Need a diesel what should I get?
05 July 2012, 04:50 PM
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Stay away from anything with a Mazda badge and a diesel engine in it, petrols are great, diesels are shocking.
VAG 2 litre diesels can be a bit troublesome, the older 1.9 PD engines are good, for that reason (and having been in one) I would go for a Fabia Vrs.
Or an Impreza D (well this is a Subaru forum).
VAG 2 litre diesels can be a bit troublesome, the older 1.9 PD engines are good, for that reason (and having been in one) I would go for a Fabia Vrs.
Or an Impreza D (well this is a Subaru forum).
05 July 2012, 05:42 PM
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I sold my Hawkeye sti 3 months ago and got a MK6 VW Golf 2.0TDI Match 'bluemotion'. Have to say I am chuffed with it. Once you accept thats its not a scoob, it does everything well and is surprisingly quick for 140bhp diesel, the torque makes it a bit of fun. The 'bluemotion' bit wont make any difference on how it drives over a standard 2.0TDI, the figures are the same, it just means it has resistant tyres, and energy recovery system fed from the brakes back to the battery and a most annoying stop/start thing. All that results in no road tax and combined of 50 odd mpg. I would avoid the 1.6tdi bluemotion as that was a bit lethargic.
I will still be putting an older scoob back in the garage at some point soon, but for day to day, I cant fault the golf, particularly for quality.
I will still be putting an older scoob back in the garage at some point soon, but for day to day, I cant fault the golf, particularly for quality.
05 July 2012, 06:18 PM
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I sold my Hawkeye sti 3 months ago and got a MK6 VW Golf 2.0TDI Match 'bluemotion'. Have to say I am chuffed with it. Once you accept thats its not a scoob, it does everything well and is surprisingly quick for 140bhp diesel, the torque makes it a bit of fun. The 'bluemotion' bit wont make any difference on how it drives over a standard 2.0TDI, the figures are the same, it just means it has resistant tyres, and energy recovery system fed from the brakes back to the battery and a most annoying stop/start thing. All that results in no road tax and combined of 50 odd mpg. I would avoid the 1.6tdi bluemotion as that was a bit lethargic.
I will still be putting an older scoob back in the garage at some point soon, but for day to day, I cant fault the golf, particularly for quality.
I will still be putting an older scoob back in the garage at some point soon, but for day to day, I cant fault the golf, particularly for quality.
I was really hoping to like the 1.6 but couldn't face the austerity of it.
The match is a nice proposition, a nice place to be. Golfs are quite conservative cars but I like that now, they are the hatches for the disconcerting Gentleman.
I'm just glad I didn't get a Honda oil burner.
05 July 2012, 06:54 PM
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330D has to be a strong contender since there is a range of ages, prices, body styles and the engine has always been class leading in many respects including economy and CO2 vs performance. It even sounds good.
05 July 2012, 07:09 PM
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A 330d is definitely a good option... they tick a lot of boxes. But I assume from what the OP has said he wants a BMW AUC, you'll struggle to achieve that (certainly one with reasonable specification) within the budget unless the upper end becomes a little elastic by a couple of grand IMO.
Providing the looks don't offend you and you're not needing serious load lugging ability then a used 123d M Sport is a fairly good option too and comes within budget from BMW dealerships... 204bhp & 295lb/ft as standard, ability to get ~260bhp and ~400lb/ft with basic remap/DPF removal and most come with reasonable specification.
I'd be surprised if there was much more than a few hundred quid in PX value between dealerships. However, I heard an advert on the radio here saying the local VW Dealer was selling Golf's for a huge discount just now; so with a bit of salesman jiggery pokery on the figures then it may appear as though you're getting a very strong PX value for the R32.
Cheers,
Grant
Providing the looks don't offend you and you're not needing serious load lugging ability then a used 123d M Sport is a fairly good option too and comes within budget from BMW dealerships... 204bhp & 295lb/ft as standard, ability to get ~260bhp and ~400lb/ft with basic remap/DPF removal and most come with reasonable specification.
I'd be surprised if there was much more than a few hundred quid in PX value between dealerships. However, I heard an advert on the radio here saying the local VW Dealer was selling Golf's for a huge discount just now; so with a bit of salesman jiggery pokery on the figures then it may appear as though you're getting a very strong PX value for the R32.
Cheers,
Grant
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