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StenGuns Veteran Volks Folk

2,147 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·

#411409
Here is a couple of shots of the caddy.. we are doing around 700K per week with it and it is getting 12.4 klm to the litre.. One fill up per week!..

The other shots are the rest of my current VW's
(that the wife knows about!!!)

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fetid_swamp Seriously Crusin Dubber

174 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#411497
old & new. very nice.

beerdoc Insano Dub Head

838 posts · joined Jul 2004 ·

#411521
Nice family you must be very proud
Cheers Doc

reVOLKS at Fyansford Geelong
20th OCT 2007 STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS

StenGuns Veteran Volks Folk

2,147 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·

#411524
Thanks.. Beetle has to leave home though to make way for the Type 2 Baja Dual Cab.. Hopefully delivery in Jan/Feb next year
beerdoc wrote:Nice family you must be very proud

pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#516477
diesel is tops. we get about that milage out of our pug HDi. I don't think I ever want to own a petrol daily driver again. 🙅
"stoopid is stronger than axles"
http://drivingnotpolishing.blogspot.com.au/

farkengruven Seriously Crusin Dubber

167 posts · joined Jan 2006 ·

#516530
pete wood wrote:diesel is tops. we get about that milage out of our pug HDi. I don't think I ever want to own a petrol daily driver again. 🙅
Is your pug a current model with the HDI?
Have you driven a TDI caddy or golf, and how does it compare?
I am in the market for a diesel car. I get a better trade in from the pug dealer than I do from the VW dealer, so I am leaning towards the pug at the moment.
2007 T5 TDI Crewvan
2003 Passat
NSU Ro80
1975 Passat TS
1973 L bug

pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#517301
You've driven the pug then? I didn't drive the golf, but it can't be that much different. Hp and torque figures are almost exactly the same.

The pug is a bit cheaper than the VW too, and you can get it in a wagon, which in the end is why we bought one. Everything else had 1.8 l motors (astra, corolla) or sucked fuel like no tommorrow (forrester, liberty).👎

Plus, we got a free $1000 worth of diesel off Caltex coz of some stuff up with fuel supplies for Euro diesels. The funny thing, the pug runs on any diesel anyway. The jap car makers better open their eyes and start selling diesels here, petrol is more expensive than diesel half the time now.
"stoopid is stronger than axles"
http://drivingnotpolishing.blogspot.com.au/

Kai.A. Fahrvergnugen

915 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#517309
i drove a number of tdi's and hdi's about 4 years ago (ish) when i worked for avis in the uk.
the hdi's were notorious for engine oil consumption, not a problem as long as you check it and top up regularly.
other than that they both drove about the same.

i feel that the build quality is a little higher in the german cars (vw, audi) than the french ones (citroen also use the hdi engine).

if i was in the market for a new car i wouldn't hesitate to buy any model of vw tdi.

kai

pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#517625
the pugs first oil change is at....20,000kays!!!
:duh

So I guess they got over the whole oil consumptions thing since then.

I'm sure the german cars are slightly better build quality, but you don't half pay for it. :o
"stoopid is stronger than axles"
http://drivingnotpolishing.blogspot.com.au/