Looking for a new daily drive - '06 TDI or TFSI?

[whichonetoget]

Price difference seems to be about $1-2k. Not looking to modify it at all, just want a comfortable daily drive which can eat up the km's with ease.

What about reliability? Has much gone wrong so far with the Mk5 Jettas??

[JustCruisn]

The petrol has a habit of eating the cam follower on the high pressure fuel pump. Carbon buildup can be an issue for direct injection too.
The 2 cars are a bit different in performance.
You should drive them both to see which you like.

Both will be dsg so check the service history for fluid changes and ensure a test drive shows no sign of clunks or hesitation on gear changes.

Other issues would be bad door locks, sagging headliner, interior lights not activating on door open.

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[code618]

You can get these in a manual as well which would be a better bet than an ageing DSG.
TFSI will be a fair bit quicker as it's the 2.0 147kw engine.
With most of the better examples around 8-9k can you stretch to a good example of an '06 Golf GTI? More fun to drive and also far more practical hatch...

[JustCruisn]

also far more practical hatch...

But the boot is too small if you have kids.

[code618]

But the boot is too small if you have kids.

The kids used to fit in the boot but they're too tall now ....

[JustCruisn]

[kalandos]

I have a 2008 2.0 Tsi and I love it. If you want a bit of punch then I recommend that. But if you literally do not care about performance then the Diesel would be a better option, it will last longer and is more economical(even though my tsi is pretty good too)