96 Alfa which safety feature is only 1 airbag and never had any issues driving in a heavy rain. Perhaps, its the tyres?

Would I buy the Polo, especially as a main car? Nope.. LOL.. its cramped inside. The gearbox while smoother than my Mini Cooper (and the Fiesta I tested), doesn't feel as smooth as other cars I tried, namely.. the new Golf, 308thp, 3008, Focus and even the Prius therefore, the pregnant misses said NO! It's not as comfy as a Beetle or the 308thp as well. Its a very.. very.. basic car with a really nice engine and gearbox and 6 airbags.

I will say however that the Polo would be a pretty neat 2nd car to drive around town, go to the market, go out for drinks when I go hang out with pals, etc. If I'm young, single and alone... I might buy it.

Then... would I buy a 308thp? I would love to (actually was eyeing the 5008 as well) but I wouldn't either... the 308thp seems to be riddled with quite a few nuisance and we all know how bad their after sales service is.

SO.. now I'm stuck not knowing which car to buy.. LOL

On the after-sales (aside from VW 5 years warranty)... according to the VW thread it seems the service level had been dropped recently, largely due to the increase of VW owners.

i have decided VW POLO .. you ?

Avoided Polo like the plague!

Just test drove both. Would pick the 308 Turbo over the Polo anytime.

Ford Focus TDCI not in your consideration???

me? i'd love to have the Focus TDCi, but the price is out of my budget.. actually aiming for the Fiesta, which is just nice for my budget..

if you ask me, i think fiesta is too small, but if you dont need the space, go ahead.

i tried fiesta and forte 1.6 ( same price range) i would say forte is better, with all the electronics system, and paddle shift.

and after sales i think naza is better than ford. not much complain on naza after sales.

more complain on peugeot after sales, because, i guess its more expensive car and ppl have higher expectation.

but for below 120k car, i would take 308THP anytime and then maybe 2.0 forte.

good choice, as i own both 308THP and 2.0 forte

Peugeot after sales? not a big deal for me, as long as u deal with a right person, u can get the thing done.

Forte / Naza after sales? no comment yet as my forte will only come next week.

Polo, mm too small and the interior too simple

Focus 2.0 TDCi

I have not test driven the Polo, but I can say that the responsiveness of a dual clutch gearbox is really way better than a torque converter slushbox. This is from my test drive experience of the Ford Fiesta. The car is very eager to launch with just a light tap on the throttle. I can only imagine that the experience should be multiplied by 10 for Polo, with a force-inducted engine.

i so fall in love with 308 turbo

The gear change in the Polo is seamless. the only way u can tell that the car has changed gear is by looking at the current-gear-position indicator (dunno what it's actually called.). in 308, gear change is still smooth, though not as smooth as the Polo. Plus point for the 308 is the wastegate chatter (dunno the correct term, the 'shii shiii' sound when u lift ur foot off the throttle).