fat_jay Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 Between the 2, looking at something probably 5 years old, anyone have experience of either? Wont go off road apart from the shoot car park and the track to the lake. TIA Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 Audi Q5. Had an 2, I’m bias. Had an X5, never again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millrace Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 Touareg.....r line+ has proper camera etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 Eldest lad had a Toureg (bigger hp version) and I had a drive. Quite quick, but possibly the most uncomfortable car I have driven and I have owned 113 and driven many, many more. He changed it for a Merc GLE - not as quick, but far better ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob85 Posted February 12, 2021 Report Share Posted February 12, 2021 My only knowledge of either of the cars is they can be VERY thirsty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Clavata Posted February 13, 2021 Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 BMW is the drivers car, Mercedes the passengers car, Audi somewhere in-between as a general rule. We've never considered VW in that segment of vehicle but there were some stunning lease deals on Touareg a few years ago - they are effectively a less plush alternative to the Audi equivalent and generally considered a bit more work-horse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom Posted February 13, 2021 Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 Daughter had the bigger engines toureg. it was 3 litre diesel or just over.Nice car but very thirsty.Went over rough ground ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millrace Posted February 13, 2021 Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 On 12/02/2021 at 08:57, Rob85 said: So what do yous consider "thirsty"....bearing in mind the size of these car...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted February 13, 2021 Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 A friend of mine had the toe rag 3.0 tdi and was lucky to get 22 out of it. She has swapped to a q7 and gets over 30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted February 13, 2021 Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 A friend has the V6 diesel toureg and loves it,says it`s a lovely ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob85 Posted February 13, 2021 Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 1 hour ago, millrace said: So what do yous consider "thirsty"....bearing in mind the size of these car...... Friends mum had the X5 in diesel and barely got 20mpg out of it. It ended up being wrote off after some water got in driving through a flood and killed the electrics and soaked the carpets, I actually couldn't believe it but there ya go! My neighbour has the diesel V6 toureg and it's rarely used because he says its so thirsty. Mind you he's had it a long time and won't get rid of it as it's such a nice wagon to drive, it's more of a Sunday driver to him I think. Even the 2ltr diesel is a nice thing to drive, took my friends for a run and it was great, as much as he loved it he actually traded it in for a petrol Honda CRV. The other thing to bear in mind never mind the thirst of these cars is the massive road tax on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millrace Posted February 13, 2021 Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 Well to be getting 20mpg they need to remove their right foot from the pedal..... I've 3ltr v6 top spec mrs drives it to and from work 3mile in 3 mile out and then general weekly driving..... Current average 30mpg......combined all driving...... So thirsty no I dont think so Comfortable....pleasure to drive plenty of room and tells me if it wants serviced..... In fairness we dont do big mileage but it's like this for what it costs per mile is more than matched in comfort..... And if you get pre march 17plate your not into big tax bracket if buying used..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat_jay Posted February 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 I think there are only 2 diesels now with the Touareg, and the 3ltr comes in 201 or 262 bhp, will go for the 262. Dont think its a massive amount of road tax to be honest, we pay 260 odd now on an old crv and the VW is 320 i believe. Again not bothered too much about the mpg, i have a passat as my daily drive which is stupidly economical, and the Touareg/x5 will just be a second motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom Posted February 14, 2021 Report Share Posted February 14, 2021 18 hours ago, millrace said: So what do yous consider "thirsty"....bearing in mind the size of these car...... Around 20 mpg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millrace Posted February 14, 2021 Report Share Posted February 14, 2021 1 hour ago, wisdom said: Around 20 mpg. So my 3ltr v6 262bhp at 30 ain't that thirsty.....!!!!!!! You want comfort pay a bit on the mileage unless your doing 50k a year the cost is not a factor.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTaylor91 Posted February 14, 2021 Report Share Posted February 14, 2021 I had an M140i 3l 6 cylinder turbo petrol, pushed about 350bhp and that got 36MPG. L405 Range Rover with the diesel v6 now and that gets exactly the same, 36MPG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted February 14, 2021 Report Share Posted February 14, 2021 Older model X-trail I bought 2L diesel, doing about 33-35 around town small journeys and 40+ on longer motorway runs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seph234 Posted February 14, 2021 Report Share Posted February 14, 2021 (edited) I had the 3.0tdi Touareg on a 14 plate. R line spec with the air suspension. Really comfy car!! on a run it would do about 36/38 mpg around town 28/30mpg good quality car. It did also have the upgraded comfort seats that you could adjust electrically even the side wings so you could get the seats to hug you if required. I test drove an X5 and felt like i was back in my lowered escort, the ride was so hard you felt every bump in the road. I only got rid of The Touareg because i needed to get a truck through my business, so i ended up buying the amarok due to liking the V6 tdi engine. Edited February 14, 2021 by seph234 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anschutz.17hmr Posted February 14, 2021 Report Share Posted February 14, 2021 Neither are really thirsty cars when you look at the performance and size of them. I have had both and they both 30 mpg. Current x5 m50d 390 bhp does 29 mpg driven hard.👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted February 14, 2021 Report Share Posted February 14, 2021 Quote A friend of mine had the toe rag 3.0 tdi and was lucky to get 22 out of it. She has swapped to a q7 and gets over 30. She must have altered her driving. Same engine, but Q7 a lot heavier than Touareg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted February 15, 2021 Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 (edited) I had an X5. 3.0 diesel. Not thirsty (30 mpg plus, even 35 on a long run), nice comfortable vehicle on the road .............. but utterly useless off road. I suspect main problem was the tyres, though ground clearance was also limited. Downside was again tyres - expensive and fairly limited life. Edited February 15, 2021 by JohnfromUK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingnut Posted February 19, 2021 Report Share Posted February 19, 2021 I have had both the Touareg 2.5tdi R (04 and i am now running an 06 3.0d X5, they are both very different, the VW was one of the most comfortable cars i had ever driven - but was let down by a poor engine, most of its life was spent on motorways going up and down the country for work and even on decent runs i never saw more than 27mpg, The Beemer is no where near as good off road, the engine is pretty quick and i regularly get in excess of 35mpg driving at normal road speeds, servicing so far has been fairly pain free, Tyres £360 for a set of 4 ( 20" rims and low profiles) both cars are expensive to service, and if things start to break they can both get very expensive very quickly, in fact my Touareg had a massive engine failure after having a stupid amount of money spent on it (£3500 - service, brakes, pads, tyres and a brand new Turbo), it was going to cost more than £ 7000 to replace the motor, I would have another Touareg tomorrow as long as its the 3.0 ltr version this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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