After all the pondering, it has just come down to this !

[drisser]

On 6 k a year I would def be buying the gti

I am leaning that way for 12k a year..

[Diehammer]

On 6 k a year I would def be buying the gti

I am leaning that way for 12k a year..

I am going to lease a GTD and only do round 7000 miles a year. It is £60 a month more for the GTI so not an option for me.

[golfguyuk]

Thanks. When you say that, is this because at around 6k miles a year it is cheaper to actually run a Gti? Or are you saying that a Gti would only cost marginally more to run and you would be willing to pay that little more for the added fun of a Gti?

[Gnasher]

Thanks. When you say that, is this because at around 6k miles a year it is cheaper to actually run a Gti? Or are you saying that a Gti would only cost marginally more to run and you would be willing to pay that little more for the added fun of a Gti?

I wouldn't say it was cheaper to run the GTI at 6k a year, but the differences would be minimal.

Also, running a GTD for that small amount of mileage (especially if a lot of it is town driving) won't do it any good - DPF regens etc. will also ruin the economy.

[monkeyhanger]

Thanks. When you say that, is this because at around 6k miles a year it is cheaper to actually run a Gti? Or are you saying that a Gti would only cost marginally more to run and you would be willing to pay that little more for the added fun of a Gti?

The GTI will always cost more to fuel than the GTD, but the residual differences that used to really sway the balance are now gone. On only 6k miles a year, that GTI will cost £25 a month more than a GTD,  but on only 6k miles pa you might suffer DPF issues if it doesn't get a few long runs over a fortnight, which will really clobber your mpg. As a GTD owner myself I would say get the GTI.

The winter mpg dips a lot more on a GTD than a GTI too.