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Title: thinking of swaping me 1.8t
Post by: ALEXS1.8T on 03 April 2009, 18:49
thinking of swapping me 1.8t in for a 5dr and iam think a gt tdi 150 ????

wot sort of price are the gt tdi 150`s had a look on ebay and there only a hand full on there, also i think i need the better mpg lol i make 50 miles to a tena at the mo.

wot  you guy think.............
Title: Re: thinking of swaping me 1.8t
Post by: richw911 on 03 April 2009, 18:51
Yeah if you need the economy why not thay are awesome cars   :cool:
Title: Re: thinking of swaping me 1.8t
Post by: ALEXS1.8T on 03 April 2009, 19:16
well i could do with abit more mpg lol , iam not looking to do this like now but when i can
Title: Re: thinking of swaping me 1.8t
Post by: Ivor Mk4 Turbo on 03 April 2009, 20:58
thinking of swapping me 1.8t in for a 5dr and iam think a gt tdi 150 ????

wot sort of price are the gt tdi 150`s had a look on ebay and there only a hand full on there, also i think i need the better mpg lol i make 50 miles to a tena at the mo.

wot  you guy think.............


How many miles you doing a year, then?
Title: Re: thinking of swaping me 1.8t
Post by: ALEXS1.8T on 03 April 2009, 21:00
would say i do about 65miles a week , but i do go up to leicester a fair bit as my dad lives there and that is about 160miles from me.
Title: Re: thinking of swaping me 1.8t
Post by: ABOO on 03 April 2009, 21:29
would say i do about 65miles a week , but i do go up to leicester a fair bit as my dad lives there and that is about 160miles from me.

65x52=3380 plus 2k in leicester trips and you're thinking of a diesel WTF!!!!!!

On another note I know owners of both 130 and 150 diesels and even some 150 owners secretly prefer the 130 :wink:
Title: Re: thinking of swaping me 1.8t
Post by: ALEXS1.8T on 03 April 2009, 22:02
would say i do about 65miles a week , but i do go up to leicester a fair bit as my dad lives there and that is about 160miles from me.

65x52=3380 plus 2k in leicester trips and you're thinking of a diesel WTF!!!!!!

On another note I know owners of both 130 and 150 diesels and even some 150 owners secretly prefer the 130 :wink:

moneys tight lol   :rolleyes:
Title: Re: thinking of swaping me 1.8t
Post by: Ivor Mk4 Turbo on 04 April 2009, 10:54
would say i do about 65miles a week , but i do go up to leicester a fair bit as my dad lives there and that is about 160miles from me.

65x52=3380 plus 2k in leicester trips and you're thinking of a diesel WTF!!!!!!

On another note I know owners of both 130 and 150 diesels and even some 150 owners secretly prefer the 130 :wink:

moneys tight lol   :rolleyes:


Will be a false economy on your mileage, though!!

http://www.lovemoney.com/news/shopping/dont-waste-money-on-a-diesel-car-3176.aspx
Title: Re: thinking of swaping me 1.8t
Post by: Rhyso on 04 April 2009, 11:41
even i've got to say it won't be worth swapping  :shocked: :shocked:

how are you doing those 65 miles a week?? if its short journeys you'll struggle to see decent MPG as the diesels take longer to warm up so you won't reach their peak efficiency

if you were doing 65 miles a day then its a no brainer
Title: Re: thinking of swaping me 1.8t
Post by: bobbarley on 04 April 2009, 11:44
I've always thought the general rule of thumb is that if you do about 12k or less a year, use petrol.  More than 12k, get a diesel.
Title: Re: thinking of swaping me 1.8t
Post by: billy_vw on 04 April 2009, 11:50
over the last 6 months i sold my 1.8T and got a 130 TDI , but have now gone back to a 1.8T just beacuse i did not do the mile to justify why i bought the diesel.

So much happier with my 1.8T  :evil: 

DONT DO IT
Title: Re: thinking of swaping me 1.8t
Post by: rheady on 06 April 2009, 11:23
Doing short journeys like that it wouldn't matter what car you had you're not even warming the car up when you've reached your destination. Also i would go on a long drive at least once a fortnight to get the engine working as it should.