My wife's GTI is an 01 with a 1.8t. Very fast, very dependable, a bit bigger than the Mk VI. Gets 31-33 regardless of driving environment. Camber is hard on performance tires, so you have to be careful about rotating. We run winter tires on steel wheels. It's as good as 4wd with the traction control off. It's got the electronic locking differential, and with the traction control on it's hard to get started in deep snow because you can't spin the tires to get any momentum. Once it's moving the traction control is nice, especially when it's icy. Durability is good. It's got 297k. Doesn't have the oil-burning issues some of the 2.0l engines did. The turbo is electronically controlled, and it's drive-by-wire throttle, so there are literally 20 valves controlling everything (pressure and vacuum, not the 20 intake/exhaust valves). Does not have direct injection. It's very complex to maintain yourself, but not impossible. The AC compressor failed a lot earlier than any of the other accessories, so bad Nippondenso. Rear brakes wear faster than the front, and the rotors are unvented and very thin, so there simply a replacement item at each service.
The diesels are more complex valve- and injection-wise, and I wouldn't expect to be able to maintain it yourself, but I thought that when she got the GTI though, too. The 42 is conservative. VW's non-EPA tests are closer to 48+, and I know people with the previous TDI that never got less than 42.
I say do it. Either one. In Canada they used to sell a performance TDI that was like a GTI with a diesel. Don't know if they still do. It's a shock kit and wheels from being one anyway.
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