Diesels

[Ant1981]

I could probably live with the bumper as it's pretty much like my Mk4. My next door neighbour has the Mk6 GT TDI, too expensive for me!

Yours is fully colour coded though?    The MK5 rear has the full lower part of the bumper in black plastic 

Yep; the MK6 GTD is 20K+++ for a 2nd hand one    They do go rather well mind.... 

Well, yeah I guess I'm thinking of the black valance. I bet after I've looked at all of this I end up with another GTi 

[Rhyso]

I could probably live with the bumper as it's pretty much like my Mk4. My next door neighbour has the Mk6 GT TDI, too expensive for me!

Yours is fully colour coded though?    The MK5 rear has the full lower part of the bumper in black plastic 

Yep; the MK6 GTD is 20K+++ for a 2nd hand one    They do go rather well mind.... 

Well, yeah I guess I'm thinking of the black valance. I bet after I've looked at all of this I end up with another GTi 

Well you can get for for about 5K you know 

[Ant1981]

Lol, with intergalactic miles!

[Rhyso]

Lol, with intergalactic miles!

No worse than some MK4's these days    Got a mate who has just bought one, albeit for £6500, that's done 92K and that drives like its only done 5K 

As with all cars, picking a well maintained one is the key 

I'd go test drive both the 170 and GTI though, make sure you're making the right decision.  Fuel prices are only going one way mind.......

[Ant1981]

Well I want something newer and with lower mileage. I'll have a good look. One thing I've noticed by looking online is some of the GT TDI's go from quite a nice interior with nice equipment all the way to very basic looking with not so nice upholstery, so I'll take my time with this one, but yes I'll try both. So that I don't waste a decent persons time before my mind is made up which way I'm going to swing, I'll try some of the MK5's at the local VW dealers.

[Rhyso]

Also try a 140 diesel too as they are a fair bit cheaper than the 170 and 99% of them don't have the DPF pipes   

Spend wisely on a remap and you'll have a car which is just as quick, if not slightly quicker than a standard 170 

[stevieC]

buy a gt sport 170 then get a miltek dpf bypass pipe with dpf delete software then custom code remap 220-230 bhp + extra 10 mpg

[Ant1981]

buy a gt sport 170 then get a miltek dpf bypass pipe with dpf delete software then custom code remap 220-230 bhp + extra 10 mpg

Sounds good mate.

[The Doc]

Also try a 140 diesel too as they are a fair bit cheaper than the 170 and 99% of them don't have the DPF pipes   

Spend wisely on a remap and you'll have a car which is just as quick, if not slightly quicker than a standard 170 

1% do though 

I'm with Rhyso a non DPF 140 then map the bugger 

I love the 140 with the DGS 'box 

[Rhyso]

buy a gt sport 170 then get a miltek dpf bypass pipe with dpf delete software then custom code remap 220-230 bhp + extra 10 mpg

Sounds good mate.

Except Custom Code are......... 

Also try a 140 diesel too as they are a fair bit cheaper than the 170 and 99% of them don't have the DPF pipes   

Spend wisely on a remap and you'll have a car which is just as quick, if not slightly quicker than a standard 170 

1% do though 

I'm with Rhyso a non DPF 140 then map the bugger 

I love the 140 with the DGS 'box 

That's why I said 99% of them don't