Hi all

Just about to settle on either the 1.4 SE hatch at special price £8995 or a 1.2 TSi 86bs Se at £10070 and today i spotted this Greenline Estate 1.2TDI CR 75DPF at £12111 how good are they engine wise say over my preferred 1.2 TSI 86 or i even thought about the 1.2 TSI 105 ps at £10620 Choices have to make up my mind my tomorrow

Brian

Meant to say i only plan to do approx 5k a year and keep it for about the same time

Edited 22 January, 201214 yr by kitchens

Hello Brian, stick your question in the Fabia forum, you'll get more people looking and therefore more answers

If you do 5k per year buying a diesel is a bit pointless IMO.

You need to do the miles to get the benefit of the economy, otherwise why have a fairly sedate super economical car.

The petrol is cheaper, quieter, smoother and faster. Significantly cheaper, quieter, smoother and faster.

I have a Fabia GL2 estate by the way.

Hi and welcome aboard.

Definitely no point in you getting a Greenline with that sort of mileage.

I personally wouldn't bother with the 1.4 petrol either, the normally aspirated petrol is really sweet 1.2 -try one. If you're after a bit more pep then go for a TSi.

Well bit the bullet and just bought the 1.2 TSI 86PS SE Hatch Candy White I drove it back to back with the 1.4 16V 86 PS and although they have the same output the 1.2 feels a lot more responsive I got the spare wheel as an extra as i hate that gunk stuff .The difference in price between both cars was less than £1k and when you add in the cam belt change (£395 ) at some point in 1.4s life plus the initial saving on the road tax and subsequent tax and the added fuel cost savings it will be around a couple of hundred ££ dearer for the 1.2 so a bit of a no brainer.

Brian

Congratulations! wish you all the best with it.