VW Scirocco petrol or diesel?

[DubZeus]

I'm saving for a Scirocco but cant decide which one. Iy's going to be a used buy & there are a fair few out there. Which is better the 2.0 TFSI petrol or the TDI 170. I will be doing roughly 12k miles per year & the insurance is the same price for me. I love the economy of a diesel but miss the soul the petrol cars have. I 'm not going dsg just manual for me.

Which is better or would you chose an alternative?

[Sensibleboy]

Depends on the sort of miles you do too. Short runs? Motorways?

[DubZeus]

It's about 70% motorway.

[anonymous-user]

I spent a few weeks with a 170bhp Scirocco while I also had my MK5 Golf GTI. I really rather liked the Scirocco, the cabin is a nice place to be but the engine is a bit of a let down. I remember thinking that car with the engine from my GTI would be great!

[poing]

For 12k per year I'd go for petrol.

[cerb4.5lee]

poing said:

For 12k per year I'd go for petrol.

This.

[Alpaca]

Petrol.

For the performance on offer the mpg shouldn't be too shabby.

[Tunku]

I've never understood the 'should I diesel/petrol' thing. Which one sounds nicer?

[matty8v]

I have the 2.0L TSI Scirocco GT (petrol) and can get very high 30's mpg on motorways. Going steady I have had just over 40mpg before on long motorway journeys! It cruises along quite nicely. Can't comment on the diesel but personally I would much rather have petrol.

All the best

Matt

[Klippie]

I test drove both petrol and diesel Scirocco's they were both excellent I bought the diesel as I was doing 300 miles a week which averaged between 45-50mpg on the motorway the petrol will probably be 15-20mpg less.

Great cars you won't be disappointed just make sure you get the GT over the standard car for the extra kit it has.

[lanciamug]

If you were to get a DSG equipped car, the diesel is a good choice. But in a manual I would say petrol every time. The oil burners need lots of smooth gearchanges to make good progress. (ie not surge , pause,, surge, pause repeat)

[MrBarry123]

I'd go for the petrol - good ol' engine.

[HJMS123]

petrol

[DubZeus]

Thanks all, the petrol was a high priority now even more so. The economy is better than i thought

[MrBarry123]

The larger VW petrol engines can provide relatively good mpg for the performance on offer. Unfortunately when you start to press-on they can drop like a stone.

If I'm mincing about, I can get 28-30mpg driving around town however only around 18mpg if I start to get a bit excited. Same on the motorway... At 70mph, 36mpg is achievable however much above that and you're looking at 24mpg (so I've been told).

[DubZeus]

Thank you, nice to read real world reviews rather than the manufacturers figures