As title says, I've just swapped my wife's TDI for a GTI.
There are many things to like about the TDI (economy, comfort, anonymity) , but I'm pretty adamant there will soon be a government u-turn on diesels.
I got the tdi as a cheap run about, but just don't do the miles to benefit from the fuel savings. Ultimately the above concerns and the fact that it's one of the dullest cars I've ever driven lead to the swap.
I got a decent part ex-change, but I suspect I'm not the only one moving away from diesel so there may well be a glut of P/X diesels leading to a worse trade-in in the future.
My search interest escalated from 1.4 TSI (150bhp) , to R, to Audi S3 (and RS3!) - with brain eventually overriding heart and returning back to the sensible option - GTI.
I wasn't specifically looking for a PP, but managed to get one for the same as a regular model - so it was a no-brainer.
The GTI is a much more interesting car than the one it replaces, with even rides to the supermarket now becoming vaguely memorable.
Whether or not the diesel fears are realized is now neither here nor there!
There are many things to like about the TDI (economy, comfort, anonymity) , but I'm pretty adamant there will soon be a government u-turn on diesels.
I got the tdi as a cheap run about, but just don't do the miles to benefit from the fuel savings. Ultimately the above concerns and the fact that it's one of the dullest cars I've ever driven lead to the swap.
I got a decent part ex-change, but I suspect I'm not the only one moving away from diesel so there may well be a glut of P/X diesels leading to a worse trade-in in the future.
My search interest escalated from 1.4 TSI (150bhp) , to R, to Audi S3 (and RS3!) - with brain eventually overriding heart and returning back to the sensible option - GTI.
I wasn't specifically looking for a PP, but managed to get one for the same as a regular model - so it was a no-brainer.
The GTI is a much more interesting car than the one it replaces, with even rides to the supermarket now becoming vaguely memorable.
Whether or not the diesel fears are realized is now neither here nor there!