CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHY MY 1.8T HAS NO RED I ON THE BADGE , ITS A 99 V REG
CHEERS IAIN
CHEERS IAIN
and louder, smellier and less refined..... []Arent the real GTi's badged up as TDI [:|]
To quote EVO "Faster than the petrol version"
Speaking of refinement , don't the real GTi's use considerably less of the less refined fuel?..[6]and louder, smellier and less refined..... []Arent the real GTi's badged up as TDI [:|]
To quote EVO "Faster than the petrol version"
Quite possibly, i've heard this aswell. Although the non-turbo version is actually 125bhp, not 115!I always thought that the GT red I meant it was the 150bhp with turbo and the silver GTI the 115bhp without turbo.
Am I correct?
Cheers Lorel
Yes, but they can also use peanut oil, rapeseed oil, sunflower oil or in fact any old oil you like, so your actually being ripped off by every garage that sells you DIESEL OIL for nearly ?5 a gallon !!!!!Speaking of refinement , don't the real GTi's use considerably less of the less refined fuel?..[6]and louder, smellier and less refined..... []Arent the real GTi's badged up as TDI [:|]
To quote EVO "Faster than the petrol version"
No mate, there's actually a 1.8 Non-turbo aswell, that's the 125bhp one i was referring to!Is that the 2.0 litre GTI which has 125bhp? Al my documents say it's 115.
I've always been confused about this......
My two pence worth - After searching the web for what exactly GTI means, I was only able to ascertain that it either stands for Grand Touring Injection or Grand Tourer Injection. IMO neither the petrol or the diesel version of the Golf qualify in my eyes as a Grand Tourer as I would have thought them to be too compact, however both models have fuel injection. During my search, I found no explanation that a GTI can only be powered by a petrol engine either, so my conclusion is neither can be called 'GT' yet both are equally entitled to be called 'I'Yes, but they can also use peanut oil, rapeseed oil, sunflower oil or in fact any old oil you like, so your actually being ripped off by every garage that sells you DIESEL OIL for nearly ?5 a gallon !!!!!Speaking of refinement , don't the real GTi's use considerably less of the less refined fuel?..[6]and louder, smellier and less refined..... []Arent the real GTi's badged up as TDI [:|]
To quote EVO "Faster than the petrol version"
Why do nearly all TDI owners insist its the real GTI. ITS NOT, It's A Diesel with some nice trim and it goes well. It is not a GTI, see your VW history book, GTI's only ever came in petrol and as far as I know, still do !!! You can carry on telling yourself that you have a GTI, but you haven't. You have a TDI, which has it's roots set firmly in about 199?, not 1976 !!!
Sorry for the rant mate, but just had to get that one out. Feeling much better now, thanks.
However it's still a Golf, so thats OK in my book. Just don't tell me it's the real GTI.
there is always one....[:|]My two pence worth - After searching the web for what exactly GTI means, I was only able to ascertain that it either stands for Grand Touring Injection or Grand Tourer Injection. IMO neither the petrol or the diesel version of the Golf qualify in my eyes as a Grand Tourer as I would have thought them to be too compact, however both models have fuel injection. During my search, I found no explanation that a GTI can only be powered by a petrol engine either, so my conclusion is neither can be called 'GT' yet both are equally entitled to be called 'I'Yes, but they can also use peanut oil, rapeseed oil, sunflower oil or in fact any old oil you like, so your actually being ripped off by every garage that sells you DIESEL OIL for nearly ?5 a gallon !!!!!Speaking of refinement , don't the real GTi's use considerably less of the less refined fuel?..[6]and louder, smellier and less refined..... []Arent the real GTi's badged up as TDI [:|]
To quote EVO "Faster than the petrol version"
Why do nearly all TDI owners insist its the real GTI. ITS NOT, It's A Diesel with some nice trim and it goes well. It is not a GTI, see your VW history book, GTI's only ever came in petrol and as far as I know, still do !!! You can carry on telling yourself that you have a GTI, but you haven't. You have a TDI, which has it's roots set firmly in about 199?, not 1976 !!!
Sorry for the rant mate, but just had to get that one out. Feeling much better now, thanks.
However it's still a Golf, so thats OK in my book. Just don't tell me it's the real GTI.
Regards
Sarge
I'll See you at the lights then []Yes, but they can also use peanut oil, rapeseed oil, sunflower oil or in fact any old oil you like, so your actually being ripped off by every garage that sells you DIESEL OIL for nearly ?5 a gallon !!!!!Speaking of refinement , don't the real GTi's use considerably less of the less refined fuel?..[6]and louder, smellier and less refined..... []Arent the real GTi's badged up as TDI [:|]
To quote EVO "Faster than the petrol version"
Why do nearly all TDI owners insist its the real GTI. ITS NOT, It's A Diesel with some nice trim and it goes well. It is not a GTI, see your VW history book, GTI's only ever came in petrol and as far as I know, still do !!! You can carry on telling yourself that you have a GTI, but you haven't. You have a TDI, which has it's roots set firmly in about 199?, not 1976 !!!
Sorry for the rant mate, but just had to get that one out. Feeling much better now, thanks.
However it's still a Golf, so thats OK in my book. Just don't tell me it's the real GTI.
Anything that reads TDI denotes the 150bhp version. Excepting the Anni TDI (which has always been badged GTI), the first few Golfs launched with the 150bhp TDI engine were badged GTI. Now I think they are all badged a combination of TDI, GTI, or just even GTI. And as you are probably aware, quite a few people change the badging anyway - I've seen a 110 GT TDI with TDI on the back! A 150bhp diesel Golf should look different because it has the 16" Montreal II alloys and the centre headrest which came as standard. Confusing right?My last Golf,a (99) 1.8T 150bhp was badged all silver GTI...My current Golf (04) GT TDI 150 bhp was badged TDI...I changed it to TDI however an earlier post on this subject says the GT TDI 150 should be badged GTI.?...Can anyone end this debate?.. Maybe VW shoulda put the bhp as the left side badge instead of the GTI/TDI nonsense... GOLF....................110 or 130 or 150 etc etc..I was well browned off when ppl reckoned I had the 130 just cos the badge said so.Another post on this very same subject said the dealers put whatever badge they had in stock on.I see a lot of golfs TDI with the single cut out (130) in the front black valance yet mine badged the same had the 3 cut outs (150) a,la 4 mo which adds credance to the dealer not really knowing/caring what badge he stuck on..Just to mix things up another post said dealers don,t badge em the factory does.Is the TDI 150 really called the GT TDI????.Or is this something some motoring journo made up.My nephew reckons that his mates dad,s Golf is faster than mine cos his badge says GT TDI.!!!! I give up.......seriously considering de-badging.
incorrect.mine is silver GTI and 150bhp turbo that has now been revo'd......I always thought that the GT red I meant it was the 150bhp with turbo and the silver GTI the 115bhp without turbo.
Am I correct?
Cheers Lorel