I have owned a mk6 and a mk7 gtd keeping each for 4 years. There wasn’t a day when these cars didn’t put a smile on my face, but I live in central London where the mayor and his acolytes don’t seem to care if your diesel is a dinosaur or a Euro 6. I decided to bite the bullet and go down the Petrol route after an 8 year hiatus. As another member wrote, on a day to day basis the GTD is all the car you’ll ever need, and more. I used man maths when changing to a mk 7.5 R in April and it’s a blast. My insurance dropped by £180 a year, with the same company, despite getting 3 points for speeding just before changing cars. I got a very good part ex and a good discount. So far, so good - my fuel costs have doubled. I didn’t by an R for frugality, but as a private owner it certainly comes as a bit of a shock. Whilst I don’t travel at excessively high speeds the R sound does encourage rapid acceleration up to the speed limit. In the GTD my wallet didn’t hurt as much when I did this. When all is said and done, I love the R, but the GTD was a more sensible option even on my 10k miles per year. The R makes me smile more, except when filling up.
