But it's priced so close to the Jetta- I'm wondering why choose the GOlf over the Jetta?
If at issue is cubic space and utility, the hierarchy would start the with wagon I’d think, the hatchback in second place with the sedan body style in third. Although the hatchback & sedan are similarly positioned cubic space wise it’s the utility which favors the hatchback body style.
Man,, our MY06 Jetta sedan’s trunk is cavernous and reasonably utilitarian given its 40/60 rear seat fold down feature. A trailer hitch I’d installed makes for easy use of a small 5’x10’ snowmobile style trailer we picked up on
www.Craigslist. The car/trailer arrangement is a straight up utility play used for fetching lumber, landscape materials, any oversized purchases, etc. I once trailer’ed a 350lbs Honda quad ATV machine 1500 miles (DEN to ATL) with no sweat and all the while with exemplar MPG figures. Gotta luv the 1.9 TDIs torque and its discriminating use of fuel. The newer 2.0 TDI is an Allstar I'm told.
Be certain to read up on the various stages of production maturity these VWs represent. Of the 3 model styles, i.e. sedan, hatchback and wagon, I believe the hatchback body style is the pure MkVI iteration. The MkVI wagon and MKVI sedan are amalgams. IMHO the 2010 MkVI Golf TDI 4dr is a buy. (Navi, sunroof, xenon, Dynaudio, etc) Good luck.