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Best Diesel option - Pug306atv - 02-06-2013
Hello everyone
Newbie in the house!
Need some advice, got a 306 GTI at the moment, but need a diesel for work what would be best option for good speed but gives decent economy for around £3-£4K?
Cheers
RE: Best Diesel option - Ricky - 02-06-2013
I'm guessing with that budget you aren't looking at a 306?
RE: Best Diesel option - Pug306atv - 02-06-2013
I think I need something a bit newer, also needs to be 5 door. Still keeping the GTI for the weekends though.
Best Diesel option - Sambarker - 02-06-2013
Diesel civic
RE: Best Diesel option - Pug306atv - 02-06-2013
one of mates has the type-r don't really like them.
RE: Best Diesel option - lolsteve - 02-06-2013
fiesta tdci 1.6 £30 road tax and with some tuning go to ~120bhp or 307 1.6 hdi if you want to stay French/bigger car
RE: Best Diesel option - Pug306atv - 02-06-2013
been looking at the 307's, 2.0 hdi looks good. If I go for slightly higher mileage is within my budget.
RE: Best Diesel option - Dum-Dum - 02-06-2013
51 or 02 plate 306 HDi estate with a remap then spend the extra money on keeping the 6 as a weekend car.
RE: Best Diesel option - Pug306atv - 02-06-2013
don't know much about remaps, can you point me in direction of any goods companies near surrey? How much can they add?
RE: Best Diesel option - mercfan - 02-06-2013
If it was my money, I'd put it towards one of the newer Kia's. They nicked a load of top people from the big car makers. Decent cars nowadays and you can't go wrong with the 7 year warranty. They do even the same on some of their used cars.
Best Diesel option - THE_Liam - 02-06-2013
(02-06-2013, 02:31 PM)Dum-Dum Wrote: 51 or 02 plate 306 HDi estate with a remap then spend the extra money on keeping the 6 as a weekend car.
Yeah this
RE: Best Diesel option - Pug306atv - 02-06-2013
probably too much for my budget though
RE: Best Diesel option - Dum-Dum - 02-06-2013
(02-06-2013, 02:43 PM)Pug306atv Wrote: don't know much about remaps, can you point me in direction of any goods companies near surrey? How much can they add?
your best bet is to buy a remap from a reputable seller for about £80 and upload it yourself.
Either
Mr Whippy ( http://www.gowhippy.com )
Pro Steve ( http://www.hdi-tuning.co.uk )
or TB205GTi
Who are all members here. Personally id go with TB205GTi.
Anyway once youve got a map get a lap top and a KWP2000 from ebay for about £30 and use that to upload this to your car or someone here will upload for a few beer tokens. Poodle is probably the closest one I know has the correct bits.
A stage 1 remap will give you standard reliability better fuel economy and 120-130bhp
If you fit an intercooler then a stage 2 map will give you 150+ bhp
RE: Best Diesel option - mercfan - 02-06-2013
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I think I need something a bit newerIs that for image/company requirements?
Worth remembering that newer these days = more going wrong and more expensive to fix
Dead reliable and dirt cheap to run probably doesn't get any better than a 106 1.5D.
Surprisingly nippy for what is under the bonnet as well.
RE: Best Diesel option - puglove - 02-06-2013
Im with chris (dum-dum)
Iv got a weekend gti6 and run a stage 1 hdi estate day today. Top spec, good fuel, quick when it needs to be. Looks good. Dosnt look to old. Comfortable. And nice inside. And as i already know my way around a 306 i can fix it myself for next to nothing
pick a real goodun up for £1500 then thats lots of extra monies for shinys on.the gti
RE: Best Diesel option - Pug306atv - 02-06-2013
Thanks Dum-Dum I'll check them out.
I was thinking newer more for reliability but reading on the forum it might be better to stick to older..
RE: Best Diesel option - kingsleysaywell - 11-06-2013
Dturbo
RE: Best Diesel option - ADV_93 - 11-06-2013
XUD/HDi's are easily fast enough and economical enough for work horses. Spend the rest on the '6