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Offline paddyboy

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COST!
« on: 18 April 2006, 18:04 »
I need your help to decide which golf to get. ItÂ’s between a 1.4 or a GTI 16V. my main concerns with the GTI is the running costs. Insurance is not a problem itÂ’s just the fuel and repairs that I am not sure about. I drive slowly most of the time lol but what are GTIÂ’s like on petrol, I spend about £20 a week now on my 1.1 polo lol   :smiley:
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Offline monkeyalan

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Re: COST!
« Reply #1 on: 18 April 2006, 18:25 »
you'll get about 20-25 mpg urban and about 35-40 mpg motorway in a gti (8 or 16 v)
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Re: COST!
« Reply #2 on: 19 April 2006, 17:32 »
if you drive normally round town you'll be hitting around 30 too in a 16v,
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Offline HARDCOR3

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Re: COST!
« Reply #3 on: 19 April 2006, 17:37 »
Quote from: monkeyalan on 18 April 2006, 18:25
you'll get about 20-25 mpg urban and about 35-40 mpg motorway in a gti (8 or 16 v)

i get better than that round town in the VR..... :huh:
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Re: COST!
« Reply #4 on: 19 April 2006, 19:52 »
not in sheffield city centre you wouldn't  :laugh: you can't go more than 50 yards without having to stop at some temporary traffic lights . my average speed over a 2 mile journey to work is normally 8 - 10 mph  :huh:
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Re: COST!
« Reply #5 on: 19 April 2006, 20:19 »
Quote from: monkeyalan on 19 April 2006, 19:52
not in sheffield city centre you wouldn't  :laugh: you can't go more than 50 yards without having to stop at some temporary traffic lights . my average speed over a 2 mile journey to work is normally 8 - 10 mph  :huh:

I can't get any sort of mpg in sheff cuss of all the road enforcment crap all-over, twocker bumps n all that, drives me mad everytime i go...
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Offline monkeyalan

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Re: COST!
« Reply #6 on: 19 April 2006, 20:53 »
the bumps and huge potholes are the reason i'm sticking to 15's with 50 profile tyres   :angry:
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Offline paddyboy

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Re: COST!
« Reply #7 on: 23 April 2006, 17:50 »
what the mpg on a vr6
thanks
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Offline BigDaveC

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Re: COST!
« Reply #8 on: 23 April 2006, 19:48 »
about 28mpg !!!

If you're paying £20 now on a 1.1 expect to pay about twice as much for a 2.8 Vr6 lump !

Realisticly, if insurance is not a problem repairs are about the same what ever VW you get.
Fuel costs are what can hit the pocket Bigtime!
Your 1.1 will do about 50mpg. So will my 1.9 TDI. GTI's about 35ish. As i'm sure will will have found out, I'd rather get 50mpg and pay enough now than a ridiculus 28mpg with the cost of fuel now !
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Offline vwagain

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Re: COST!
« Reply #9 on: 23 April 2006, 23:36 »
Quote from: monkeyalan on 19 April 2006, 19:52
not in sheffield city centre you wouldn't  :laugh: you can't go more than 50 yards without having to stop at some temporary traffic lights . my average speed over a 2 mile journey to work is normally 8 - 10 mph  :huh:

Aint Sheffield a feckin nightmare :angry:  Im lucky if i get 200 miles from a full tank with all the speed bumps, potholes and feckin roadworks :angry: What winds me up big time is that they put new speedbumps in and leave the rest of the road full of holes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Whats that all about???

Stu
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