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Re: PD150 or 1.8t...
« Reply #10 on: 26 March 2008, 13:17 »
You cant put a prise on the smile you get every morning getting into a car tho can you Linz (Im paying £1000 on my insruance :() Its either that or get a sh!te car.

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Re: PD150 or 1.8t...
« Reply #11 on: 26 March 2008, 13:31 »
You cant put a prise on the smile you get every morning getting into a car tho can you Linz (Im paying £1000 on my insruance :() Its either that or get a sh!te car.

no i guess not but why pay so much you can jus be sensible and get a smaller engine till you do get a lil older an buil up nco's

plus the money you save on insurance can buy you a nice set of rims :P

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Re: PD150 or 1.8t...
« Reply #12 on: 26 March 2008, 14:02 »
I just couldnt take it anymore. My Clio was driving me insane plus I was paying £650 for my Clio so for £350 more a year I could have the Golf. I would never pay more than £1000 on insurance on a car (in fact I lie, I paied £1011 for last years insurance, gone down LOOOOADDDDSS now as I turned 21 :D)

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Re: PD150 or 1.8t...
« Reply #13 on: 26 March 2008, 16:35 »
Well I paid £720ish this year for my 1.8 Driver mk2 and I kind of want to sell that at the end of the year as it's a super low milage car and I'll be depreciating it's value if I drive it for too long!


I'm actually after a mk4 with leather interior so I'm thinking if I wanted a good condition PD150 with leather, etc. I'm going to have to fork out alot! My maximum to spend is about 5500 at the very max.


If someone can give me average MPG figures for the 1.8t I'll work out how much I'd save, etc. :)



So it seems although the 1.8t seems to be better in alot of people's eyes and faster, the PD150 has oodles of torque. What's so the advantages/values of having a load of torque but not as much bhp? Only cars I've driven have been my 1.4 Seat Ibiza and my 1.8 Driver mk2 golf so I wouldn't know!


I'm a bit weary about going to test drive some as I have visions of being told to f*** off when they see a 19 year old wanting to try a 150bhp car out.. But it's worth a try!

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Re: PD150 or 1.8t...
« Reply #14 on: 26 March 2008, 17:15 »
I tend to get 33-36mpg (unless i boot it)

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Re: PD150 or 1.8t...
« Reply #15 on: 26 March 2008, 18:02 »
not sure i'm feeling ok as i'm about to say the following.... :huh:

if you're only doing 6-7K a year then it wil take ages to make your money back by buying the TDI 150.  You're better off going for the 1.8T; more of them about too.


CAn't believe i've just written that  :shocked: i'm going to lie down now

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Re: PD150 or 1.8t...
« Reply #16 on: 26 March 2008, 18:05 »
not sure i'm feeling ok as i'm about to say the following.... :huh:

if you're only doing 6-7K a year then it wil take ages to make your money back by buying the TDI 150.  You're better off going for the 1.8T; more of them about too.


CAn't believe i've just written that  :shocked: i'm going to lie down now

Is there a new rhyso on this forum  :shocked:  :grin:  :grin:  :evil:

Mate take some Ibuprofen and have a lie down - Have you banged your head at all today......  :evil:

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Re: PD150 or 1.8t...
« Reply #17 on: 26 March 2008, 18:12 »
not sure i'm feeling ok as i'm about to say the following.... :huh:

if you're only doing 6-7K a year then it wil take ages to make your money back by buying the TDI 150.  You're better off going for the 1.8T; more of them about too.


CAn't believe i've just written that  :shocked: i'm going to lie down now

Is there a new rhyso on this forum  :shocked:  :grin:  :grin:  :evil:

Mate take some Ibuprofen and have a lie down - Have you banged your head at all today......  :

i know mate  :sad: i'm putting it down to the fact it was my first day back in work after the Easter break!!  :grin: so in a way yeah i have banged my head...against a brick wall dealing with my bosses  :laugh: :laugh:
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Re: PD150 or 1.8t...
« Reply #18 on: 26 March 2008, 18:14 »
get the 1.8t, they are pritty good on fuel tbh and are fast. you can tune them for very little too to around 200bhp which is nothing to be sniffed at  :smiley:
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Re: PD150 or 1.8t...
« Reply #19 on: 26 March 2008, 18:20 »
not sure i'm feeling ok as i'm about to say the following.... :huh:

if you're only doing 6-7K a year then it wil take ages to make your money back by buying the TDI 150.  You're better off going for the 1.8T; more of them about too.


CAn't believe i've just written that  :shocked: i'm going to lie down now

Is there a new rhyso on this forum  :shocked:  :grin:  :grin:  :evil:

Mate take some Ibuprofen and have a lie down - Have you banged your head at all today......  :

i know mate  :sad: i'm putting it down to the fact it was my first day back in work after the Easter break!!  :grin: so in a way yeah i have banged my head...against a brick wall dealing with my bosses  :laugh: :laugh:

LOL :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: