Non-GTI Golfs - what's the best option?

[DubFan]

(too much Daily Mail I think).

Let me help you with your reading decision-making process for the future:

Just to make it clear, I don't read the Daily Mail, it's just the view expressed was such that it seemed to fit a Daily Mail article.

So that's the sarcasm out of the way. Anything useful to add?

Opinions on petrol OR diesel non-GTIs of the Mk4 era ?

[Diamond Hell]

Old shape TDI Leon 130PD and a chat with Rhyso.  £3-4k and you'll be in something with 60-80k on the clock.

Do it.

[thai-wronghorse]

Old shape TDI Leon 130PD and a chat with Rhyso.  £3-4k and you'll be in something with 60-80k on the clock.

Do it.

Sounds very favourable to me,  infact an option im considering next.

[mcgee9t2]

My mk4 1.8n/a is now up for sale incase your interested 

[dTEA]

Well. If there is no real option of the 1.8T then the TDI wins on the performance and fuel economy. Insurance won't break the bank and tax is still sub £140. The short 3-4 mile journeys inthe other half's TDI gets around 45mpg and on long journeys you get a long long way from home and still not need to refill Ie Manchester to Le Mans and a couple of laps of the town as we got lost before bedding down for the night!!

Only hard bit with the diesel is getting used to the small power band but as DH has said even thrashing em you return good MPG compared with a petrol. Watch for master cylinder issues. CV joints ain't always great and the usual research on other common faults in the MK4 section.

did they bot do the SEAT Leon 1.8T in non Cupra trim? Or was that just the 1.8 20v that McGee is on about in his mk4?