View Full Version : About to join the Altea bunch!!!
My beloved TDISE Leon has gone (sold today). I'm now in the position of having cash to purhcase either a 1.6 stylance or 2.0 TDI sport. i know they're very different but i only cover 8,000 miles pa so not sure if the £3000 difference is worth it or not. my question is:
how much did you pay for your Altea's? please include whether it was new or not, also any extras.
thanks
Can't offer any figures on secondhand altea's, but on my recent test drives i've discovered that after driving a Golf 1.9 TDI (130) for 3 years, petrol engines don't really cut it for me any more.
I've driven a 2.0 Mazda 3 sport, and the new Golf GTI, and yes - they can be fast, but they don't have the grunt of diesel, with the golf GTIyou nearly got the same in gear acceleration as my TDI, and if you held onto the gears it did get fun :) but i've realised that i don't want to drive cars at 6000 RPM to get somewhere fast, the golf TDI does just fine at 2-3000rpm.
I suppose a 3.0 litre V6 would suit me, but i can't afford the fuel :)
£3000 is a lot of money so i'd say you need to test drive both to see if you can drop from a 110 bhp diesel with its torque to a 1.6 petrol, but i think you'll fall in love with the 140 bhp TDI sport.
My beloved TDISE Leon has gone (sold today). I'm now in the position of having cash to purhcase either a 1.6 stylance or 2.0 TDI sport. i know they're very different but i only cover 8,000 miles pa so not sure if the £3000 difference is worth it or not. my question is:
how much did you pay for your Altea's? please include whether it was new or not, also any extras.
thanks
If you have the money it must be the 2.0TDi sport. Remember the Altea is a big heavy car, 1510 Kgs compared to a Leon at 1322 KGS, I wouldn't think the 1.6 would really cut it.
loadswine
03-04-2005, 18:07
If you drive the TDi Sport, my guess is you'll buy one. It's not just the grunt, it's the fuss free way it handles it. Go on! get one!!
i have the option on a 04 54 in grey or Plat for £14000 couple of grnad mileage....i'm being swade!
loadswine
03-04-2005, 18:27
Sounds like a very good deal, I paid quite a bit more than that. Mind you I did have a trade in that got a good price.
I've have no trade in so should be commanding the best price possible...
i have the option on a 04 54 in grey or Plat for £14000 couple of grnad mileage....i'm being swade!
Sounds good to me the best I have seen so far is £14400 for a 05 05 plate in platinum which tempts me :drool:
that would be Autoworld then!?
altea-ego
05-04-2005, 13:16
My beloved TDISE Leon has gone (sold today). I'm now in the position of having cash to purhcase either a 1.6 stylance or 2.0 TDI sport. i know they're very different but i only cover 8,000 miles pa so not sure if the £3000 difference is worth it or not. my question is:
how much did you pay for your Altea's? please include whether it was new or not, also any extras.
thanks
I've got a 2.0TDI, but currently have a 1.6 Sylance courtesy car, it does not compare at all in quality or performance, its hard to believe they are the same car.
Most of the improvements are from the sport spec though.