SykomantiS wrote:Epic thread revival!!
I think I'm sold- I want a diesel car.
Reason - 130km a day to and from work- easily done on the bike- 40 - 50 min one way in Joburg/Pta traffic. What breaks my heart is clocking that amount of kilo's on the GSXR- not the service intervals or any such things. These bikes are rock solid and can take it. Also, sooner or later I will have to buy a car- there's no getting around it. I'm looking to buy around December or early next year or so.
Question- will it be worthwhile buying a diesel instead of a petrol? I'm hoping to get my hands on an Audi 2.0TDI or BMW 320/120- I will have to buy 2nd, errr, I mean pre-owned though
Is it worth buying these cars 2nd hand? Any pitfalls?
So, pro's and cons, of diesel VS petrol.
And, Go!
Also, out of curiosity, Ryan, what year model/range is that A3 of yours?
Sorry man, I've been away the past week, my dad was in a motorbike accident and was in ICU so I flew up to PTA.
I'm on my 2nd TDI and will struggle to go back to petrol again, I just love it. Awesome power when you need it and still get great fuel economy. The only thing I miss about my petrol turbo cars is that they had more revs which makes them a little more fun to drive, although making 400nm of torque from 2000RPM across the whole range sorta makes up for it.
My previous car was a 2003 Audi A4 1.9 TDI (6 speed) that I bought in 2006 on 70,000km and owned for 4 and a half years. Never had a single issue with that car until the day I sold it on 185,000km, still had original clutch and turbo, only normal services ever. That car used to go around 1300KM to a tank on the open road. I remember driving to Durban from Pretoria and I still had over half a tank left when I got there, average consumption going down was 4.7L per 100KM.
Current car is a 2007 A3 2.0 TDI Sportback, fantastic engine and car. Power is great, especially with mods (snigger), and I still get around 800km from 50L's or so, and that's not driving slow. On the open road it should get over 900km.
Buying a pre-owned TDI, or any turbo car for that matter, is fine as long as it has some motorplan left. I buy mine making sure it has at least 2 years and 30,000km left. This is one of the reasons I would go for BMW or Audi as they have full motorplan for 100,000km or 5 years, and if you buy a pre-owned Audi direct from an Audi garage it comes with 40,000km's or 2 years motorplan regardless of it's current mileage. This gives you plenty of time to sort out any issues the car might have.
Let me know if you need any other specific info...