PD or CR Diesel engine

[decadent]

I am running a SEAT Exeo with a 2.0 cr 170 and rate the engine and car. You should be able to get an older version in your budget with either the 140 or 170 engine. Pound for pound it will be cheaper and better value than anything else VAG with those engines.

Sport Tech or SE Tech will see you with xenons, BOSE, leather, cimate, sat nav, bluetooth. All built on the tried and tested Audi A4 B7 platform but with the modern CR TDi lumps.

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Edited by decadent on Friday 31st October 14:07

[paultownsend]

The exeo is hard to ignore. I would have no issues with the badge.
It bacically is an audi !

[SteBrown91]

paultownsend said:

The exeo is hard to ignore. I would have no issues with the badge.
It bacically is an audi !

Its better. B7 a4 with the nicer a4 cab dashboard, uprated suspension (believed yo be a6 based) and the latest engines. At a good price.

[ch427]

Just bought an A3 with the CR 140 engine and am very happy with it, would be my preferred choice having owned both. Got a couple of 1.9 pd engines in the family though and these have been a great engine and bomb proof too.

[Riskins]

I ran a '57 Golf with the 170ps PD engine for 80k mikes through 2 years. Bought the car with 20k miles and within 7k miles had the dreaded DPF issues even doing mainly motorway miles. I had a new sensor fitted, a forced regen on the DPF and a revised map which VW updated as cars had issues which basically reduced the power/soot levels in 1st and 2nd gear and never had a single issue from there onwards.

I then moved across to a brand new Leon FR 170ps CR and in 80k/2 years not a single issue. Initially the Leon felt a little lack lustre in the performance department due to the more linear power delivery, but I grew to love it and found it an enjoyable car to do business mileage in.

My understanding is that the 170ps PD engine is a minefield of issues and it seems I was quite lucky, the 140ps engine as previously mentioned is a great all rounder and there are models out there with this engine which did not have a DPF, these would be the ideal.

Someone mentioned the 105ps CR diesel which iirc responds extremely well to a remap with some quite significant useable gains.

[liner33]

Same here had a 57 plate Octy VRS , went through a couple of dpf sensors and a abs module but pretty good for the 6 years but at 70k things started to go wrong and potential borkage meant I traded it.

[paultownsend]

It won't be until Christmas when i start to look seriously.

All the help is greatly appreciated gents.

[OldGermanHeaps]

If you get a seat or skoda with the bkd pd engine they dont have the same reliability issues as the vw versions seem to suffer if you are only discounting the 2.0pd on reliability.
I have an altea with a power remap and a decat, absolutely flies and never gives any bother.