GTD or GTI

[benmartingolf]

For me it was always going to be a GTI. I only do around 6000 miles a year now as I work a mile from home. My girlfriend does 12000 miles a year and when we worked out the difference in fuel prices etc there still wasnt much in it. My last job i was doing 16000 miles a year and would have probably gone for a GTD

Iv had mine 3 weeks now and bloody love it it meets all my expectations. Because I tend to do short journeys I have not had a huge chance to see what the fuel economy is really like (not that its hugely important, its a GTI not a prius). Im averaging 27mpg around town but am going to bournemouth today for a friends 30th so will be interesting to see.

[RobS23GTI]

Unsurprisingly people seem to favour the car they have purchased!
GTD has the better standard  wheels so edges the looks category and obviously will return better mpg.
But the performance difference will be noticeable especially with the pp - no traction issues for me and that's with crap tyres and a tuning box. It corners unbelievably well and I can't believe a standard GTD gives the same confidence. I had a mk6 GTD which was great but not in the same league as the MK7 GTI. If I was doing serious miles I'd probably go for the GTD as my GTI returns about 35mpg on average but drops like a stone when pushing on.

[fredgroves]

Nobody really wants an oil burner unless it's a company car when having one makes perfect financial sense for more reasons that just high mileage fuel economy.

When you want a nice company car,  the gtd is perfect.

[battleshipgray]

Greerso,

The Cookstown boys are def worth a visit. What swung it for me in the end was probably just heart over head. I'm not sure I do enough miles to warrant the GTD in the end, but it is also a super car. Having driven fast-ish petrols for a good number of years I thought I'd be more comfortable in the GTI.

But like I say, both are terrific.

[mcmaddy]

Nobody really wants an oil burner unless it's a company car when having one makes perfect financial sense for more reasons that just high mileage fuel economy.

When you want a nice company car,  the gtd is perfect.

what a load of rubbish!! Plenty of people buy diesel and they are not company car drivers. I didn't even give the gti a second thought when i ordered my gtd and i only do low annual.

[JoeGTI]

The standard wheels are arguably nicer on the GTD but the GTI walks it in every other respect unless mpg is your be all and end all and over riding priority. Cannot understand anyone who'd opt for the diesel when doing low miles but each to their own!

[Poached]

Nobody really wants an oil burner unless it's a company car when having one makes perfect financial sense for more reasons that just high mileage fuel economy.

When you want a nice company car,  the gtd is perfect.

Even then the difference over a year of fuel for your average motorist isn't usually that big. It's even smaller significance when your spending £400+ month hiring it/factoring in depreciation.

A lot of people not in to cars would buy a diesel just because of the fuel economy, it's certainly a more sensible option in larger vehicles like SUV's.

Would you rather have a 1.6 petrol NA or a 1.6 Turbodiesel?

[Cossieian]

I personally chose the GTD as I prefer the styling over the GTI, I'm just not keen on the Red seats in the GTI or the Red line through the headlights

[monkeyhanger]

I had a GTD and now i'm in an R. The mpg argument for getting a GTD rather than a GTI doesn't seem to stack up. If mpg is out of the window then why not get an R? Especially when comparing a PP to an R, where the price differential is at its smallest. Having complete confidence in traction in the R is a real positive for me.

If you are looking after the pennies you put in your tank, you can have a lot more fun in a GTD with a heavy right foot than a light right foot in a GTI - especially when you stick a tuning box on the GTD...in gear performance marginally better than a GTI and still getting (relatively) high mpg.

Been some big changes for me lately - just started a new job i'm not keen on (2 weeks in), and the 21 mile each way commute is a daily reminder of my lack of enthusiasm for the new job (even if it is in an R).

It's a bit of a shock to the system filling up weekly rather than fortnightly - it always seems to hurt a bit more when you're handing over the cash rather than ignoring the fact that a sum of money is sneaking out of your bank account every month!

[mcmaddy]

Matt you need to buy my gtd for your commute and use the r for weekends