What is it with Malaysians and two-door cars?

I just drove the new VW Scirocco last weekend and I think it shows just how good VW is at making performance cars.

The new Scirocco has a good engine, even better transmission and a near perfect handling. The sexy styling is a bonus of course.

I think I am not the only one who thinks the Scirocco is a good car. Autocar UK and AutoBild named it their Car of the Year, and those two are not cap-ayam magazines.

But typical of Malaysians, after they have finished oooh-ing and waaah-ing the Scirocco, they will say "Aiyaaah, but it's a two door car laaa" and walk away.

Sigh…what is wrong with a two-door car?

The Europeans and Americans bought two-door cars by the millions while we here in Malaysia balked at the thought of buying one.

In fact, many of these Malaysians claim they are die hard car fans, but the fact that they hate two-door cars and end up buying the Vios or the Myvi proves how fake these petrol heads are.

Of course if you can only afford a car and you need to use it as a family car, I will gladly understand but most of them are single, or married without kids, and they are all below 40s.

So why do you need all the space for?

I always have a two-door car, and my logic is simple. I take corners every single day; the requirement to use the back seat will arise maybe 4 days in a month.

So, will you sacrifice your g-force fun for something you hardly ever use?

A two-door car is not that bad actually. Many of us can live with it; heck, I even took my family back to Muar or Kuantan once in a while in the Satria Neo. My two kids never really complain about the small seat and the wife is extra happy as there is no door at the back for them to toy around with.

And yes, I took the Scirocco back to Muar with the family in tow. The car performed superbly well - comfortable, spacious and practical. If I have my own ways, I'll tint the rear glass so that people can't see we have kids at the back. :)

The only time I had to make a U-turn was when I planned to drive up to Penang with the family in the FOUR-door Honda Type R.

The Honda was ridiculously uncomfortable, I think I broke a few bones driving it around KL (hats off to those who can drive that car everyday). The family too was grumbling and I decided enough was enough. I made U Turn at Sungai Buluh, went home and swap the Type R with the Satria Neo.

So Malaysians, stop complaining about two-door cars. This is a car which places looks and handling higher than practicality.

If you are happy with your dinky four-door saloon, by all means, go ahead. I will not stop you from buying your Vios TRD or Myvi SE. Put in the biggest wheels that you can find and lower the car to the max until you scrap the tarmac.

Just make sure you move to the side and don't hog the road when we want to take that delicious 3rd gear corner.