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Hi. I'm new to this site and all assistance gratefully received.
My wife and I are buying our first car - we live in S.E. London and both take the train to work, so it's a leisure car for weekends only and generally low mileage. However, I want to keep it for when we plan to have a family in 3 years (hence the 5 door sportback.) and since it's a cash buy, I want to ensure it has good residuals.
Budget is about 17-18k for a one year old sportback - I don't want new. However, i'm getting conflicting advice about which engine to get, particularly with the current price of diesel being so much more than petrol. Should I steer clear of the diesel and get a 1.8 TFSI or the 2.0 FSI? There doesn't seem to be a signifcant price difference between the diesels and the petrols? I originally favoured the 2.0 DGS diesel 170ps, but now I fear it might be a white elephant? Please help!
My wife and I are buying our first car - we live in S.E. London and both take the train to work, so it's a leisure car for weekends only and generally low mileage. However, I want to keep it for when we plan to have a family in 3 years (hence the 5 door sportback.) and since it's a cash buy, I want to ensure it has good residuals.
Budget is about 17-18k for a one year old sportback - I don't want new. However, i'm getting conflicting advice about which engine to get, particularly with the current price of diesel being so much more than petrol. Should I steer clear of the diesel and get a 1.8 TFSI or the 2.0 FSI? There doesn't seem to be a signifcant price difference between the diesels and the petrols? I originally favoured the 2.0 DGS diesel 170ps, but now I fear it might be a white elephant? Please help!
