Small cars: which is best for golf?

Today I will be answering a question that my grandmother asked me a month or so ago. This question was “my friends from Monash (a golf course in Sydney, Australia) were wondering what would be a good car for them if they wanted a small car that could still fit an adults set of golf clubs”. When I got asked this, I knew immediately that it was addressing practicality. So this is what I will be talking about today. also, sorry I haven’t posted in a while, I have been busy with school, so as a result, I have decided that I will stop doing weekly posts and go to monthly posts. anyway, lets get started. I will also put images of all the cars that I mention at the bottom.

Audi A3 sportback: now this car, in my opinion, is an excellent car. It has plenty of boot space, can seat 4 adults in relative comfort and has class-leading technology. how much boot space you may be asking, 380 litres. This mightn’t seem like a lot to you but if you fold down one of the back seats, as most golfers travel solo or with one other person, you will easily be able to fit a set of golf clubs through where the rear seat was and also be able to keep a folded up electric golf buggy in there also, but if you don’t want to fold the seats down, I’m sure you could fit it anyway. In the A3, you don’t need to worry about fragile things breaking (if you take fragile things on the golf course) as the car has air suspension which is absolutely sublime, but even without the air suspension it rides pretty smoothly. it is also pretty cheap to as the 1 litre, 3 cylinder, front wheel drive model starts at $36,000. It is also only 4.3 metres long, so it is average for it’s class

Audi A4 avant: if you think the A3 from above will be to small, then get this car. It is very similar to the a3 in pretty much every way as it has very good technology, can easily seat 4 people and has a very large boot. The A4 is also 40 cm longer than the A3, has 125 more litres of boot space and is $10,000 dollars more expensive. So my opinion is if you really want the a4 then go for it, but the a3 will be just fine.

Peugeot 308: If you want something that has the same sort of technology as the a3 but think the price is too high then you should go for the 308. The 308 has a digital gauge cluster, can fit 4 adults, but with a 470 litre boot capacity, it has almost 100 additional litres of boot space which will mean that the golf clubs will fit more comfortably and leave you with more room for other things. The prices also better as a Peugeot with a similar engine to the Audi a3 is only $27,000, which is almost $10,000 less than the a3. it is also 4.2 metres long, which is smaller than the a3

Skoda Octavia estate: Similar to the Peugeot, this is a car you buy if you like the a3 but think it is a little expensive. It is also very good value for money as the Skoda has a boot that is 210 litres bigger than the a3. It is also cheaper than the A3 as a base model will cost $30,000. it’s size is 4.8 metres long, which is bigger even than the a4.

Ford focus wagon: the past 4 cars have all been European so now it is going to change. the ford focus is a good car if you want something that is cheap, easy to live with, reliable and you can use everyday. This car has a 608 litre boot, which is bigger than the Skoda and is also about $3,000 more than the Skoda. The focus is also 4.6 metres long, which is smaller than the Octavia

Ford Mondeo estate: This car is for people who want something a hatchback from ford but don’t want a focus. This car is pretty similar to the focus as it is made y the same people and their cars are pretty similar. It is 4.8 metres long and has a 500 litre boot capacity.

Mazda 6 hatch: If you wanted a Japanese estate car for under $40,000, I would point you towards the Mazda 6 hatch. It has very comfortable seats, a good engine, a centre screen that most people will be fine with and a lot of boot space. how much boot space, 480 litres, which is about the same as the Peugeot 308. it’s size is 4.8 metres long, which is longer than anything on this list.

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