hiya

[Richy1985]

  hiya people i am new on hear, just want 2 know wot is best a gti or a gtdti 150bhp?? 

[Rhyso]

as in the petrol GTI and the GT TDI 150??

I'd go for the TDI; similar performance with better MPG; Ridge will be along shortly i'm sure to champion it a bit more as he has one.  I've got the TDI 130 

[Ridg]

Ridge will be along shortly i'm sure to champion it a bit more as he has one.

lol

GT TDI 150 without a doubt, you get the same performance as the petrol 1.8T (150) but you can get atleast an extra 200 miles from the tank.

the 1.8T 180bhp is quite abit quicker than the TDI 150 but for £500 you can get a re-map to almost 200bhp.

if you plan to tune the car then the petrol has a better scope, as the TDI can only go to about 270

if you're doing say 12K + a yeah then get the TDI if you're doing less or want something to tune then look at the petrol.  I personally would go for the TDI, but thats what i drive 

[Richy1985]

nice 1 4 that m8 think i will be goin 4 a gt dti, u think u can pick them up 4 around 5000?? should be geting 1 after xmas, just wanted 2 know a bit about them

[Rhyso]

if you can find one for 5K then it will be an absolute piece of sh!te unless someone has seriously undervalued their car!! i would have thought a decent 130 would start at around 6K and a 150 around 6.5K - 7K 

[Ridg]

i'd be very surprised to find one for £5k

like rhyso says expect to pay around the £7k mark depending on options age and mileage.

best bet is the start looking now so that you can get an idea of what you'll be getting for your money.

mileage isn't really an issue with the derv's as long as they have the full service history, i'd expect them to have about 80-90 on the clock as the average driver of these would have been doing about 15K a yeah.  The 150 was available from 2001 on.

also if you want to spend a little more you could try and find an anniversary (limited to 900 TDI's and 900 1.8T 180) but i'd expect to pay closer to 10K

if you've only got £5k to spend its probably worth considering the 115bhp version (can be mapped to 155 odd) or you could get a decent 1.8T 150 for that (but then thats petrol  )

[Richy1985]

bet da 115bhp is a bit slow thou ??  thanks 4 that m8 i will have a look around a see wots goin. could push me self 2 6k.

[Ridg]

with the 115 you're looking at 0-60 in 10 seconds, which is actually quicker than the 2.0 petrol GTI

obviously its not that quick however the 115 is meant to be the most economical of all the GT TDI's

[Richy1985]

thats alright then lol!!  there is a 130bhp isnt there??    wot year did they make the 130bhp??

[Rhyso]

from 51 plate onwards i believe; mine's on a 51 plate

some will tell you its the best diesel engine (well i will anyway!) it goes like stink and returns 50mpg easily; i'm currently avergaging 51mpg over a tank doing 40 miles a day on a mixture of a-roads and dual carrigeway.

decent one can be had for around 6K

click the link under my sig for an idea of what can be done mod wise lol