WHYYY?

Biddy17 · Post by **Biddy17** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:10 pm

is it cheaper for me to get insured on a 1.9 Golf sdi (s reg) than my polo 1.4CL (v-reg?) what is going on?

danny_boy · Post by **danny_boy** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:15 pm

the golf is older an its a a non-turbo diesel which means its gona be sloooooow lol this all means cheaper car insurance i think

Biddy17 · Post by **Biddy17** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:53 pm

1.9 Deisel slower than 1.4 petrol? never knew that, i thought generally the more cc the faster the car

Biddy17 · Post by **Biddy17** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:54 pm

1.9 Deisel slower than 1.4 petrol? never knew that, i thought generally the more cc the faster the car

PeteJ · Post by **PeteJ** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:56 pm

the sdi has no power as danny states. its also heavier.
the 1.4 petrol isnt fast but its light and has probably similar outputs to the diesel.
insurance is wacky.

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:59 pm

Nope, it's the same with the GT TDI's, there's about 3 different ones.

They're all 1.9 but there's a 115bhp, 130bhp and 150bhp

dragon_green · Post by **dragon_green** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 12:57 am

Diesels have traditionally had lower output per volume than petrols and this still rings true now.

Modern diesels have better power (Audi make a 2.0 with 170 bhp for example) thanks to turbos and fancy fuel injection. As mentioned before, the SDi is not one of these!!

SAM_MK4_19D · Post by **SAM_MK4_19D** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 12:09 pm

I have 1.9DL which is naturally aspirated and I can officially confirm it wouldn't be capable of pulling the skin off a custard! But hey I get 475 miles out of a tank! Now who's laughin

PeteJ · Post by **PeteJ** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 2:00 pm

thats what your st24 is for right?
nasp diesels are pretty pants from my experience. tdi's however are great fun!

Biddle · Post by **Biddle** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 5:59 pm

SAM_MK4_19D wrote:I have 1.9DL which is naturally aspirated and I can officially confirm it wouldn't be capable of pulling the skin off a custard! But hey I get 475 miles out of a tank! Now who's laughin

I'l second that

danny_boy · Post by **danny_boy** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:25 pm

yea but the journey home from the petrol station will seem like its taken 475 miles! lol only joking diesels are the way foward

Biddle · Post by **Biddle** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 11:30 pm

danny_boy wrote: lol only joking diesels are the way foward

Yeah of the turbo diesel variety.

SAM_MK4_19D · Post by **SAM_MK4_19D** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 12:35 pm

My ST200 puts a smile on my face every time. 205bhp v6 mmmmmmmm. Sounds heavenly. Now for sale sadly but hey if I need a grin I'll borrow my fiances Fabia vRS. Easily as addictive but cheap diesel too. My ST blows Â£55 worth of shell v-power in 300 miles!!! Fun but pricey hence she's on her way. Considering getting a Superb 2.5 V6 TDI and having it chipped coz they have around well in to the 200bhp figures and well over 300 torque. Not seen any modded yet so thats my next project hopefully! Until then I'll be cruisin with the tortoises counting my saved fuel money.