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Offline Exonian

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One for the Diesel heads....
« on: 09 November 2010, 16:02 »
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Offline ajmoir36

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Re: One for the Diesel heads....
« Reply #1 on: 09 November 2010, 18:49 »
Looks horrid, its rubbish, need we say anymore. Athough that does sound a little harsh. £23K I thought Golfs were expensive the Megane is like £10k over priced.
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Re: One for the Diesel heads....
« Reply #2 on: 09 November 2010, 19:07 »
the old megans were ok imo. the new ones look horrid and the body is far too big for the wheels :undecided:
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Re: One for the Diesel heads....
« Reply #3 on: 09 November 2010, 19:22 »
Quote from: R32UK on 09 November 2010, 19:07
the old megans were ok imo. the new ones look horrid and the body is far too big for the wheels :undecided:

The old ones were quite cute.
The new ones look completely misshapen. They should have burnt the designer alive IMO.
They can't even give away these rotten cars.
Imagine seeing this every single day. I think most owners lose the will to live eventually. :evil:
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Re: One for the Diesel heads....
« Reply #4 on: 09 November 2010, 21:22 »
Very surprised at the Golf GTD's lack of economy that they are quoting, which lets face it is the only reason you would choose one over the GTi:

* Price: £24,230
* Engine: 2.0-litre 4cyl, 168bhp
* 0-60mph: 7.6 seconds
* AE economy: 38.1mpg
* Claimed CO2: 134g/km

My GTi is faster and more economical.

Must be a mistake  :rolleyes:
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Re: One for the Diesel heads....
« Reply #5 on: 09 November 2010, 21:57 »
Quote from: Spartacus on 09 November 2010, 21:22
Very surprised at the Golf GTD's lack of economy that they are quoting, which lets face it is the only reason you would choose one over the GTi:

* Price: £24,230
* Engine: 2.0-litre 4cyl, 168bhp
* 0-60mph: 7.6 seconds
* AE economy: 38.1mpg
* Claimed CO2: 134g/km

My GTi is faster and more economical.

Must be a mistake  :rolleyes:

Combined figure for a GTD is 55mpg
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Re: One for the Diesel heads....
« Reply #6 on: 09 November 2010, 22:04 »
So you're getting more than 38mpg from your gti? Are you doing a lot of m way driving at 60mph or what?
Please let me in on the secret.
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Re: One for the Diesel heads....
« Reply #7 on: 10 November 2010, 07:38 »
Quote from: devito on 09 November 2010, 22:04
So you're getting more than 38mpg from your gti? Are you doing a lot of m way driving at 60mph or what?
Please let me in on the secret.

Only use Shell V power, on motorways use cruise control to keep revs below 3000 ( about 75 mph ) and can easily achieve 45-47 mpg.

Around town I see 33-38mpg.

I am sure that if I drove like Miss Daisy and at 56Mph I could achive 50mpg plus. One day I might try it if I have the patience.

I came from a Mk5 140bhp diesel that could do 55mpg on the same journeys ( same as per the claimed GTD figure ).

Remarkable that the GTi can get close to that.

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Re: One for the Diesel heads....
« Reply #8 on: 10 November 2010, 08:23 »
Quote from: Spartacus on 10 November 2010, 07:38
Quote from: devito on 09 November 2010, 22:04
So you're getting more than 38mpg from your gti? Are you doing a lot of m way driving at 60mph or what?
Please let me in on the secret.

Only use Shell V power, on motorways use cruise control to keep revs below 3000 ( about 75 mph ) and can easily achieve 45-47 mpg.

Around town I see 33-38mpg.



Must be a town without much traffic, I do mainly town driving and can't get it above 25.7 mpg. [I only use V-Power as well]
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Re: One for the Diesel heads....
« Reply #9 on: 10 November 2010, 10:40 »
^i'm the same, 26-27mpg round town and about 44mpg doing normal motorway speeds, mixed driving style, i'm fairly happy with that but can still understand why some favour the GTD.
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