Passat v Octavia

kennyball

Hi Folks,
am considering a new car for immediate purchase...was set for a 2011-2013 2L Passat but insurance looks high so am now thinking about an 1.6L Octavia of the same year. Both diesel. any advice or recommended alternatives?
one Passat I had looked at has had the clutch and flywheel replaced (after 45K miles). Is this something I should be wary of on a Passat or more likely a driver related issue? 
I'm doing 12K-15K a year, 50/50 long motorway journeys and city driving. Previous car was a 1.6 golf petrol - I'm assuming I'm borderline diesel/petrol territory and will probably go with a diesel. Should I notice much difference in economy at that sort of driving?
Thanks!!
(ps - hope I'm not going over old threads too much!)

bazz26

The Octavia is from the segment below the Passat and would be more in line with a Golf though it has a bigger boot.

If you do alot of short journeys then a diesel is not going to be of any benefit to you, they take longer to warm up so won't offer anything extra in the way of fuel economy. Diesels also don't like short journeys especially if fitted with a particle filter which can get blocked.

colm_mcm

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