BIG_BOZ Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 I unfortunatley got rear ended on the M1 a few nights ago by a pipe smoking Rover 75 owner, and so I am now waiting for the assessors to tell me that my imaculate 130 SE B6 Saloon is a write off. As i still have a fair amount of bits for the B6 shaped A4 which i stripped off it before it was taken away (heated door mirrors, cruise control, 17" sport alloys with new SP Sport 9090's, new wipers, floor mats etc....) and because i run Biodiesel which costs between 15p and £1.05 a litre I therfore need a 1.9 or 2.5 TDI of pre-04 vintage, i am now toying with either another 1.9tdi 130 or a 2.5Tdi 180 Avant Quattro. Having run the 1.9TDI for 50k plus miles i know they are solid as a rock and have not had any problems, I would like to know if its worth getting a V6 instead, are there any issues with the 2.5, and can anyone who actually runs one let me know what kind of MPG you get. I do mainly M-Way miles on cruise control and have averaged 50+ MPG since purchase in the 1.9, dont want to loose too much in economy, but like the idea of the extra torque, 4 wheel drive and additional smoothness. Alternativley i was contemplating a 1.9TDI 130 Quattro A6, but have a feeling it might feel a little slow after having the A4 with the same engine, and also i think to my eyes the A6 hasnt aged as well as the A4 of the same vintage, so its an outside option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 A6Q is slow. My 2.5 TDI Allroad averaged 31mpg, although it weighed 1.8 tonnes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjie Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 Have you considered another B6 - a 130 1.9TDI quattro? You have lots of bits? You won't get 50mpg though, more like 47-50 in summer, 42-46 in winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark_90 Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 Don't get a 2.5TDI if you intend to run it on biodiesel. Diesel pumps are expensive, which go wrong. MPG is poor, averaging around 31-34mpg. They're not even that quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 I have the A6q 2.5 V6 TDi. (180) Bought it last year and it's a 2000 Y-reg jobbie. Sounds sooooo much better than the 1.9 TDi (115) Bora it replaced. Bought it with 130K, it's now got 165K, needed a new thermostat (ooouch!), but other than that, all OK. I do only motorway miles (A1, dual carriageway, lots of roundabouts on it too and crawling in traffic at Stevenage) each day, and at 70/75 mph I get 45 - 48 mpg. The Bora was giving me 55 mpg. You will notice the increase in power & torque, although 1st & 2nd gears are very (unecessarily) short. Would I buy another - yes (if I had the same funding limit). At motorway speed cruising, you cannot hear the engine, unlike the 4 cylinder 1.9s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG_BOZ Posted November 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Cheers, Well il be after a 1.9 B6 Quattro given the above, go with what you know and all that. Seems to be plenty around with about 100K on for less than £5k that fit the bill, just want to find one with a centre arm rest and cruise already fitted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG_BOZ Posted November 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Car fixed, no car shopping for me. Which is a shame! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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