TorontoDUBBER
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I big time wish I went TDI Golf instead of 2.0T Tiguan this time around. I went from 44US MPG (in my 2006 TDI) avg to 26-27 (on $$$ Cdn Premium 91octane). And I get to pay $500 every other year to get decarboned.
I had a Corolla at the same time as the TDI, my commute was high speed hwy 70mph+. Corolla was stuck at about 27MPG at my higher commuting speeds.
TDI has big time driveability advantage (horsepower is always there without downshifting), my 2.0T chipped feels pretty good too though.
You typically get back the difference when you sell here in Canada 10year old TDIs are still going for up to $6000, forget about that in any gasser.
Gas prices are down right now, so i think there's a stronger argument for a economy car that runs on low octane fuel, even premium but i don't know how long its going to last for and you still can't touch the final TDi numbers or the quality of the MK6 Golf. I think that they give the Corolla a CVT transmission... better on gas but i can only imagine how fun that car is to drive :lol:
My car in 2023 will get me great resale
Decarboned? I haven't heard of that before... I used to just give the car a hard throttling while on-ramping the highway. Does that not work for the Tig?