Gastank

Hi everyone, I have been looking at threads for ages regarding water leaking and am stumped too. At first it was the driverside footwell and passenger side footwell so I thought it may be door seal cards. No such evidence of this. Then I thought it was the sunroof drainage pipe - cleared this out and removed a tonne of compost from under the right side wheel arch. However it's been raining again and i've managed to catch the leaking in the act - any ideas? I appreciate any help! Thanks

Ended up buying the 1.9tdi - not the original one but found a better deal Absolutely great car so far! Just need to look after it long term...

Hi, Thank you very much for your replies, really appreciate it. Didn't realise that the FSI needed 98RON and not 95RON, that could change fuel cost dynamics and swing me towards the TDI. I am hoping to keep the car as a long term purchase, so the chips are stacking towards the TDI. Just have to try a bit of haggling! Thanks again.

Hello everyone, I'm a long time lurker on Briskoda and hopefully this week will be joining the community properly with my first Octy! I've been looking at quite a few different options for cars and have settled on a final two and was hoping I could pick your brains as to what you think would be the best choice? Car 1. 2006 2.0 FSI, 118k, 2 owners, FSH MOT 10/14 + set of winter tyres - private seller Car 2. 2005 1.9 TDI, 84k, 1 owner, FSH, MOT 09/14 but 2k more in price - dealer I will be driving 8-9k pa and have had diesel and petrol before...I like diesels but know that a petrol may be the more sensible option for my driving needs. The big bug bear is paying 2k more for it. Both seem like pretty good cars overall, I'm just trying to see what things I should be looking for regarding the 2.0 FSI? I know the 1.9 TDI is a tried and tested engine, but don't know much about the 2.0 FSI. If I buy privately I don't have much to fall back on if things go wrong. Any thoughts, comments or advice would be very much appreciated. Many thanks, Gastank