Golf TDI - Alternatives?

cotton31

cotton31

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I'm looking at getting a new car soon and want something with decent MPG as I do around 300 miles a week, which is my main reason for looking at the Golf?

I'm looking at the 1.9 TDi around 2-3 years old.

Anybody think of any alternatives/reasons why I should/shouldn't go with the Golf?

Cheers,
 
cotton31 said:
I'm looking at getting a new car soon and want something with decent MPG as I do around 300 miles a week, which is my main reason for looking at the Golf?

I'm looking at the 1.9 TDi around 2-3 years old.

Anybody think of any alternatives/reasons why I should/shouldn't go with the Golf?

Cheers,
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The Golf premium will probably negate any fuel saving compared to some of the competition. Focus is worth considering. 16k a year isn't mega miles so you might find that going diesel over petrol won't actually give the saving you expect.
 
cotton31 said:
Around £9-£10K. Isn't the 2.0 the GT TDI? If so, the nice GT letters double my insurance due to my age.

Any other recommendations?
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Double!?! That sounds ridiculous - do some more quotes, it's only a badge.

Focus 2.0 TDCi is worth a look if you want a diesel, maybe even a Mondeo
 
Bat said:
The Golf premium will probably negate any fuel saving compared to some of the competition. Focus is worth considering. 16k a year isn't mega miles so you might find that going diesel over petrol won't actually give the saving you expect.
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That's what I was wondering too. I've also looked at the Civic Type S...

iaind said:
Double!?! That sounds ridiculous - do some more quotes, it's only a badge.

Focus 2.0 TDCi is worth a look if you want a diesel, maybe even a Mondeo
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I've done a few quotes on comparison sites, all come out similar. Double the price of the 1.9 TDi for the 2.0 GT TDi. Ideally looking for something Golf/Focus sized but not dead set on a diesel if the MPG is reasonable.
 
Not sure re: you're insurance, but check out the Volvo S40 2.0D. I'd avoid the petrols as they are anything but economical.
http://pistonheads.com/sales/1506092.htm



A Fiat Grande Punto could be worth a look as the diesels aren't bad and they are very cheap considering how new they are.
However, residuals won't be anywhere near as good as a Golf.
 
If insurance is a stumbling block then i'd recommend spending about half of that budget on a smaller diesel - don't go blowing £10K on a 1.9TDI, it's not worth it.
 
iaind said:
Double!?! That sounds ridiculous - do some more quotes, it's only a badge.
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Insurance is based on risk. If the badge carries more risk (simply because of driver profile or claim statistics) then it will cost more. So, yes, it is only a badge, but no, that doesn't mean it won't cost a lot more to insure.
 
Robbie G said:
Death?
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Come off it. For someone who just wants a cheap first car or a simple runaround, you could do far worse.

I spent over a year driving around in a Fabia 1.9TDI - it wasn't amazing but I wouldn't call it terrible either. The engine was actually one of the better parts of the car. :p
 
jamief said:
Insurance is based on risk. If the badge carries more risk (simply because of driver profile or claim statistics) then it will cost more. So, yes, it is only a badge, but no, that doesn't mean it won't cost a lot more to insure.
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I appreciate that, but double sounds completely mad.
 
iaind said:
I appreciate that, but double sounds completely mad.
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Huge quotes for drivers of a certain age are often the insurers way of basically saying "no thanks" without actually saying "no thanks".

Also, iirc, the GT TDI Golf has a different engine (170bhp)
 
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