Found this VW Golf 1.9 GT TDi on Autotrader, looks a good deal to me ?
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[Sniper][Wolf];10330994 said:
Thats right.
From a financial perspective, yes.
Over 12k miles per year:
Golf 1.9 TDI 110: £978 of diesel @ 97ppl
Golf 1.6 105: £1327 of petrol @ 95ppl
So, a diesel would save you in pure fuel terms just 95 pence a day. And thats before you take into account the fact they are more expensive to buy and marginally more expensive to service.
A modern diesel is no more reliable nor durable than a modern petrol engine. Residuals for diesels are stronger but you are buying used, so the higher resale value of a diesel is cancelled out by the higher purchase price so no benefit there. Infact, as a car ages, the price falls and so the difference in residual falls. You will pay more in terms of price difference when you buy your diesel than you will receive back in terms of price difference when you sell it.
But why buy a car thats going to cost me a lot to run, especially the way i drive, i do put my foot down?
Example, my boss drives similar to me, he used to own a golf gti, he was getting 16-19mpg when he put his foot down, reason he sold it was because it cost a hell of a lot to run.
Example, my boss drives similar to me, he used to own a golf gti, he was getting 16-19mpg when he put his foot down, reason he sold it was because it cost a hell of a lot to run.
[Sniper][Wolf];10330581 said:Bearing in mind that im under 25 and i cant go anything above group 11 insurance really otherwise it will start taking the money down on what i actually spend on the car itself.
Im on a budget.
If someone finds me the same car with the same price and milage then please let me know
have you done any insurance quotes on this car? what is your budget, inclusive of insurance?
[Sniper][Wolf];10331036 said:
Becuase as my figures show, other cars are not going to cost you a lot more to run. People cannot be bothered to do the maths before buying a car and simply assume diesel = cheaper irrespective of personal circumstances. This contributes to the higher prices diesels command.
If you put your foot down in a Golf diesel with 110bhp nothing really happens anyway, the cabin just gets more noisy.
Why compare a Golf GTi to a slow diesel Golf, assuming your boss had one of the good Golfs? Compare it to a petrol 1.6 or something, which won't be returning 16mpg ever.
seat leon yeh good car much cheaper then golf
fox when you worked out that miles/fuel cost calc what mpg were you going on?
just nipping to the office doing 100 miles per week my old focus used approx £25-£30 of petrol, my new one uses about £10-£11 driving the same way.
fox when you worked out that miles/fuel cost calc what mpg were you going on?
just nipping to the office doing 100 miles per week my old focus used approx £25-£30 of petrol, my new one uses about £10-£11 driving the same way.
Manufacturers combined MPG for both cars. Not 100% accurate, but good to see the difference.
That's what I was hinting at too.
But I think he's a bit 'badge weary'
I've posted a Seat Leon TDI above which is in his area for a lot less, he seems to have ignored it :<