40 miles round trip a day. Keep Polo GTI or go for diesel?

[sat1983]

I've had my 2011 Polo GTI for a year now and orginally bought it as I only used it every other day for a few miles but my I am now doing 40 miles a day to work.
I'm happy with it in every single way- it hasn't put a foot wrong and is fairly economical considering it's a hot hatch.
I'd say realistically I'm averaging early 40s on my motorway commute which is great, but somehow the fuel guauge is moving a little too quick for my liking.

Now I realise the cost of changing motors might negate any savings- but would they really?
Plus I'm used to a bit of poke- and if I did make the swap for a diesel I'd have to go for a 6 pot, which again, unless you're spending a fair amount on a new 3 series or something- will I save anything in the long run?

Suggestions/advice appreciated!

[epom]

Have roughly the same commute and went for a Golf GTI over the diesel model. Haven't looked back, fair enough I'd get a bit extra out of the diesel mpg wise but not enough to make a huge difference.

[Deerfoot]

I bought my diesel when my commute was a 100 mile a day round trip.

For your journey I'd stick with the Polo.

[Craikeybaby]

I'd stick with the car you like.

If you want to see how much it would cost plug the numbers into Excel, I bet the price difference between petrol/diesel will be negligible...

[BUG4LIFE]

Is that 40 miles in total or 40 miles each way? I live 40 miles from work [thus 80 miles a day in total] and drive an E36 328...I can get about 33mpg but still wouldn't really consider a diesel, unless it was saving me £100+ a month...which it wouldn't as I'd have the cost of buying the car in the first place [I own my BM]. That doesn't really help does it?!? Keep the Polo

[sat1983]

I do like a big torquey engine too. But that is another matter!!

[dave7692]

If you're averaging early 40's in the Polo I only get high 40's in my 2.0L TDI golf over a distance similar to yours.

Bear in mind the fuel is more expensive too and you really don't save much (if anything) plus you have the hassle of changing car.

[davepoth]

Low 40s is pretty good for a sporty car really, I don't think the extra 10mpg you might get with a diesel would be worth the hassle in new car costs, extra fuel costs, and the potential extra things to go wrong on a modern diesel.

[HorneyMX5]

Keep the Polo. I do a 50 mile round trip and I'm binning off the deisel in favour of a Civic Type R!

[Debaser]

I wouldn't get a diesel for your mileage. I needed a car for a 100 mile a day commute and even with that mileage I didn't consider a diesel.

[sat1983]

Not surprised by the answers! I'll stick to what I know then!

[300bhp/ton]

sat1983 said:

I've had my 2011 Polo GTI for a year now and orginally bought it as I only used it every other day for a few miles but my I am now doing 40 miles a day to work.
I'm happy with it in every single way- it hasn't put a foot wrong and is fairly economical considering it's a hot hatch.
I'd say realistically I'm averaging early 40s on my motorway commute which is great, but somehow the fuel guauge is moving a little too quick for my liking.

Now I realise the cost of changing motors might negate any savings- but would they really?
Plus I'm used to a bit of poke- and if I did make the swap for a diesel I'd have to go for a 6 pot, which again, unless you're spending a fair amount on a new 3 series or something- will I save anything in the long run?

Suggestions/advice appreciated!

Is 20 miles each way really much of a commute? And if it's on motorway, then you'll not get much more economical roads to drive on.

Personally if I was only doing 40 miles a day I'd be using my 5.7 V8 Camaro!

[sat1983]

300bhp/ton said:

Is 20 miles each way really much of a commute? And if it's on motorway, then you'll not get much more economical roads to drive on.

Personally if I was only doing 40 miles a day I'd be using my 5.7 V8 Camaro!

Depends what you earn!

[daydotz]

if you take it steady it will do 45mpg(brim2brim) 400 miles to a tank they can be remarkably good on fuel