VW Eos: A hardtop for the rest of us

Here is a woman's perspective on the new VW Eos and she's right: it's a nice car!

In times past, you had a price to pay for owning a convertible. The ragtop, or soft top, sported by most could be tough to clean and tended to look really worn, really fast -- especially if you left them outdoors. Manually opening and closing the top was often difficult. When I lived in Manhattan and Philadelphia in the '80s, the soft tops were often slashed by car thieves or vandals. What a hassle!

Comparatively, today's convertibles are, yes, a breeze. Electronic controls have largely replaced manual ones. Soft tops are made out of far better material and they wear better. But what I've always lusted after is a hardtop convertible -- all off the style and freedom with less of the hassle. But until recently, hardtop convertibles were reserved for the very rich. Now comes a car like the Volkswagen Eos, whose price is expected to be in the $30,000 range when it hits the showrooms this summer.

The interior is classic VW: nice materials, well laid out, air conditioned glove box and all. New features include electronic controls on the sides of both front seats that allow for easy entry and exit to the rear by moving the seats fore and aft. Moreover, they remember the front driver/passenger's position. I still found it takes some work to climb into the back seat, though, as the door sill seemed high to me. Once inside, the rear seats were quite tight in the tush, and wouldn't be comfortable for women with bigger bottoms.

That said, the Eos is worth a look. $30K should buy you a lot of fun in the sun.

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Source: The Driving Woman

VW Eos: A hardtop for the rest of us

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