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digitalwolf

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I've come to terms with the fact that maybe a diesel is the way forward. I've spent £210 so far this month on petrol and I think a diesel would be suited to my commute.

I've been looking at MK4 Golf GT TDi's.

Which engine is the best? There seem to be a hell of a lot of 110's around.

I'm after a 130 or 150 really and i'm looking to remap.

Are there any issues with these? Do they handle well?

Most in my budget have about 80,000 miles + , do they run for ever or is this just a myth?

Any other derv suggestions for £4k are welcome.

Cheers.
 
OllyM said:
You make one of these threads every other week - will you ever actually change your car?!
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Yes it's what i'm intending on doing now, just when I sit down and do the maths i'm horrified with how much I spend on fuel.

I've done 6,000 in 3 months. Too much for a Clio imo.
 
Berger said:
Depends on your commute, my friends gets closer to 50 and his has 182k on the clock.

And im sure the 2 grand in your pocket will offset that ~5mpg less.
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It needs to be reasonably quick though. My mates HDi was slower than my old Saxo VTR never mind the VTS.

Remapped Golf 130's can go upto 170bhp.
 
digitalwolf said:
It needs to be reasonably quick though. My mates HDi was slower than my old Saxo VTR never mind the VTS.

Remapped Golf 130's can go upto 170bhp.
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Why do you need it to be so fast for a commuting car?

Is it full of tiny roads with short straights that you absolutly have to nail it past 1 car and pull in then wonder why you get crap mpg?

A remapped HDI should be similar speed to a VTR, your mates just sounds shagged.
 
digitalwolf said:
Need 50+ mpg really.

My mates only gets 42mpg :(

Want something Golf,Leon size.
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Just to throw some figures in here, comparing 50MPG VS 42MPG, at 102.8p/litre for diesel, over 10k miles the cost at 42MPG would be £1,112.69 and at 5MPG it would be £934.66 - you would save £178.03. If there was a £2k price difference then it'd take approximately 112k miles to break even thanks to the saving on fuel.

I made a thread about it a while ago with an excel spreadsheet to calculate fuel costs, but spending more on a car because it has a slightly better MPG figure is often not worth it unless you're planning on keeping it for a very long time.
 
Berger said:
Why do you need it to be so fast for a commuting car?

Is it full of tiny roads with short straights that you absolutly have to nail it past 1 car and pull in then wonder why you get crap mpg?

A remapped HDI should be similar speed to a VTR, your mates just sounds shagged.
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It's minor roads, sitting at 50-60mph, twisty and hilly.

It's not only a commuting car. It needs to be pretty nippy because seems times I fancy a little hoon.
 
Jotun said:
Just to throw some figures in here, comparing 50MPG VS 42MPG, at 102.8p/litre for diesel, over 10k miles the cost at 42MPG would be £1,112.69 and at 5MPG it would be £934.66 - you would save £178.03. If there was a £2k price difference then it'd take approximately 112k miles to break even thanks to the saving on fuel.

I made a thread about it a while ago with an excel spreadsheet to calculate fuel costs, but spending more on a car because it has a slightly better MPG figure is often not worth it unless you're planning on keeping it for a very long time.
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I've worked out I would save the equivalent of around 50-60 litres of fuel a month using a derv.
 
130 is the engine of choice, but you'd be looking at a late 2002 car onwards which could be tough for £4k given that my Mum's 2000 1.6SE made £2800 on private sale the other week..

The TDIs came in a variety of power outputs. The is an 110 launch engine and isn't PD so they're a bit unrefined. PD (unit injector - VAG's answer to common rail) engines arrived in 2001 as a 115 which was replaced by the 130 in late 2002. 150 arrived later only as a proper spec GTI rather than the Highline (GT TDI in UK) of the 110/115/130. Some old 110s appeared after the PD engines launched as VW couldn't supply enough.

Handling can best be described as soft unless it's got the optional sports suspension. Steering is a bit numb. As far as I'm aware they're pretty reliable, some reports of injector wear at 120k+ on 110s.

50mpg is achievable depending on your driving. You'll never that around town, but it's capable of that on flowing A-road and the Motorway.
 
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