25-01-2015, 08:42 AM
im planning on replacing the Toyota with the 1.4 hdi sw and asked similar questions to this over on 206info. I was warned off the engine by them. Granted they know their stuff and the 2.0 is tried and tested and even if it goes wrong there's so many of them being broken the parts are cheap and plentiful, but I'm still thinking 1.4 for a few reasons...
1). My wife, then dad, have run a 1.4 tdci fiesta (same engine) for 100k+ with no issues whatsoever
2). Why do I want to pay £14 a month or whatever for tax when I can go £35 for the entire year
3). 60mpg instead of 50mpg (this is achievable when I ran that fiesta for a couple of months on my current commute)
4). I don't need performance from my daily driver. I sit at 50 or less on single carriage a road Bcoz of the bad traffic anyway...
5). Still plenty being broken so parts are cheap, just not as cheap or plentiful as the 2.0.
1). My wife, then dad, have run a 1.4 tdci fiesta (same engine) for 100k+ with no issues whatsoever
2). Why do I want to pay £14 a month or whatever for tax when I can go £35 for the entire year
3). 60mpg instead of 50mpg (this is achievable when I ran that fiesta for a couple of months on my current commute)
4). I don't need performance from my daily driver. I sit at 50 or less on single carriage a road Bcoz of the bad traffic anyway...
5). Still plenty being broken so parts are cheap, just not as cheap or plentiful as the 2.0.
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