1.8 Petrol vs 1.9 D turbo...

[4WayDiablo]

Having owned a 1.8 meridian and a 1.9DT both standard and with a stage one I would hand down reccomend the DT

at car says above is very biased. He is very much a diesel hater tbh

my experiences real world,mpg you will see around 30mpg in the 1.8 if driving sensibly and with the DT you would see a massive increase to 40 if driving sensibly. With near 60 achievable on a run

Performance wise you are looking at 112bhp on the 1.8 and very fee tuning limitations however its a very good and strong engine. They only really ever suffer from ICV failure which is a simple cheap fix
From the DT theyre 90bhp standard and are definitely slower hoever give it a stage one tune and you can see anywhere between 110-140 on a Bosch fuel pump and supporting mods with proven routes to hit 170bhp relatively chraply

for actually driving them the 1.8 is a great revvy engine and its fun to drive but the sheer torque of a diesel wins for me

Imo the only better thing about the petrol is the noise! A diesel can be quicker. Cheaper to insure cheaper to run and cwn even run veg oil!