Hey folks,
So im still at the halfway house of deciding whether to change to a Cupra TDI, from a Cupra 1.8T.
The daily commute will be about 35 miles, and of course theres all the other usual driving trips outside of work etc.
It will generally be motorway miles, but with a bit of stop start driving through small village driving, neither car will be good for this, as they are both the same suspension so uncomfortable either way lol but im used to it now on these cars!
Anyway, reading past all the quoted figures... I claim to get about 32mpg average from my Cupra, I don't really drive it hard to be honest as at the moment I only do short journeys and never drive hard when the oil is cold.
Whether i'd get that on the drive I will be doing, who knows, maybe 30mpg average.
So if we use the same sums, and assume I had the Cupra TDI, let's say i'd get, 45mpg? Or more?
Ant made a very good point on another thread about the cost difference of BUYING the TDI on top of selling my car, for this exercise, we will assume it will cost me a few hundred pounds more.
Insurance not going to really be any different, tax will obviously be cheaper on TDI.
Would it be worth it? Would there be a realistic amount of fuel cost savings per month?
I get about 280-290 miles to a tank (although generally I never let it run near empty, and often never even let the light come on, I fill up before then).
TDI wins for less trips to the petrol station, but Petrol wins for the non-tractor engine noise...
So im still at the halfway house of deciding whether to change to a Cupra TDI, from a Cupra 1.8T.
The daily commute will be about 35 miles, and of course theres all the other usual driving trips outside of work etc.
It will generally be motorway miles, but with a bit of stop start driving through small village driving, neither car will be good for this, as they are both the same suspension so uncomfortable either way lol but im used to it now on these cars!
Anyway, reading past all the quoted figures... I claim to get about 32mpg average from my Cupra, I don't really drive it hard to be honest as at the moment I only do short journeys and never drive hard when the oil is cold.
Whether i'd get that on the drive I will be doing, who knows, maybe 30mpg average.
So if we use the same sums, and assume I had the Cupra TDI, let's say i'd get, 45mpg? Or more?
Ant made a very good point on another thread about the cost difference of BUYING the TDI on top of selling my car, for this exercise, we will assume it will cost me a few hundred pounds more.
Insurance not going to really be any different, tax will obviously be cheaper on TDI.
Would it be worth it? Would there be a realistic amount of fuel cost savings per month?
I get about 280-290 miles to a tank (although generally I never let it run near empty, and often never even let the light come on, I fill up before then).
TDI wins for less trips to the petrol station, but Petrol wins for the non-tractor engine noise...