Would you pay 11,000 dollars for this?:

"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
02/13/2018 at 11:36 • Filed to: None

What kind of world do we live in where a polo is cheaper than an Up!?

No credit check on finance? Golly that muat be great!

DISCUSSION (49)

Nibby > Spanfeller is a twat
02/13/2018 at 11:43

i’d pay $11,000 for it just to make you happy

Maxima Speed > Spanfeller is a twat
02/13/2018 at 11:43

11 grand for a brand new car? Definitely.

Spanfeller is a twat > Maxima Speed
02/13/2018 at 11:47

Its a bit overpriced... 52% crackpipe

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Spanfeller is a twat
02/13/2018 at 12:07

I need a Cardinal Red Polo 1.2 TSI 105 PS with the 15" Lyon wheels as shown.

Gib pls.

promoted by the color red > Spanfeller is a twat
02/13/2018 at 12:15

I’d pay about that much for a Up! GTI.

Spanfeller is a twat > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo
02/13/2018 at 12:20

I really like the Polos... They’re like the Coronita version of a Golf

Smaller, easier to enjoy.

BigBlock440 > Spanfeller is a twat
02/13/2018 at 12:24

Isn’t an Up electric? Or do they have gas Ups too? If it was electric, that’d explain the higher cost.

E90M3 > Spanfeller is a twat
02/13/2018 at 12:28

What other car can you get brand new for 11k?

Chinny Raccoon > BigBlock440
02/13/2018 at 12:30

Except for a trial run of the E-up! In Yorkshire, all Up!s are conventionally powered.

Chinny Raccoon > Spanfeller is a twat
02/13/2018 at 12:31

Is that a special deal on the polo as the new one is coming soon? Though the Up is quite old now too.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Spanfeller is a twat
02/13/2018 at 12:34

Idk but I wish the US government and US market would allow for cars like the Polo and Up!

Spanfeller is a twat > E90M3
02/13/2018 at 12:44

A bigger, safer international market polo

Sovande > Spanfeller is a twat
02/13/2018 at 12:48

I live in a world where I didn’t know either existed.

E90M3 > Spanfeller is a twat
02/13/2018 at 12:49

Ok fair enough.

Spanfeller is a twat > E90M3
02/13/2018 at 12:51

Polo: 195k

Up cross or whatever that is 220k

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > Spanfeller is a twat
02/13/2018 at 13:15

I kind of like the Up. Then again I tend to make bad decisions constantly.

Spanfeller is a twat > winterlegacy, here 'till the end
02/13/2018 at 13:24

I love it too!

But I love the european version with the GTi trim

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > Spanfeller is a twat
02/13/2018 at 13:27

The only thing I like about the GTi are the wheels, and that’s about it. I feel like they tried a little too hard with the rest of the body...

Spanfeller is a twat > winterlegacy, here 'till the end
02/13/2018 at 13:28

I don’t like the mexican version yyo

Svend > Spanfeller is a twat
02/13/2018 at 13:47

Is one imported while the other is produced more locally? That might explain it.

I like the Polo. The Polo is a smaller Golf, yet more of the size the Golf used to be.

If it was a 3 door I was going for, otherwise it’d be a Skoda Fabia (same platform and engines), which is 5 door hatchback and 5 door estate only.

I’d take it in metallic green or metallic blue in Monte Carlo trim.

Kinja'd!!!

Spanfeller is a twat > Svend
02/13/2018 at 14:01

I think the Up is made in Brazil or Argentina while the polo must be made here or in Europe.

I do not believe we have an FTA with Brazil, so the Up is tariffed

Svend > Spanfeller is a twat
02/13/2018 at 14:15

That would make sense then, the price disparity.

My comment didn’t upload the edit. Doh.

According to Wiki, that is the previous gen, Mk5 Polo.

So they may be trying to sell through old stock.

Mk6 Polo. Looks like they are deleting the 3 door option. :(

Kinja'd!!!

Svend > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo
02/13/2018 at 14:42

A colleague has a blue 1.2TSi.

She loves the thing way more than the Focus she had.

Kinja'd!!!

Spanfeller is a twat > Svend
02/13/2018 at 14:53

But the old polo is just as old as the Up?

Mercedes Streeter > Spanfeller is a twat
02/13/2018 at 14:54

This is the primary reason the Toyota iQ failed. Why get the smaller car if the bigger, equally efficient car car costs more than $1k less?

His Stigness > Spanfeller is a twat
02/13/2018 at 15:04

That’s so dumb that VW won’t sell either of those cars in the US. I want an Up! so bad.

Spanfeller is a twat > Mercedes Streeter
02/13/2018 at 15:10

You could also save up 1000 more dollars and get a Jetta

Spanfeller is a twat > His Stigness
02/13/2018 at 15:12

It may have to do with CARB (as in emissions) and CARBS( carbohydrates: as in americans like big cars, so getting a ecological Up! To the US wouldn’t be worth it)

Mexico is gonna have a Smogapocalipze soon because bikes will have to be tested soon

Meaning that no bikes will pass the test because bikes here are sold without emissions controls.

I am happy that this is happening thought, I like breathable air...

Svend > Spanfeller is a twat
02/13/2018 at 15:22

Ye’, but the UP isn’t due a replacement.

