Buying a Turbo Jetta or golf gti mk5

[Brendan_A]

The TDI was a demo with 9,000km on it, the TSI is brand new, only four days old

Congrats on the new Jetta Maca! I do like the TSI Jetta's. What colour and options did you get?

[anthony]

The TDI was a demo with 9,000km on it, the TSI is brand new, only four days old

Congratulations with the new Jetta,you must be thrilled.

Did you trade the TDI in ???

How do the 2 compare ???

Did you get the new one in White ???

Post pics up ASAP......PLEEZZZZ.Cant wait to see it.

[maca]

Congrats on the new Jetta Maca! I do like the TSI Jetta's. What colour and options did you get?

Congratulations with the new Jetta,you must be thrilled.

Did you trade the TDI in ???

How do the 2 compare ???

Did you get the new one in White ???

Post pics up ASAP......PLEEZZZZ.Cant wait to see it.

Thanks guys! I'm so happy with it, it drives like a dream I got a 2010 Platinum Grey (no whites available ), completely standard. But even standard it comes well equipped with the usual Jetta stuff plus front fogs, 17'' wheels and RCD510. I'll take some good snaps of it tomorrow as I've just changed the headlights to my OEM HID reps, looks awesome

[bwen]

Thanks guys! I'm so happy with it, it drives like a dream I got a 2010 Platinum Grey (no whites available ), completely standard. But even standard it comes well equipped with the usual Jetta stuff plus front fogs, 17'' wheels and RCD510. I'll take some good snaps of it tomorrow as I've just changed the headlights to my OEM HID reps, looks awesome

Nice!! Any big plans for it?

[maca]

Nice!! Any big plans for it?

Many plans for it, a combo of both visual and performance based. jettamkv.com is where most of my inspiration comes from.

[Bizi]

congrats on the new Jetta, Maca!
Jettamkv.com is a good source.

Two questions re. your changeover:
You removed the Hella projectors from the old car before sale and reinstalled in the new car?

Looking forward to the pics, too (including an interior one if possible). Do you think the buyer of your car will visit this forum, too?

[anthony]

I love the Jetta in Platinum Grey.

What happened to your OLD Black TDI ???

And whose getting the Tiguan ???

Do you guys still have the Touareg ???

Cheers.

[maca]

congrats on the new Jetta, Maca!
Jettamkv.com is a good source.

Two questions re. your changeover:
You removed the Hella projectors from the old car before sale and reinstalled in the new car?

Looking forward to the pics, too (including an interior one if possible). Do you think the buyer of your car will visit this forum, too?

Yeah, I did remove the Hella projectors before sale. I really hope the buyer ends up on here (I traded it in to Gold Coast VW), I'd love to continue seeing her on cruises etc.

I love the Jetta in Platinum Grey.

What happened to your OLD Black TDI ???

And whose getting the Tiguan ???

Do you guys still have the Touareg ???

Cheers.

Traded the TDI in, and believe it or not, I already miss her. My parents bought a Tig back in April and the Touareg went to another family member... We've all got VAGs!

Without hijacking this thread even more, I've made a new thread here

[deewhy]

Nice Maca! Looks great congrats on the purchase.

I'll get this thread back on track. With the 1.4 GT, how does it respond to a tune? How much increase in kw can i expect?

[maca]

Nice Maca! Looks great congrats on the purchase.

I'll get this thread back on track. With the 1.4 GT, how does it respond to a tune? How much increase in kw can i expect?

Personally, I think you'd be better off getting the GT TDI simply because of the torque. And I'm a real sucker for torque.

[deewhy]

How about the 2.0 fsi? Anyone tuned them? Decent power gains/fuel consumption?

[jazd]

If you want some sort of reference put the model info in here - Superchips - Superchips optimise the performance of your car, helping to maximise your driving pleasure.

It will give you a power and torque curve showing the increases. I'll vouch for Superchips on the TDI GT Sport, did mine yesterday and love it.

[jessv3]

How about the 2.0 fsi? Anyone tuned them? Decent power gains/fuel consumption?

Anything non turbo will give you very small results with a tune (maybe 10kw at the most!). Your better of just sticking with either a 2.0tfsi or a 2.0tdi anything else will just be frustratingly slow.

[Bizi]

If you want some sort of reference put the model info in here - Superchips - Superchips optimise the performance of your car, helping to maximise your driving pleasure.

It will give you a power and torque curve showing the increases. I'll vouch for Superchips on the TDI GT Sport, did mine yesterday and love it.

Anything non turbo will give you very small results with a tune (maybe 10kw at the most!). Your better of just sticking with either a 2.0tfsi or a 2.0tdi anything else will just be frustratingly slow.

If you check the Superchips site (and possibly other ECU tuners) you will likely get the ballpark potential of up to 10% for non-turbo petrol, up to 20% for turbo petrol and up to 30% for turbo diesel. The TDI tune will also have potential fuel economy benefits; there are plenty of TDI tune threads here already to read about this. A 2.0 TDI thread is currently active.

Good luck and I recommend you try both petrol and diesel as the characteristics are markedly different; the diesel is torquey like a V8!

[deewhy]

Yer it's definitely either the 2.0tfsi or tdi. Just wanted to know the effects on the non t. Unfortunately my car is yet to sell thus my wait continues