Second hand Passat TDI or FSI (2.0T)?

[V6Passat]

Thanks for the quick reply,
10l/100km was my expectation as well but yeah I was expecting to see more TFSI owners then this
there seems to be only handful of them on this forum maybe that's a bad indication?

Any way since you own TDI 103kw what do you think of the off the line performance from traffic light?
I don't know why it takes TDI 10 seconds to reach 100kmh with so much torque
is it like massive surge to 80kmh and runs out of puff kind of thing? which I wouldn't mind to be honest.

Cheers,

I have a V6 Highline and after 7 months of ownership it is running at 10.1l per 100km. I do mostly city driving and like to play. What about the servicing cost differences between the petrol and deisel? I know the rego will be higher cause its a six, but the fuel costs may be better than you thought.

Cheers

[guthrie]

I don't know why it takes TDI 10 seconds to reach 100kmh with so much torque
is it like massive surge to 80kmh and runs out of puff kind of thing?

As the others have pointed out, the tdi is slow off the line. Once you are up to 2500rpm in 1st gear, the boost comes in with a rush and you are away - there is no lag from that point on to 110km/h+.

[mebius9]

I have a V6 Highline and after 7 months of ownership it is running at 10.1l per 100km. I do mostly city driving and like to play. What about the servicing cost differences between the petrol and deisel? I know the rego will be higher cause its a six, but the fuel costs may be better than you thought.

Cheers

I don't know... most of V6 FSI owners report 11L~12L/100kms ish
Which is not really different from 10L/100kms of TFSI
But where do I stop if I keep going up like that?
I have to draw the line.

[V6Passat]

I don't know... most of V6 FSI owners report 11L~12L/100kms ish
Which is not really different from 10L/100kms of TFSI
But where do I stop if I keep going up like that?
I have to draw the line.

understand...it is important to draw that line. My line was at the change over price for my Highline V the extra $7/$8 k for the R36.....so appreciate your position. Good luck which ever way you go.

[Yevvy]

10-11L from a v6?! how gentle are you with your throttle?

[V6Passat]

10-11L from a v6?! how gentle are you with your throttle?

well as i said, i mainly drive city streets (i live 8kms from CBD) and driving to office is usually a start stop affair. I find though when i give it some if i drive to gold coast, sunny coast or toowoomba (for work) the it gets better! I put it down to the DSG, cause the right foot can be heavy. This is a stark difference to my previous car (XR5 turbo) where you could actually see the fuel tank empty.....

[Yevvy]

fair enough, i drive to sydney uni everyday and if i have a bit of fun on the way i get about 11.8L (not too much traffic). however if i have good fun it climbes to around 13.5-14.5. and if you ask dave, he'll tell you that if your consumption is below 16L/100 you're not moving at all (thats considering we have lighter bora's).

don't know why 10-12L in the city from a 2.0T, 1500kg car is scary

[mebius9]

fair enough, i drive to sydney uni everyday and if i have a bit of fun on the way i get about 11.8L (not too much traffic). however if i have good fun it climbes to around 13.5-14.5. and if you ask dave, he'll tell you that if your consumption is below 16L/100 you're not moving at all (thats considering we have lighter bora's).

don't know why 10-12L in the city from a 2.0T, 1500kg car is scary

Hehe that's because I'm a bit of pussy and poor at the same time.
and 10-12L looks bad against 125 TDI though it's a bit slower...

[Howsee]

Mate I've made the switch from a 650KW XR6 Turbo to a Passat 103KW TDI DSG, I drove both the FSI and TDI and even though I love the performance side of things, I just couldn't get over how good the TDI is on fuel. After spending over $200 a week on fuel in my XR6T I'm not looking back on buying the TDI, best advice is to go for a long drive in both and see which one you like the feel of more. At the end of the day its a personal choice.

Best of luck with it all

[PassatB6]

Have you found any noticeable faults within your time of ownership?
Such as rattle, engine knock/ping or noticeable power loss near the end?
Thanks in advance.

Sorry for the delay, thought I replied to these questions but my post must have disappeared into the ether.

Apart from a leaky washer bottle replacement during warranty there has been very little wrong actually. Don't feel the aircon is as good as it could be in summer. VW replaced a few parts but I think that some early compressors are just not so good.

No engine pinging etc or power loss though its clearly better in winter being a turbo. Never had a rattle but its very sensitive to tyre wear and gives a thrumming sound when the tyres are worn or pressure is incorrect. I've done >80,000 km now. Can't complain really. I have wondered whether it has lost a bit of power over time, but this could just be me adjusting to it. Nice engine, well made, lots of hi tech goodies on mine!

[mebius9]

Someone is offering me $29000 for 125 TDI 80,000km Passat
Seems like a very good deal to me and good compromise between 147 TFSI and 103 TDI
May I proceed fellow Das Auto Volks?

[tryingavw]

sounds good but just make sure you get it with an extended warranty ( buy one if you have to). also check all the electrical gadgets are working ok -- these are seriously complex cars.

you will be delighted with the power/ performance and economy of this baby.

Someone is offering me $29000 for 125 TDI 80,000km Passat
Seems like a very good deal to me and good compromise between 147 TFSI and 103 TDI
May I proceed fellow Das Auto Volks?

[mebius9]

sounds good but just make sure you get it with an extended warranty ( buy one if you have to). also check all the electrical gadgets are working ok -- these are seriously complex cars.

you will be delighted with the power/ performance and economy of this baby.

Thanks for the warning.
Yeah, I should check them thoroughly.
Any lead as to which particular are is prone to malfunction? (electric seats? indicators?)

[tryingavw]

how about anything with a wire attached?

Thanks for the warning.
Yeah, I should check them thoroughly.
Any lead as to which particular are is prone to malfunction? (electric seats? indicators?)

[mebius9]

how about anything with a wire attached?

That's gonna take a while... seeing how many hidden gadgets this car has...