Like when the tenth gen Honda Civic came out here, the ninth gen was still available new but with £6,000 off.

Spanfeller is a twat > Svend
02/13/2018 at 15:25

That is true...

I would buy an Up! If the GTi was sold here

Svend > Spanfeller is a twat
02/13/2018 at 15:35

I know Skoda and SEAT don’t do a GTi version, but I’d go with one of them because I don’t like the VW UPs front bumper.

SEAT do a Mii 1.0 74bhp car though.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Svend
02/13/2018 at 16:05

Svend, I want it.

Pls FedEx it in an envelope or something.

Spanfeller is a twat > Svend
02/13/2018 at 16:19

I don’t think the Mii is sold here.... But I generally like the up, can’t say I like that particular Skoda

duurtlang > Sovande
02/13/2018 at 16:24

You didn’t know the VW Polo existed? That nameplate is over 40 years old and many, many millions have been sold all over the world (excluding the US/Canada). I wouldn’t be surprised if it has outsold the Jetta during its career.

Svend > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo
02/13/2018 at 16:34

I could possibly FED-EX it but then the U.S. FEDs would EX it from existence.

They are popular with female new drivers, while the males go for more powerful or more tweakable Ford Fiesta and Vauxhall Corsa, the females go for safety and reliability.

Svend > Spanfeller is a twat
02/13/2018 at 16:37

Ye’, between the UP, Mii and the Citigo, I don’t like the UPs looks, but it’s a close call for the Mii and Citigo, neither particularly good looking, just the least bad looking.

I could go for a SEAT Mii or Skoda Citigo 3 door if I was in need of a tiny runabout for the city.

His Stigness > Spanfeller is a twat
02/13/2018 at 17:56

California was supposed to start testing bikes, or requiring emission controls on them at least. Why they were exempt is beyond me. Mythbusters tested them years ago and they were spitting out NOX like crazy.

Spanfeller is a twat > His Stigness
02/13/2018 at 18:12

My ultimate want is for Mexico to adopt the CARB standard (we already have the CAFE standard though)

I want all of those high pollutant cars getting punished, including my twin turbo Kia....lol.

Like, I want Hoy No Circula to be extended into more tags, in a way that the most pollutant vehicles go out maybe 5 days a week on a limited schedule all the way up to everyday.

My Kia would probably end up mid table, meaning that it would be able to go out 6 days a week.

But I can give my car away for one day a week in exchange for some fucking public transportation. the reason I want very strict standards is because cars distract people from the disturbing lack of good public transport infrastructure....

Spanfeller is a twat > Svend
02/13/2018 at 18:13

Howbout a Twingo? are those any good?

dogisbadob > Spanfeller is a twat
02/13/2018 at 20:20

We need more cheap low priced cars, um, up, here in the US. The Mirage and Spark are overpriced by about $3000

Not only do we lose jobs to Mexico, but the jobs that remain are approaching Mexican wages temps and stupid “uber economy” shit. People can’t afford new cars anymore.

dogisbadob > Spanfeller is a twat
02/13/2018 at 20:20

We need more cheap low priced cars, um, up, here in the US. The Mirage and Spark are overpriced by about $3000

Not only do we lose jobs to Mexico, but the jobs that remain are approaching Mexican wages temps and stupid “uber economy” shit. People can’t afford new cars anymore.

dogisbadob > Spanfeller is a twat
02/13/2018 at 20:20

We need more cheap low priced cars, um, up, here in the US. The Mirage and Spark are overpriced by about $3000

Not only do we lose jobs to Mexico, but the jobs that remain are approaching Mexican wages temps and stupid “uber economy” shit. People can’t afford new cars anymore.

Svend > Spanfeller is a twat
02/13/2018 at 20:22

They are good. I just don’t like the look of the current car.

Spanfeller is a twat > dogisbadob
02/13/2018 at 20:26

I think we would all be better if we unified the markets, no border controls.

We get higher wages, better cars, and more access to goods, you get less job loss to us (because our wages would start looking like yours) Plus, it would make us more competitive around the world.

it would also mean that if VW wanted to sell a car here, it would have to certify to US standards and could be sold there.

Spanfeller is a twat > Svend
02/13/2018 at 20:26

rear wheel driven, right?

Svend > Spanfeller is a twat
02/13/2018 at 20:27

I think so, not sure.

His Stigness > Spanfeller is a twat
02/13/2018 at 22:05

Are you in Mexico City? If you are, and public transit sucks there, then it would be just LA in that residents will take their cars to their graves, even though using public transit would be cheaper.

I wish public transit was better here too. I think it’s bullshit I have to buy an EV to save money on commuting instead of just having public transit.

Spanfeller is a twat > His Stigness
02/13/2018 at 22:09

Mexico City is fascinating because it grew so quickly because of the Zedec project and the foreign investment thanks to NAFTA that the old city has great public transport, the best in North America I dare say.

But that´s the old part, the new parts are dangerously underserved.

If I had gotten into UNAM, my daily commute would be by metro, not by car. But then again, UNAM is impossible to get into. My university doesn’t have easy access to public transport.

I guess I should be a good human and use the bus a couple of times a week.... I could use my university’s bus....

His Stigness > Spanfeller is a twat
02/13/2018 at 22:41

I’ve never taken the bus, I will only take the train. I don’t know why I’m such a snob about that.