hi guys just asking about the 1.6 tdi cr 105 engine just seen a octavia se estate 10 plate

with 29.999 miles just need to now is it good around town and runs any info will be great

thaks pete

hi guys just asking about the 1.6 tdi cr 105 engine just seen a octavia se estate 10 plate

with 29.999 miles just need to now is it good around town and runs any info will be great

thanks pete

diesel or petrol i do about 10.000 miles a year so will it better to have the 1.4 tsi engin

10k is petrol territory, unless you really want the characteristics of a diesel. I'm sure the 1.4 would be a more enjoyable drive.

At 10K a year I'd be taking the lower purchase price and cheaper fuel at the pumps of the 1.4 TSi.

There are very few DPF complaints on the 1.6 TDi but its still a new engine. Lot's of town driving will put you at a higher risk of issues but then a lot of taxi drivers use them without complaint.

You need to drive both to be sure.

thanks guys for the info just need to make my mind up now

Don't know what you'd get from the 1.6 CR, but you can expect to get low 40s from the 1.4 tsi (I got an average of 44 in the 12 months I had mine) it's got good acceleration round town and a nice smooth quiet engine. The tsi has 17 extra ps but the CR has 50 extra nm so will be a more relaxed drive I guess, where as the tsi will have better acceleration, though you have to give it some encouragement to pass on normal NSL roads. As ever a decent test drive is the best way of seeing if the CR floats your boat. Don't be put off by having to pay more for the CR because it will hold it's vaue better over time. MPG will be better than the tsi and others will let you know what to expect in the real world, though don't forget to factor in the extra cost of diesel. The dpf issues on CRs tend to be nothing to do with the dpf itself-normally it's a sensor thats the problem and though the dpf has had problems on the PD 170, I've not seen any examples of dpf failures below the 100,000+ mile expectancy on the CR. Good luck

I've had the 1.6TDI in an Octavia with the 7 speed DSG box.

I've had it 11 months and done just over 15000 miles, over this period the measured consumption has averaged out at 56.7 mpg

To the best of my knowledge its only done one regen, it hasn't used a drop of oil or water, great motor, hard to believe its only a 1.6

Regards all.

Juan

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May be worth having a look at this.

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/272158-egr-fault-is-this-common/

FP

Edited 15 June, 201313 yr by flying pig

giveing the swets reading all theses fourms about diesels petrols octavias i think i stick with the roomster done 20.000 miles

in 2years and no brobs with it but i still need the room so eveybody saying theses more trouble with diesels than petrols

Fair to say the TSi will be a little quicker and a bit more fun but not a chance will it return the same sort of economy figures as a 1.6 TDi 105.

People keep talking about break even mileages for petrol vs diesel; personally I ignore this. Both cars have their plus points and i guess it depends what means the most to you. If youre at all concerned with running costs the 1.6 TDi is the one to go for. Also bear in mind that the DPF system works properly in the new CR engines so even low mileages and short journeys wont be an issue.

Personally Id probably look for a CR 140, will perform better than the 1.4 TSi and offer similar MPG returns to the 1.6 in real world driving. Probably the sweet spot of the range for performance v running costs.

That said I averaged 48mpg in my 170 CR vRS Friday night on a 110 mile mixed road run. Not bad at all for a 170hp 140mph car IMO. 3 adults, 1 child and a pretty full estate boot too.

Edited 16 June, 201313 yr by pipsyp

The 1.6CR will also remap to 130 / 135 if you need a little more oomph

Also bear in mind that the DPF system works properly in the new CR engines so even low mileages and short journeys wont be an issue.

Hmm careful. They are much improved of late but they still do not like repeated stop/start driving and will give problems if the requirements for an occasional regen aren't met.

Hmm careful. They are much improved of late but they still do not like repeated stop/start driving and will give problems if the requirements for an occasional regen aren't met.

50k in my last car, a MK6 2.0 TDi 140 GT. Much of my mileage was a 20 mile slow round trip journey to work; admittedly it did its share of motorway work but it didnt ever even do a forced regen (never had the light come on).

Long and short of it VAG bolted on DPF tech to PD170 to make it Euro4 compliant and it was a mistake to, because a lot of the injection cycle on a PD engine is mechanically controlled it wss unable to control the reg cycles effectively unless driven under v particular conditions.

Im aware of few if any serious DPF problems on a CR engined car, most of those were pressure sensor failures and not actually a fault with the DPF.

In fact I had a Mk5 1.9 PD Golf Bluemotion with DPF and did 27k in that without it ever doing a forced regen but I did do quite alot of motorway milee in that thing and was probably also quite lucky as they were the in joke at the time for beijg renouned for DPF issues like the PD170 cars.

Im not going to suggest an old dear buying one to drive a mile to the shops and back every day is a wise thing but for nearly everyone a CR diesel shouldnt be a worry so long as you do some normal driving in it.

Edited 17 June, 201313 yr by pipsyp

People keep talking about break even mileages for petrol vs diesel; personally I ignore this. Both cars have their plus points and i guess it depends what means the most to you. If youre at all concerned with running costs the 1.6 TDi is the one to go for. Also bear in mind that the DPF system works properly in the new CR engines so even low mileages and short journeys wont be an issue.

Agreed.

We probably should (according to petrol vs diesel costs etc alone) have a petrol. The thing is we just prefer diesel for the low down grunt and more relaxed driving and so we choose to spend the extra on a diesel car.

Plus when we do actually go on longer trips we don't have to drive 60mph to get decent economy.

Phil