VW Scirocco 1.4 tsi GT - Page 1 - Car Buying

Original Poster

4 posts

97 months

Sunday 26th August 2018

Hi All,

Sorry if this has been posted before. I am looking at getting a VW scirocco 1.4 tsi gt in September for my second car. I will be getting second hand around 15/20k miles for about £13k. I will be doing very little miles, to work and back every day about 8 miles each way.

Has anyone on here got one or had one and had positive/negative experiences?

Seem like quite good value for money to me.
Cheers,

MJK 24

5,677 posts

265 months

Sunday 26th August 2018

There’s two 1.4 Scirocco.

A 120bhp turbo which is pretty reliable. Then a 1.4 turbocharged supercharged engine giving about 160bhp which can throw a few issues.

Which are you looking at?

Original Poster

4 posts

97 months

Sunday 26th August 2018

120hp one. As it's only a second car, insurance is reasonable on that one.

ZX10R NIN

30,535 posts

154 months

Sunday 26th August 2018

BT15 said:

120hp one. As it's only a second car, insurance is reasonable on that one.

MJK 24

5,677 posts

265 months

Sunday 26th August 2018

BT15 said:

120hp one. As it's only a second car, insurance is reasonable on that one.

They’re a decent car with good economy. Only a 5 speed gearbox I think.

Probably the Scirocco I would go for if I was in the market for one.

Original Poster

4 posts

97 months

Sunday 26th August 2018

Thanks! The newer ones do have a 6 speed gearbox which is one of the selling points for me. I'm looking 16 plate ish seem to have decent fuel economy compared to say the astra which looks all round fairly similar.

ZX10R NIN

30,535 posts

154 months

Sunday 26th August 2018

They're very similar in terms fuel have a sit in both before deciding & take a look at the spec the Astra is generous spec wise.

sicourt

80 posts

140 months

Sunday 26th August 2018

I had a 1.4 (122) I brought from new a few years ago. I really liked the car and had zero issues, whenever I see one now, I still think they look good, even for an 8 year old design. A lot of the 122’s are (understandably since they were the base spec) a bit light on the equipment, I went a bit overboard on mine and used the £4k discount I got on list as an excuse to spec it up a bit, the 2.0’s came with more stuff as standard and are an even better drive, if you can stretch your budget a bit.

Original Poster

4 posts

97 months