TDI vs TSI

[Matthew FR]

Was considering swapping my MK2 FR TDI for a MK2 FR TSI.
My current car is 09 with 20k miles in speed blue.
The one I was looking at 07 40k miles, DSG and in silver (sorta common )
A big plus side is that the TSI is cheaper lol!

What would you guys do?

Current

Other?

Thanks!

 

[adamb87]

in what respects is the tsi cheaper? finance payments? i personally think it would be foolish chopping in for an older car with more miles. you will probably lose more money in the long run i am guessing? and the speed blue is a lovely colour as well

 

[Matthew FR]

in what respects is the tsi cheaper? finance payments? i personally think it would be foolish chopping in for an older car with more miles. you will probably lose more money in the long run i am guessing? and the speed blue is a lovely colour as well

Yeah Finance. I was thinking this too, think its the dsg I like the idea of!
The blue is lovely and not so common!

 

[Matthew FR]

Think i'll just stick with my car, the TSI just had a few extra toys I liked the idea of .
Thanks!

 

[adamb87]

the dsg is good. had it on the cupra and its amazin.

 

[Matthew FR]

Still thinking about changing but think it would be for a Cupra or Bocanegra..

 

[Paul JC]

One of my regrets is not test driving a DSG car. Maybe next time!

 

[lajohnz]

I'm in he same boat, although the tsi I was looking at is 6 month newer on a 59 with the dsg and tricks, decisions decisions,

Parkers car guide has them both priced the same roughly without mileage correction and spec

 

[benj1989]

Finance would be cheaper but what about insurance, tax, fuel. I was thinking of swaping mime for a impreza in the next year or 2 but did some verrrry rouph calcs in my head and i could get to like 220bhp so less than a scooby would cost insurance increase more tax awful mpg compared to mine plus with mine being 200-220 will still give good mpg.

Also as yours is a fr diesel and a facelift it will hold its value thus better investment imo. Look at the old leon fr 150 their way more than most lcr of same year. This is what i think about lol hope it sorta helps fella

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[lajohnz]

Does the dsg box effect fuel consumption much compared to a manual?

I find my wife only gets 36 mpg on our fr diesel because she totals around in 4th rather than 5th , my theory is the dsg would always be in the optimum gear for efficiency so she'd get more like 40-45mpg around town.
Or does it not work like that?

Think I'd rather had the tsi over the tdi