Gti to gtd

[Wrex22]

Had my gti with 9000 miles on the clock for a couple of months and I'm getting 34mpg.  I'd do 300 miles a week for work covering 20 miles of dual carriage way and 30 miles of A roads with minimal in town driving daily.  I'm seriously considering swapping to a gtd due to fuel economy, my question really is it worth it? Am I likely to get close to 50mpg from the diesel? I'm filling up with over £50 a week in unleaded ATM and Christ does that fuel gauge go down quick, it usually tells me 350 mile range on a full tank.

I'm planning on going to look at a black 5 door 16 plate gtd with 6000 miles on the clock. I currently have a 3 door in carbon grey , I do like the exhaust layout and the alloys of the gti tho :/

[Jackie Treehorn]

Tyre pressures or driving style are most likely the reason for low mpg, if you do little town driving on your commute. If it's your driving style then I doubt you will get near 50mpg. If you modify your style you may do, but you will also get more from the Gti

[Bungleaio]

You will probably lose quite a bit in depreciation if you swap your car plus if you buy a GTD you will have to fill up from the wrong pump.

[breezasib]

Surely the gains in fuel economy would be swallowed by the depreciation when changing cars.

Edit - snap Bungleaio

I am going the other way from GTD to GTI. I get 44 Mpg at the moment so thinking I should get around 34 Mpg with the GTI.

[Wrex22]

Does the gtd not hold its value well?

[Watts]

Hi there! Obviously there are variables but assuming you get a reasonably steady run of it, you should comfortably get 40mpg from your GTI. I've had 50 before, incredibly boring admittedly, and slow, and that was on a 19 mile run on the motorway. In the summer I can get 35 on a 5.3 mile commute from cold! So rather than change and probably lose a big pile of cash, why not see what improvements you can do with what you've got? Mine is a manual, if yours is a DSG then perhaps it won't have quite the same potential but I really do think there's big room for improvement. If you are enjoying driving a bit too much for economy, save that for your days off?

[Daz Auto]

I did 145 miles on motorway and A roads yesterday in my MK6 GTD DSG. The car said the average fuel economy was over 60mpg. My car has over 100k on it - so it is well run-in.

When I fill up the car usually says 600 miles.

I'm planning on getting a GTI PP next year. I'm expecting a performance increase and fuel economy decrease. I'll need a few test drives to see if the performance increase is worth it.

[mcmaddy]

All this "filling up from the wrong pump" nonsense is hardly a help even if it is in jest. I've currently got a tiguan R line and have just ordered a gti pp. Some days I'm only getting 30mpg out of the tiguan but others it's 40mpg and that's taking the same route. When I had the gtd I couldn't get above 45mpg even on a run no matter which way I drove even when i was trying for maximum efficiency. I only used esso or shell fuel and the tyres checked every week. I reckon I'll get either the same or better from the gti as what I'm getting now from the tiguan and its 40 quid a month cheaper 

[dubber36]

I've just done some quick sums based on your GTI doing 34mpg and a GTD doing an optimistic 50mpg over your weekly 300 miles. The fuel costs are worked out using regular fuel at current prices local to me. The GTI will cost £45.27/week, whereas the GTD will be £31.33/week. The GTD will save you £13.94/week, or £724.88/year.

[monkeyhanger]

If you're getting 34mpg in a GTI, you should be able to do 50mpg easily enough in a GTD. I'm getting 33mpg ave driving my R on my 20 mile each way commute. If i'd had the GTD still when I started this job i'd have been doing 55mpg in the Summer on the commute. Just drove the wife's A1 1.6 TDI to work today and driving it hard i averaged 63mpg.

Motorway speeds kill mpg in the GTI and R. At 80mph in 6th they"re doing 3100rpm while the GTD is doing just 2200rpm. If you're always driving 60-80mph I think you've done ok to average 34mpg.

You need to weigh up £1000pa fuel savings vs the cost of chopping in so early. I'd wait until the GTI is at least 18 months old before the initial sting of depreciation fades.