Family Viewing @Volkswagen

Meimei has been planning the logistics for Papa, Mama and Yeeyee to come check out the Caddy and Touran. I, on the other hand, have been watching video after video on the Touran through the week hehe.

When the family first arrive and we introduce them to the Caddy, there were a couple of raised eyebrows. Obviously the Caddy falls far short on the looks department. I suspect the neon green doesn't help either. There is however one who loved the Caddy. She ran into it and planted herself on the 3rd row seats and went "Papa, Emily like green bus! Wheel of the bus go round and round ~" Hahahah looks like the only one impressed is a 2 year old who thinks it's a bus from her videos. Not exactly reassuring *tears.

After trying out the passenger seats, the folding steps for the 2nd row seats, the walkway and headroom to the 3rd row, the general consensus is that the vehicle is huge. And add a big boot to that and you'll never lack space.

We moved to the Touran next and everyone seemed drawn to it immediately ... except of course OO. She literally refuse to go near the vehicle ... much less get into it. She wants her bus and would not entertain any other. So off to the play area she went with Mama and the maid. Which leaves the rest of us to pore through the Touran. My first task was to test whether we could fit our stroller ... and sadly it failed.

I couldn't close the tailgate ... oh crap. To fit the stroller we'll gonna have to fold down one of the 3rd row seats. As Yeeyee quickly pointed out, if we need to do that we are only getting another extra seat from our current ride. And to pay $126K for an extra seat doesn't make much sense. Of course it's not just another seat ... the equipment on the Touran is far more than anything we had in the GLX. But this realisation does put a damper on the Touran. We needed the space and the Touran seemed like a compromise rather than the solution.

Undeterred, I asked for a test drive for both cars to give everyone a feel of riding in the back rows. Papa and Meimei rode on the 2nd row for both rides. Yeeyee tried the Caddy and Mama the Touran. It turns out Yeeyee was fine as the Caddy's seats were like a movie theatre where the seats gradually rises to the back. Mama had a tougher time at the back of the Touran and was mildly car stick after the short test drive.

Another key discovery during the test drive was that the sunroof is only closed with a thin mesh rather than a hard panel. There was immediate concern from Papa of the heat and rays from the sun. Oops.

So what seemed like a easy decision initially became somewhat 'complicated'. Meimei and I was leaning heavily towards the Touran but now with the other key factors of space and sunroof coming into play, we are no longer sure the Touran is the best choice. Sensing the dilemma and stalemate, our SE offered that we go back to sleep on it before deciding in a day or two. A wise offer.