Long ago, Volkswagen recognised that cars are more than mere engineering executions or even mobile art. They can be the makers of memories, especially for young families. As I sat behind the wheel of the new VW Polo Sedan, I was overwhelmed by a sense of dj vu. Because I had been there before, years ago in my VW Jetta. Unbidden came a memory of our first long trip as a family in that Jetta. It was September and the start of what would be an 8 000 km trip from Namibia to Cape Town.