Mk3 Golf 8v to Diesel

[Wayne]

My 204bhp 330d easily gave 55mpg.

If you drove it sensibly it gave great mpg but when you booted it it dropped for obvious reasons.

The 320d gave 45mpg when driven sensibly, with only 150bhp because the engine had to work harder.

At 70mph the 330d would do about 1,600rpm whereas the 320 would do about 2,300rpm.

Modern diesels / common rail are a whole different ball game, to get power out of older diesels will cost mpg as you need to burn more fuel.

[tdi_blu]

Think ill be going tdi for sure with my next car with the way petrols going up just getting really expensive.My 8v when I fill the tank use to be under £50 now its £56 why I was curious about a tdi conversion but I think in the long run im better off just buying a deisel one of the reasons I moved back from a VR to a 8v tbh.

[Jack3559]

The mk3 tdi isn't actually too slow as standard.

Just a shame about the tractor chugging idle and smokey acceleration!

Also... For some reason they give you biscuit wheels and standard brakes.

Might not be such a problem for the tdi hatchbacks but they're good enough for my estate.