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VW Caddy and the Rest
StenGuns - September 25th, 2005 at 05:02 PM

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!!!)

fetid_swamp - September 25th, 2005 at 08:21 PM

old & new. very nice.

beerdoc - September 25th, 2005 at 08:45 PM

Nice family you must be very proud

StenGuns - September 25th, 2005 at 08:49 PM

Thanks.. Beetle has to leave home though to make way for the Type 2 Baja Dual Cab.. Hopefully delivery in Jan/Feb next year

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Originally posted by beerdoc
Nice family you must be very proud

DutchAussie - July 28th, 2006 at 05:46 PM

StenGuns,

which engine and gearbox do you have in the VW Caddy?

What brand of tyres did it come with?

I am waiting for mine at the moment.

[ Edited on March 22, 2007 by DutchAussie ]

pete wood - July 28th, 2006 at 08:46 PM

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. :no:

farkengruven - July 28th, 2006 at 10:02 PM

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Originally posted by pete wood
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. :no:


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.

pete wood - July 31st, 2006 at 01:49 PM

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).:td:

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.

Kai.A. - July 31st, 2006 at 02:19 PM

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 - August 1st, 2006 at 09:51 AM

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