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hi I just bought myself a 306 xtdt!95 M reg. yes! I wanted to know if its got an intercooler fitted as standard? Do lemme know if you know abt this.
All D Turbo 306's have an intercooler.
I have an L-reg XTDT and acheieve similar
figures to those shown. The greatest difference is in
brand of diesel, supermarket diesel does not give nearly
as much MPG as BP, Shell or ESSO even though there is a
slight premium for filling up. Which brand
of fuel do you use in general?
I use supermarket diesel pretty much all the time. For the first 4 years it was pretty much always Sainsbury's stuff and since last August it has been Tesco's. I can't say I've noticed a difference but then I don't regularily fill up with premium fuels in order to see a difference. However if you are saying you get similar MPG to me and you do use premium fuels there can't be that much of a difference.
I am moving home shortly and will be commuting approx 1,000 miles per month to work and back. With the Subaru consumption of approx 20 - 25 mpg, I am thinking of a lively Turbo diesel for the job. Other contenders are Rover 220 DI, Golf TDI MK4. Car must be able to handle, have decent equipment, a fair bit of go and most importantly, decent economy. The Rover is the quickest and returns about 50.1 mpg. The golf is the slowest, but retunrs about 56+ mpg. The Pug is the nicest looking for me, and is reported to have the best chassis - I am a keen driver. The journey will consit of A38 - dual carriage way, M1 and A52 - dual carriage way, plus some weekend trips on normal roads for football or carring the bikes to a cycle route etc. Do you happen to know the fuel tank capacity, both in litres and gallons (although I can convert)? I'd like to calculate my approximate monthly fuel bill.
Before I ended up buying my 306 DT I test drove a year or two old Rover 200 Diesel. I'm not exactly sure whether that was a 1.8 or 2.0 litre and whether it had a turbo or not but I was disappointed. I didn't get the kick-in the back feeling when you accelerate. I later found out it's insurance group was higher than the peugeot's too.
I never really looked into the Golf TD. I was always put off by the somber black interiors which frankly looked boring. The newer golfs however look less boring and more classy inside. But you pay a premium for VWs because of the german build quality.
So of the 3 I think the 306 is your best option and
like you, I like the look of 306s - Functional yet
purposeful and the chassis is apparently very good. I own
a 1995 XTdt where XT denotes the top-of-the-range trim
level. I am glad I went for this because it has a lot of
toys (for a car of its age) and still looks nice and
luxurious even today. The DTurbo styles are more
sport-orientated but
with fewer toys. All 306s DTs use the same engine.
I don't know if you've seen my 306's fuel economy chart but it shows my 1995 DT with 155,000miles on the clock achieves on average about 50mpg. The majority of those miles are either motorways or A-roads. I don't often nip out on short trips.
And finally, the 306's fuel tank capacity is 60 litres.
I was thinking about buying a 1999 306 estate 1.9 d turbo. Parkers says 42.8 to the gallon. 80% of my driving will be motorway. What do you think for consumption.
I think Parkers is probably about right. I imagine an estate is a little more thirsty than a hatchback. Also, I think they quote motorway driving fuel consumption when travelling at 75mph. I think if cruising at 70mph you'd be around the 45mpg mark.
