90TSI v 77TDI

[x_rotary_rasp]

I also have 2 diesels, an Audi A3 125 kw and a Golf 6 103TDi. Both are very fuel efficient and mixed driving results in 5.7 to 5.8 litres/100km. It is very easy to drive a diesel and get great fuel consumption figures.

Both cars compensate for the rotary powered car I have which drinks fuel like water.

[cme2c]

cktsi,

Happy to comment on real world figures for both.


I think it's fair to compare the two of them.

So, in real life, the TDI has been 1.43l/100kms more fuel efficient.

Which is why we didn't pay the extra for the TDI. the car is only going to do 15000 kms per year.

There's only a couple issues that annoy, & one of them is familiar to all recent Golf Owners:

1. Hey, one of your reverse lights is out...

The 2nd is, "why do you have 2 Golfs?"

You forgot Hey, one of your foglights is out. Our second question is "Why did you get rid of that lovely Honda (2007 Accord Euro Luxury Navi) We just take them for a drive in the Golf.....

[soogs]

Our second question is "Why did you get rid of that lovely Honda (2007 Accord Euro Luxury Navi) We just take them for a drive in the Golf.....

So you prefer the Golf to the Euro? Wow that's a big call. Besides being more spacious, hasn't the Euro got anything going for it?

[Stoney!]

You forgot Hey, one of your foglights is out.

The reverse light thing is getting very old, everytime I show off how the RVC comes out of the badge when I put it in reverse "oh you got a reverse light out already"....sigh.

The foglight thing is even more annoying, "When you pulled out of the driveway did you have your foglights on, cause only one was working".....again, sigh.

Stoney!

[cktsi]

The reverse light thing is getting very old, everytime I show off how the RVC comes out of the badge when I put it in reverse "oh you got a reverse light out already"....sigh.

The foglight thing is even more annoying, "When you pulled out of the driveway did you have your foglights on, cause only one was working".....again, sigh.

Stoney!

In the MFD I deactivated the coming home light function due to the constant "sir you left your headlights on" experience in my old MkV. Of course, I used the 'workaround' of unlocking the car then locking to prevent the hassle in the MkV.

I still have the leaving home activated in the Mk6.

[cme2c]

So you prefer the Golf to the Euro? Wow that's a big call. Besides being more spacious, hasn't the Euro got anything going for it?

Um, no, not really. The Euro is a quiet, comfortable, luxurious car. It had satnav, 6 stacker, dual zone climate control, HID headlights, leather, power front seats (no memory) sunroof, 17's. We got the Honda to replace a Peugeot 307 when we got sick of things going wrong.

The only reason we started looking for something else was that my wife found the Euro too big. The original plan was to keep the Euro for another year, but the changeover was right.

The most impressive thing about the Golf is that it is as quiet as the Euro, and as comfortable. I was expecting it to be noisier, being a hatch, but it's not. The Golf (on 16" wheels) rides better than the Honda, and the Pirellis on our Golf are quieter than the Bridgestones on the Honda.

We weren't great fans of leather, and she never used the sunroof. Manual seats are actually quicker to adjust than electric. The RNS 510 is a bit different than the Mitsubishi satnav in the Honda, but we're getting used to it. Love the HDD audio and really glad we got the Dynaudio. Front and rear sensors and camera were the icing on the cake (the Honda had rear sensors only not integrated with the screen).

The Golf also uses 25% less petrol.

Look, the Euro is a lovely car. We had absolutely no problems with it. it is well made, and holds its value really well. I don't miss it though.

John

[cme2c]

In the MFD I deactivated the coming home light function due to the constant "sir you left your headlights on" experience in my old MkV. Of course, I used the 'workaround' of unlocking the car then locking to prevent the hassle in the MkV.

I still have the leaving home activated in the Mk6.

I like the fact that the coming home in the Mark VI only works if you flash the lights after turning off the ignition. So I only use it when I need it.

[Greg Roles]

I think you'll find most 77 or 90 owners wouldn't be passionate enough about their car to write on a forum, whereas others who choose more expensive sporty options would be more likely to be. Same on any auto forum, those that see cars as transport and those that see them as so much more. Just my guess...

[cme2c]

I think you'll find most 77 or 90 owners wouldn't be passionate enough about their car to write on a forum, whereas others who choose more expensive sporty options would be more likely to be. Same on any auto forum, those that see cars as transport and those that see them as so much more. Just my guess...

What he said.

[cktsi]

The most impressive thing about the Golf is that it is as quiet as the Euro, and as comfortable. I was expecting it to be noisier, being a hatch, but it's not. The Golf (on 16" wheels) rides better than the Honda, and the Pirellis on our Golf are quieter than the Bridgestones on the Honda.

I have always wondered if sedans are more quiet on coarse bitumen roads than hatches… so how does the Golf compare to the Euro in that regard?