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Offline bobbarley

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Re: 1.8 20v non turbo?
« Reply #30 on: 09 March 2009, 23:06 »
TDI is more expensive to run if you don't do many miles a year  :wink:

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Re: 1.8 20v non turbo?
« Reply #31 on: 09 March 2009, 23:08 »
Ture, but a TDI is cheaper to run, costs less in tax and insurance and is just as quick  :cool: :wink:
Erm true there steve  :grin: but still not good for the environment  :grin:  :tongue: all those sooty fumes  :lipsrsealed:
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Re: 1.8 20v non turbo?
« Reply #32 on: 09 March 2009, 23:09 »
TDI is more expensive to run if you don't do many miles a year  :wink:
steve should be ok there then  :wink:
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Re: 1.8 20v non turbo?
« Reply #33 on: 09 March 2009, 23:10 »
Luckily I only cover 6k a year  :nerd:

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Re: 1.8 20v non turbo?
« Reply #34 on: 09 March 2009, 23:11 »
TDI is more expensive to run if you don't do many miles a year  :wink:

I do 30k plus a year so its alot cheaper  :wink:

Erm true there steve  :grin: but still not good for the environment  :grin:  :tongue: all those sooty fumes  :lipsrsealed:

but you pay more tax so your car is more polluting  :wink:
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Re: 1.8 20v non turbo?
« Reply #35 on: 09 March 2009, 23:13 »

I do 30k plus a year so its alot cheaper  :wink:

That's more than a few!

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Re: 1.8 20v non turbo?
« Reply #36 on: 09 March 2009, 23:15 »
I do more in a year than what your car has done in 10 years  :laugh: :lipsrsealed:
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Re: 1.8 20v non turbo?
« Reply #37 on: 09 March 2009, 23:16 »
I do more in a year than what your car has done in 10 years  :laugh: :lipsrsealed:
You sir, are correct!! 

I went over 30,000 a few weeks back  :cry:

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Re: 1.8 20v non turbo?
« Reply #39 on: 10 March 2009, 08:31 »
^ Very interesting read.