RS DSG - Diesel or Petrol

[Slick]

Hi guys,

I'm new to the forum and am seriously considering an Octavia RS with DSG. However I am tossing up between the diesel or the petrol variant. I've never owned a diesel car before. I like the mid-range power of the diesel and the impressive fuel economy but I dislike the fact that it has a flat and slowish take off and the short first gear.

I know this is quite personal, but I am interested in your recommendations of diesel versus petrol.

Also, are there any difference in servicing and maintenance costs between the two?

Thanks

[spellbound]

Just get the petrol and if you like extra shove get APR stage 1 ECU upgrade 190kw and 400+ nm , economy wont change about 8.5l/100 city , latest RS have the tricky diff .

[Jake02]

I haven't been that impressed with my RS TFSI (petrol) fuel consumption over it's life (although its been mostly around town) and the 125TDI is fantastic, but I really love the TFSI/TSI engine - it's just fabulous! Sounds great, goes very well and on a highway it's efficient. Get a petrol and get some options or put it into something else.

[woofy]

I think the DPF should come into any decision about diesels at the moment, is that an issue with these?

[Transporter]

I believe that the new DPFs are more reliable. Most of the time it was inexpensive differential pressure sensor for the DPF that failed in them (costs less than$100) and that part was also upgraded, so everything from 2010 production should be OK. I didn't here DPF light on the dash for some time in our forum. Put it that way, we have the DPF in 2 our cars and I'm not concerned about them, I plan to keep the Touareg for a long time and the manual says "check the DPF loading at 180,000km".

[pawel]

I am only getting 460km out of my 2010 rs tdi wagon at this rate I should have got the petrol version. I am only doing 20km round short trips but thats pretty crap I was getting over 400km with my 06 Megane sport turbo.

[dArK5HaD0w]

both tdi & tsi engines r fantastic.

it all boils down to how many kms u drive. if u don't do too many - def head for the tsi, otherwise the tdi is ur pick.
i do less than 25,000kms a yr, and i never liked diesels, hence my choice was easy

i've almost hit 10,000kms, and i'm getting 8.1L/100. the trip computer says 7.8L/100 though. that's mostly around town driving, with the once a month trip to sydney for a weekend.

[dru]

We were also stuck between the two, the great fuel economy of the diesel is hard to beat but once I drove the TSI - I was hooked!

[K1W1]

A diesel owner is a diesel owner.
If you have to think about it you aren't a diesel owner.

[Ocy_RS_TDi_Kombi]

I had a manual TSi RS as a loaner for a day and ultimately it was quicker than my TDi RS but you had to rev it a bit to make it go - the TDi has a stronger midrange and feels quicker in day to day driving. The loaner only had 500km on it though....... Haven't driven a TSi RS DSG

Don't know about the flat/slowish take off cause my RS TDi will run away from most cars at the lights - use Sports mode to remove the initial hesitation on take off which most DSGs have

Got 44,000km on my RS now and haven't had any DPF problems.

Fuel economy wise I average between 7l/100km to 7.5l/100km and that's in Melbourne's peak hour - eastern suburbs to Richmond and back again. I’m not gentle with the throttle either.

But it’s down to personal choice and the kms you drive.