Hello!
My apologies for raising once again what seems to be the age old question - 1.2 tsi or 1.6 tdi - but as both a newish driver (16 months since passing) and someone who knows next to nothing about cars anyways, I felt I should come to the experts!
So, this first year of driving is also my first in a new job, one that has probably seen me rack up about 16,000 miles (mixture of business and personal use). This annual mileage is likely to stay roughly the same. I cover a patch comprising most of Devon (everywhere bar areas covered by Torbay Council and Plymouth Council) and so driving is a right ol' mix of motorway/dual carriageway all the way down to tiny dirt tracks in more remote areas. As well as local driving, once or twice a year I'll likely take trips to/from Yorkshire.
I've been drawn to a Fabia as my foster parents until recently had a TDI estate and they loved it (& very much regretting not having any longer), and I was always surprised myself by how much power it seemed to have on hills etc.
Can I expect the same 'oomph' on hills from the 1.2 tsi? Or, even so, should I only really be considering a dodgy diesel (as my foster pops terms them!) given the mileage I do / will do?
Budget wise, I'm looking at having circa £1500 by way of a deposit (NO-ONE is going to want my current car as I trade in, I promise you...) and then rest on the 'never-never' so I've been looking at newish pre-owned cars up to £7500 by rough reckoning.
Thanks so much in advance for any responses
