Polo 66 tdi- anyone own?

[FJ Steve]

Don't forget walbjj...you will pay a premium (in the new car price) to have the diesel engine. It's this cost (and the DPF issue) that will see you needing to run the vehicle for 6+ years before you would be 'in front" of the next guy who bought the 1.2lt TSI.

FWIW....we're getting 650+km per tank (with a 35 - 38litre fill up) out of our TSI. Plus, we don't have to queue for the diesel pump because some Landcruiser is there filling up 200+litres, and it just happens to be a s-l-o-w pump (not a hi-flow).

We investigated the diesel option fairly closely......and it didn't pay for our city running mixed with 35km of freeway every morning, and again every afternoon.

[walbjj]

wtf, thats ludicrous that dpf crap. that turns me off completely. another reason why euro cars suck when it comes to maintenance and ownership costs. im back to square one now.
as far as the fiesta goes, its a ford. no chance

[FJ Steve]

wtf, thats ludicrous that dpf crap. that turns me off completely. another reason why euro cars suck when it comes to maintenance and ownership costs. im back to square one now.
as far as the fiesta goes, its a ford. no chance

no worries. You get what you pay for.

[team_v]

wtf, thats ludicrous that dpf crap. that turns me off completely. another reason why euro cars suck when it comes to maintenance and ownership costs. im back to square one now.
as far as the fiesta goes, its a ford. no chance

Well you are pretty limited then.
Go a petrol polo or maybe a Honda Jazz

[GTI mk6]

Entertaining the idea of getting one of these rather than a polo gti. Main reason is I want a manual, and the idea of a dsg failure, although rare is off putting. I also have no intention of racing or driving fast.
In fact, towards the end of my ownership of an s2000, I never took it beyond 5000rpm, and when I owned an evo9 I never pushed it hard as fuel consumption was ridiculous in it.
I guess I just want something nice and easy to drive.
So anyone here have a tdi polo and how is it

also in the same dilemma. whether or not to buy the TDI or GTI based on tranny.

any other inputs?

Just wondering if you guys have taken the 77TSI for a test drive?
Choice of both manual or DSG.
Have driven both, and personally preferred the DSG.
I am currently considering either the 77TSI or the GTI and waiting for dealership to get a 77TSI from their holding yard so I can test drive them back to back, but if I went 77TSI it would have to have the sports pack etc and salesman said they have
nothing in stock with this option nor will they anytime soon......again a nuisance because he said the ride with the sports pack option was a firmer ride than the GTI? Something I would prefer to test with back to backs and draw my own
conclusions anyway.

[walbjj]

u could just buy it stock and wait for something from h&r or get something like a eibach/ koni combo, always nice and easy
or spend up big and wait for a coilover setup. the sport pack is $1500. decent coilovers r about $2-3k