GT TDi pros n cons????

[Richy1985]

Hiya people, wot do u think of the gttdi???  think i am getting 1 early next year

Let me know plz:

[lewisgraham]

Oh dear........ right spell properly 

Everyone who owns one will proberly like them. have you test driven one ?

I like mine that much im looking for an anniversary tdi 

[Ridg]

the main advantage of the GT TDI is the running costs

the main disadvantage is the cost of the car - but the savings on fuel offset this

based on the paper mpgs i've created this savings table this shows how much you would save in a GT TDI 150 against a GTI 1.8T 150

Mileage	Saving £
10000	388.9827363
11000	427.8810099
12000	466.7792835
13000	505.6775571
14000	544.5758308
15000	583.4741044
16000	622.372378
17000	661.2706516
18000	700.1689253
19000	739.0671989
20000	777.9654725

this is based on the petrol being 101.9 a L and diesel being 106.9 a L

engine wise the TDI's have a better reputation than the petrol except they aren't as tunable expect 260 bhp tops from a 150 where as the 1.8T can go to 400 bhp, however in real life you want torque and as standard the TDI 150 has more than a boxster a clio V6 and will go from 40-60 faster than a type R

service intervals are the same at every 10K except the oil in the PD engine is more expensive that the petrol stuff.

if i was looking at buying a MK4 then unless you want to tune it go for the TDI 150 same spec as the GTI 1.8T 150 and almost identical performance. except you can go for pretty much double the distance on a tank.

[Richy1985]

nice 1 4 that m8 its woz very help full not like that other person  lol!!!

[gooseuk]

I looked into a gti 2.0 before geting a tdi.

Cons for me is amazing mpg and lots of toque. There great cars quick and good mpg.

[Rhyso]

Pros - everything
Cons - nothing

 

whats your budget as that will determine what engine you get

[Richy1985]

me budget  is a around 6k m8 or less.

[lewisgraham]

 
I took a few of my mates into town last night, one has an S3 one with a clio v6 mk2 and one with the new corsa vxr and there face was amazed when i lit up the front wheels 

Oh yes its a denzil 

[Rhyso]

me budget  is a around 6k m8 or less.

probably pick up a highish mileage GT TDI 130 or 115 for that sort of money. 

[AlanD]

The only cons that spring to mind are they cost more to service and require it at more frequent invetervals. They are more expensive in purchase in the first place and they sound like a London cab.

Pros are that they have great pulling power and can be run on a fraction of the cost of a 1.8T (petrol wise).