The VR6 was originally designed to be a 2.4 turbo diesel motor, just thought I would throw that in there. Hands down a VR6 turbo will own a 1.8t in the long run. Until someone runs a 1/4 mile sub 10 seconds in a 1.8t I will always say the same thing. If he wants something for easy daily driving with some pep, either motor would be a good choice.