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Offline J400uk

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Re: Eddition 35- GTD.
« Reply #10 on: 16 October 2015, 19:09 »
I still miss my old Mk5 GTI on some days, but for doing 25k miles a year the GTD does make a lot of sense financially.
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Offline GTI_Ant

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Re: Eddition 35- GTD.
« Reply #11 on: 16 October 2015, 20:12 »
You might want to wait and see what comes out of the VW diesel emissions scandal first.  Will used values be affected, or will the software fix result in lower performance etc etc.
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Offline Mark V GTD

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Re: Eddition 35- GTD.
« Reply #12 on: 16 October 2015, 20:46 »
The Mk.7 GTD does not need a 'fix' as its not affected by the rogue software...
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Re: Eddition 35- GTD.
« Reply #13 on: 16 October 2015, 20:58 »
VW (and other) diesels still may take a hit though.

It's all down to the tax breaks and that may change soon...
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Re: Eddition 35- GTD.
« Reply #14 on: 16 October 2015, 21:18 »
Quote from: GolfTi on 16 October 2015, 20:58
VW (and other) diesels still may take a hit though.

It's all down to the tax breaks and that may change soon...

True.  The tide is slowly turning against diesel as governments and local councils are waking up to the public health disaster resulting from diesel smog.  Some local councils are already charging residents with diesel cars an annual pollution tax.
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Re: Eddition 35- GTD.
« Reply #15 on: 17 October 2015, 15:37 »
Going to test drive Gtd Tommorow. What if the price does fall a little with the emmision scandle, the longer I wait the more my current car will depreciate.Cars are a pain, but I love em. If I didn't love gti's so much I'd would have been mortgage free years ago. 😡
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Offline Exonian

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Re: Eddition 35- GTD.
« Reply #16 on: 19 October 2015, 16:02 »
So, what did we think of the GTD after a test drive?
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Re: Eddition 35- GTD.
« Reply #17 on: 20 October 2015, 20:17 »
The car was Dsg. I have never really drove  many of these. Thought it was ok, but would of preferred manuel. That aside it drove much like gti's.little more engine noise than I expected. But once there,there was a blue R sitting next to it, so now I'm trying to convince the other half that the R might push 35-40 mpg. Truth is I don't want a diesel, I love petrol turbos just know I might have to sacrifice a lot to get the R.
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Re: Eddition 35- GTD.
« Reply #18 on: 20 October 2015, 23:04 »
I went from GTI to GTD and am now going to an R. If truth be told I've just never really gelled with the diesel engine. The power delivery isn't totally dissimilar to a turbocharged petrol engine, but it's a lot coarser and really does lack refinement in comparison. I've just never found it a pleasurable car to drive quickly, even though it handles very well indeed. I'd personally stick with the Ed35 or man maths yourself into an R.
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Offline Optimus prime

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Re: Eddition 35- GTD.
« Reply #19 on: 21 October 2015, 13:20 »
Quote from: devilscaff on 16 October 2015, 12:55
Great food for thought, I generally don't get to drive too fast anyway with the amount of traffic. Is 50 mpg a realistic measure with mixed driving.

Hmmm not really more like 45 depending on the mixed driving bit, however if you keep within the speed limits on the motorway it will pull it round to nearer 50.  If you want to give it a punch then fit a DTUK box, no effect on MPG but much better grunt & bhp nearer 240  :wink:
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