simonbrown Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 Im looking at getting rid of the A6 avant i run and fancy a Toureg, but am somewhat put off by the air suspension (as i am on the All Road) Do they all have air suspension or was it an option ?I'd probably be looking at a 04-06 2.5 TDi Any advice would be appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanG Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 It was an option, and an expensive one at that. Check out the mpg on the Touareg, a ran one (V6 3.2 auto petrol) for 3 years and got an average of 18 mpg.... I think the diesel versions get mid 20's max and have a 100litre tank. Thats not too funny given today's prices. Other than that, great cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 The 2.5TDI is the bottom end diesel and is, quite frankly rubbish. It's got no torque and its thirsty as hell. Someone at work has got a 3.0TDI and it does 30mpg - the 2.5 is worse. Road tax on both is £440 a year now. Watch out for ECU problems. Other than that, much nicer to drive than the Gen 1 Cayenne and better equipped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shao_khan Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 Can only re-itterate what Mook said - try to avoid the 2.5tdi, its not a good engine for the Tourareg, the 3l is far better economy / pulling power / quieter. I'd also stay away from the V10 TDi as everyone I know who had one had issues with it, granted it was only 3 cars, but 2 had bottom ends go in less than 50k miles which I'd say was poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntDavey Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 (edited) The 2.5TDI is the bottom end diesel and is, quite frankly rubbish. It's got no torque and its thirsty as hell. Someone at work has got a 3.0TDI and it does 30mpg - the 2.5 is worse. Road tax on both is £440 a year now. Watch out for ECU problems. I've recently bought a bottom end, rubbish 2.5 TDi, with a manual box, and I'm enjoying it. A bit more torque would be nice, but what are these road testers doing to get low twenties mpg? When I picked it up the computer readout gave long-term mileage as 32, I've done a lot of motorway driving and admitedly don't thrash it very often, but I've taken the long-term up to 34 mpg in just a few weeks. 55 plate with 78K on the clock. Regards, Ant Edited January 3, 2012 by AntDavey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 I've recently bought a bottom end, rubbish 2.5 TDi, with a manual box, and I'm enjoying it. A bit more torque would be nice, but what are these road testers doing to get low twenties mpg? When I picked it up the computer readout gave long-term mileage as 32, I've done a lot of motorway driving and admitedly don't thrash it very often, but I've taken the long-term up to 34 mpg in just a few weeks. 55 plate with 78K on the clock.Regards, Ant Fair enough! However, are you reading that from the dash or working out the mpg from what you spend at the pumps? Welcome to TSN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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