VTI going bye bye................for what though?

MarkyMark · 2 Dec 2006 at 11:15

A diesel

Ok, i'm selling the VTI. Currently doing too many motorway miles and so am needing a diesel for economy. I've got a 6k budget and have been looking at 320d's , A4 and A6 tdi's for comfort and economy. They also have lots of toys and in some cases quite a bit of power (for a diesel

). Anybody had anybody experiences good or bad with the above. Or failing that, can anyone recommend a different car for similar money that might fit the bill

I have been told that golf's are quite good in the Gt Tdi form too.

Cheers in advance guys

Skywalker · 2 Dec 2006 at 11:40

you can get good mpg in the vti if you keep of that vtec

what kind of price you talking at spending ?

MarkyMark · 2 Dec 2006 at 17:33

Skywalker said:
you can get good mpg in the vti if you keep of that vtec

what kind of price you talking at spending ?

to be honest it doesn't seem to matter. When cruising at 80mph the car sits a 4400ish rpm. I can actually get more miles round town keeping to 30 than i do on motorways

lol As for my budget.........was looking for 6k or under really

Skywalker · 2 Dec 2006 at 18:50

THIS ONE

hows that

MarkyMark · 3 Dec 2006 at 22:13

Skywalker said:
THIS ONE

hows that

Well its been to the moon and back and doesn't even have a full service history. Not looking good I'm afraid

ethos · 3 Dec 2006 at 22:20

What vti do you have? Want to swap for an astra diesel?

MarkyMark · 4 Dec 2006 at 12:29

ethos said:
What vti do you have? Want to swap for an astra diesel?

While there being nothing wrong with Astra's i've already got a buyer with the cash waiting

Just need to find a car to replace it with. Just out of curiosity, what MPG does your Astra return?

D4VE · 4 Dec 2006 at 16:37

Yeah the VW TDIs are very popular, you rarly see a petrol Passat.

The older shape came in 90, 130 and 150bhp versions IIRC.
Worth a look as they go well, wont be cheap though I imagine as they are so popular.

Oakesy2001uk · 4 Dec 2006 at 17:31

VAG TDI of some sort for me. bit low money for a nice bimmer diesel IMO (I'm sure someone will come on here pimping high mileage 5 series shortly) A nice TDI 130 passat/A4/A6 etc.. and a re-map to 160-180bhp should do it!
Possibly an octavia.

MarkyMark · 8 Dec 2006 at 23:05

Oakesy2001uk said:
VAG TDI of some sort for me. bit low money for a nice bimmer diesel IMO (I'm sure someone will come on here pimping high mileage 5 series shortly) A nice TDI 130 passat/A4/A6 etc.. and a re-map to 160-180bhp should do it!
Possibly an octavia.

Hmmmm, just been looking at the 130 golfs though not too sure on the difference between a Gt Tdi PD and a non PD :confused:

I'm kind of putting myself off audi after reading reviews of people having massive repair bills on older models

As for the octavia..........i've got a lot of Skoda prejudice lol

but to be honest i'm open to the best car for the job, skoda or no skoda