Mercedes A180 auto w176 mpg update 33.2mpg

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Golf GTI Edition 30 as a great fast vw secondhand buy

from https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-reviews/used-cars/icon-buyer-how-to-change-your-life-with-a-fast-vw-car-june-2016/

2006-2007 Mk5 VW GTI Edition 30: £12k-£18k

Quick facts: 1984cc 4-cyl, 232bhp, 6.8sec 0-62mph, 152mph

> Is this a good idea? ‘Oh yeah. The Mk5 Golf GTI Edition 30 was the first Anniversary model to use an engine that wasn’t shared with the standard GTI – a detuned 232bhp version of the strengthened 266bhp lump used in the Golf R and Audi S3. Coupled with the standard Mk5 Golf GTI chassis this produced a genuinely rapid and agile hot hatch with all the refinement and quality expected of the VW brand.’ 

> How much? ‘A decade ago the Edition 30, limited to 1500 in the UK, weighed in at £22,795. Today a meticulously maintained low-mileage model will nudge £18,000. That’s depreciation with a ‘d’ tiny enough to make a Leon Cupra driver cry.’

>What’s going to break? ‘The TFSI engine has a good reputation for reliability but coil packs can fail and the cam follower that drives the high-pressure DFI fuel pump can wear and needs periodic replacement. Oil consumption is not unusual but shouldn’t be confused with the dipsomaniac chain-driven 2.0 TFSI Audi engine used in the A4/A5. All Mk5s are prone to front-wing rust, DSG automatic models can suffer mechatronic module and clutch pack failures, and always check the air-conditioning.’

> Crippling running costs? ‘Edition 30 owners may be immune from depreciation, but money will need to be spent on cambelt changes which are due every five years or 60,000 miles – budget £400 when the recommended water pump change is included. Servicing is barely any different from more mundane Golfs although tyre life is understandably shorter.’

Mercedes A180 auto w176 mpg update 218 miles 42.8mpg

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Mercedes A180 auto w176 mpg update 282 miles 34.4mpg

Mercedes A180 auto w176 mpg update : 27.9 mpg 280 miles

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Golf gti edition 30 mpg update 28.5mpg 320 miles