diesels do hold there money, but heres my view, there a hell of a lot more costly to repair and diesel costs more.

my wife has got a 01 1.8 gti turbo, craking cars quite nippy, on board pooter will easy show 30 odd mpg or 25 round town. plus you can get some good chatter with a cone filter etc or chip to 200 easily enough. diesels are great but its more of a market trend than better for you.

plus petrol turbos are cheaper so you get a newer car for your money