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VW Golf 1.4 Sport 2007 - Any feedback

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  • #2
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,363 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    €9K for a 6 year old 1.4 Golf, are they having a laugh?

    How much do you think you will save overall when taking into account the cost of trading up? 1.4 Golf will be more sluggish than the 1.6 Focus too.


  • #3
    kravmaga
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,982 ✭✭✭kravmaga


    okay Bazz, fair enough but I need a car that has lower running petrol/fuel costs.
    Im just a Dublin city driver, not huge mileage.

    Well I was also going to looking at a VW Jetta 2008 1.4L engine.

    http://www.carzone.ie/search/Volkswagen/Jetta/**-SALE-/31813594606439980/advert?channel=CARS


  • #4
    MuppetCheck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,865 ✭✭✭✭MuppetCheck


    How much are you spending on petrol at the moment per week? How many miles are you covering?


  • #5
    kravmaga
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,982 ✭✭✭kravmaga


    Im doing about 15,000 a year, Dublin region only.

    About €60-€70 per week approx.


  • #6
    anoda_username
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 135 ✭✭anoda_username


    I thought the 1.4 golfs were meant to have a very soft engine?


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  • #7
    TGi666
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 451 ✭✭TGi666


    anoda_username wrote: »
    I thought the 1.4 golfs were meant to have a very soft engine?

    Mk4 mainly haven't heard any horror story's about the mk5 myself anyway


  • #8
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,363 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    1.4 litre 75bhp/80bhp in the MkV were carried over from the MkIV. 1.4 litre TSi is a different engine, 122bhp is solid enough but the 140bhp and especially the 170bhp version can be troublesome.


  • #9
    kravmaga
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,982 ✭✭✭kravmaga


    bazz26 wrote: »
    1.4 litre 75bhp/80bhp in the MkV were carried over from the MkIV. 1.4 litre TSi is a different engine, 122bhp is solid enough but the 140bhp and especially the 170bhp version can be troublesome.

    Well this VW Jetta has a 1.4 TSI engine, going to have a look at this tomorrow afternoon.

    http://www.carzone.ie/search/Volkswagen/Jetta/**-SALE-/31813594606439980/advert?channel=CARS


  • #10
    kravmaga
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,982 ✭✭✭kravmaga


    Inteerior trim is cream colour and I would imagine very difficult to keep clean.

    Only offering a 3month warranty, for E9,950 very over priced for a 2008 car.


  • #11
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,363 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Have you looked at anything other than VW?

    Kia Ceed:
    media?xwm=y&id=8fdce0a6-d6e2-47fb-8e05-322005ed7135&width=400&height=300
    http://www.driving.ie/used-cars/KIA/Ceed/1.4-EX/34213634427724250/

    Hyundai i30:
    media?xwm=y&id=8592dc92-1e96-4465-99bb-96be8826b48e&width=400&height=300
    http://www.driving.ie/used-cars/Hyundai/i30/1.4-Pet/34513632045450800/

    Mitsubishi Lancer:
    media?xwm=y&id=d011b95d-abbc-47a2-bc71-6f9fc1886ed2&width=400&height=300
    http://www.driving.ie/used-cars/Mitsubishi/Lancer/NEW-1.5/34313618949884180/


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  • #12
    djPSB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,299 ✭✭✭djPSB


    I'm thinking about buying a golf as well. Trying to decide between petrol or diesel.

    I have a budget of about €10,000.

    If I go diesel, it makes sense to buy at least a 2008 or newer with the way the tax system works.

    Most of my driving would be motorway driving, about 12,000 miles per year.

    A 2008 diesel seems to cost in or around €12,500. Insurance fully comp would cost about €1,350 per annum.

    A 2008 petrol would cost about €10,000. Insurance fully comp would cost about €1,150 per annum.


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