Hi, I'm new to this site but my dilemma is this - I receieve an allowance for a company car and my choice is between the A3 1.8tfsi and A3 2.0tdi 140 I do approx 30,000 miles per year some mway but mostly A roads I get a fuel allowance of 14p per mile. Sensibility says I should go for the diesel but fun says the petrol, I currently have a Jetta 2.0 tdi 140 sport would the A3 diesel be pretty much the same??
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From last year the Jetta had the same Common Rail diesel engine but until then it wasn't so you would find the A3 engine more refined and more balanced on power delivery.
Personally I cannot fault the 2.0 TDI, it's a good balance between economy and performance.
The 1.8 TFSI is relatively rare but when it has been discussed on here people have been happy with it.
If it's 30000 miles of A roads you're probably best to get diesel though I would have thought.
Personally I cannot fault the 2.0 TDI, it's a good balance between economy and performance.
The 1.8 TFSI is relatively rare but when it has been discussed on here people have been happy with it.
If it's 30000 miles of A roads you're probably best to get diesel though I would have thought.
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Done about 380 miles in my new 1.8tfsi SPORT, and the figures aren't impressive, though I'm only doing short journeys with it so far, and got stuck in a stop-start traffic jam for over 20 minutes last week. It has used 53 litres to do just 283 miles - that's less than 24.5 mile per gallon.
One quarter of my daily journey is in the city, so that brings it down a bit. But if you seen one of my previous posts on a different thread you'll know if i drive like an absolute miser i can get 68 mpg out of her! On a €50 tank (7/8th's full) the DIS reads that it will go for 820 miles at that rate. Economically it beats the hell out of the 1.8 TFSI.
Yeap derv would be your best bet & if its a new one then you'd be very very surprised how perky they really are, got some nippiness to them mate, add a map if allowed & you'll love it.
with regards to mapping, is there something that i can add or take away i.e when its serviced thats good and doesnt cost a fortune? I'm sorry if this has been asked before but I'm new to this site and the world of tuning etc.:icon_thumright:
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These guys offer a Plug and Play system delivering 175bhp from a TDI 140.
http://www.diesel-performance.co.uk/vehicle-audi_a3_2.0-tdi-140-ps
My friend has a 1.9 Astra 150 that was taken to 200bhp and was an absoloute beast.
I would have a look about mate as you could get a 180-190 on a map tbh & there are companies like bluefin that offer the install/deinstall handheld facility, also ask Ben@sharkperformance
IMHO no, stock filter does just as good a job & tbh generic map on a 140 IMHO doesnt need any filter upgrades, I have a hybrid turbo & running 220-230 & still on stock.
TBH there has been a recent thread about say alientech dongles, have a read up on the forum mate as there's number of companies that do the postal maps as such afaik.
TBH there has been a recent thread about say alientech dongles, have a read up on the forum mate as there's number of companies that do the postal maps as such afaik.
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Flippin elle i get more than that from the Cupra, genrelly 16k is around the cut off point for petrol v diesel, although it depends on who pays what for the fuel. P11d wise I guess it would be a close call, the 1.8 will probably have the lower list price and the Co2 will probably be similar. Car taxation rules are going to change over the next few years and it will start favouring the smaller petrol engines over diesels, diesel are also going to become more expensive to get them to meet the next batch of emission targets. If I was you i would consider a smaller 1.4TFSi engine although it seems like there is a long wait on these. Oh and for what its worth, I went from the A3 2.0 TDi 140 ps, I averaged 36mpg and I now average 29mpg in the Leon, not bad for something thats nearly 300bhp and far more fun
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Spoke to my dealer today and basically the only diesels they have in stock have quite a few extras on its put it over my budget which means my monthly payments will be more(grrr) on the plus side the extra monthly payments mean that its no different in what I would have to pay in extra fuel costs so 1.8 tfsi looks like it will be mine:icon_thumright:
Spoke to my dealer today and basically the only diesels they have in stock have quite a few extras on its put it over my budget which means my monthly payments will be more(grrr) on the plus side the extra monthly payments mean that its no different in what I would have to pay in extra fuel costs so 1.8 tfsi looks like it will be mine:icon_thumright:
another thing, whats the 1.4tfsi engine like? I get the impression its a bit weedy?
125bhp isn't a lot in a lardy A3.
