Standard Gtd or PP Gti or remapped Gtd

[mcmaddy]

Rather than high jack other threads I'll start my own. I can't decide what to do, circumstances in my life have changed where i don't really need the Tiguan any more as I'm traveling to work on my own now (wife found the Tiguan easier to get in and out of). Still need a 5 door and can't decide if I should get another gtd or go for a gti pp. Financial sense would point to the gtd but a gti would come out about the same as the Tiguan. Current long term mpg on Tiguan 37.9 which I would expect to be at least 40 in a gtd and possibly the sound the same for a gti. Do about 15 miles round trip work and back which isn't really town driving as such. Mileage points to gti but again financial points to a gtd. Any opinions greatly received.

[lemski]

Remapped gtd.
Fuel economy and performance of the gti.
Best of both

[vidman2]

Are the 15miles Stop Start or fairly fast.  If Stop Start then go for the GTi to avoid DPF issues and lack of heat on winter mornings, the PP is a good car and lots of fun where the roads allow but mpg will drop.

Really depends on what you use the car for, remember a mapped GTD will invalidate the warranty on all the mechanical parts whereas a standard PP will be covered, and you can extend the warranty to 5 years if you plan to keep the car that long.

Lastly there are some good finance deals on Rs about, though the mpg drops dramatically.

[Jackie Treehorn]

If you want to free up some income for other things, then I would suggest going for the GTD. It will do it all, and is a great car clearly.  If you fancy something different then the GTI would fill the roll. You know the GTD you dont mind the diesel type car, it's a good choice. The next/last thing to do it get in a GTIpp and see if you think it's worth paying for, take it out in the dry on you fav road with the diff in sport. if it doesn't feel like its worth it to you, the decision is made, GTD it is...

[GTD1414]

If I had the choice it would be GTI over GTD.

I'm a GTD owner - GTD is really just a GTI wannabee, its nothing special. Just think how common on the roads the 184 TDI engine is over the VAG range as opposed to the GTI PP?

[JoeGTI]

GTD shouldn't even be under consideration unless you're doing 20k+ miles p/a.

[Finglonga]

Mapped GTI PP, best of both worlds.

[mcmaddy]

I don't think the 20k pa miles stacks up any more like what it used to. The difference in diesel to petrol price is negligible now and with the gtd being cheaper to buy in the first place it offsets some of the old argument.

Vidman - some mornings I can be at work within 15 minutes of leaving home other mornings about 25 minutes. I wouldn't say it's stop/start as such but I do have about 2 or three sets of traffic lights. It certainly doesn't cause any issues with the tiguan 184 engine or dpf. We do like our trips up to Skye and Arran too so the diesel comes into its own for those trips. Head is saying gtd but heart wants to try gti and the wife is becoming a bit tired of me changing the car haha

[p3asa]

I have the GTD with a box. My wife has a standard GTI.
They are both totally different cars to drive.

I find the GTD quick off the line with very little effort but when I drove the GTI for a week I was embarrassed a few times by small family hatch's. I had to really work the GTI just to keep up.

I wasn't that keen on it at first as I wasn't that used to nearly red-lining a car to get the best out of it, however it grew on me 

You've already had a GTD with a box so know what it can do. I'd get an extended test drive with a GTI if you can.

I like my GTD as it can give you power and economy at the same time but I'm currently changing it for an R 

[monkeyhanger]

GTD shouldn't even be under consideration unless you're doing 20k+ miles p/a.

That's bollocks. Even if you only do 10k miles PA, better residuals, cheaper list price and cheaper running costs make you a saving from day 1 and every month you have it - the question is, will the person deciding think that the GTI is worth the extra money? You'd have real bother doing 5k miles PA with a DPF, but 10k miles is fine.

I have set myself a limit for running a car (to allow me to do other things), and if I was PCPing and copping for all that interest rather than having bought outright and just putting back the depreciation into savings towards the next one, I wouldn't be in an R right now.