Old Vs New

[Cam]

. More car like sound...

I had the i30 CRDi before I got into my 2.0L TDI and personally I find the PD engine noise nicer than the CRDi. I suppose its personal preference, little bit rougher, but I like that sound


I just put it down to having more angry killer wasps (kW) under the bonnet

[Transporter]

I had the i30 CRDi before I got into my 2.0L TDI and personally I find the PD engine noise nicer than the CRDi. I suppose its personal preference, little bit rougher, but I like that sound


I just put it down to having more angry killer wasps (kW) under the bonnet

What made you to change i30 for Golf?
How does the fuel economy compare?

[Cam]

What made you to change i30 for Golf?
How does the fuel economy compare?

A number of things.
The i30 was a nice car, but unfortunately I got a lemon.

It had a new clutch at 1300kms, shuddering in reverse, vibration through the dashboard, clunking in the steering, sloppy suspension in the rear and to top it off it started blowing blue smoke on idle. When I got rid of it, it only had 3900kms on it.

The economy in the i30 was ok. Unfortunately I never got enough km's up on it to gain the benefit from it. Around town I used to average 6 litres per 100km.

But in the Golf I average about 6.5L per 100kms around town and most of the time I'm not driving very economically. On a trip I can get 5.2L per 100km in the Golf.

In comparison, I think the Golf is better on fuel than the i30. For the size of the engine and the torque/power that its putting out its just about matching the i30 which is only a 1.6 producing about 255nm of torque.

What really made me change to the Golf was driving Dad's GT sport.
Apart from the handling and performance, I fell in love with the pure quality of it. The steering, trim, clutch, gearbox, doors...everything just feels better made than the i30.

[Russ59]

Post #15 on the thread below adds a little bit more info about the decision to get rid of the i30

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newf...t=27607&page=2

[Greg Roles]

Geez you KNOW you're old when your sprogs are posting on "your" forum.