I think the long door trads are much easier to get in and out of. At least Mrs W hops in and out of ours like a bambi (well that might be a slight exaggeration), but she moves her derrière towards the centre then pivots on the leather seat with both legs over the sill. Actually easier for her than the Polo. The seat is a bit low for her to see over the dash and so a cushion helps a bit: might look at raising it.
We are soon looking to get a small powered wheelchair which will fold up neatly and go on the luggage rack. I am currently getting slick at putting the roof up and down. Anyone any ideas on how to use the roof as a partial tonneau cover on a four seater? Mine is an Alon White mohair job and the original owner had a ghastly black plasticky affair that he had designed. Try as I might, it would not go on. There are some studs at the side to potentially clip to (the obverse of these could be added to the current roof inner flap) and I was wondering about a cross bar held on the rear side screen thumb screws to support the front windscreen clip.
Sorry for thread drift...
Tim