x5 or Touareg??????

[silverback mike]

Hello folks,

Yet another what if I'm sorry.

I'm in the market for a second hand X5 and was settled with the decision but today I sat in a touareg and was mightily impressed.

Has anyone any direct comparison information,or good things to say about an X5?

I've put this in the VW forum too as I'm between the devil and the deep

I would normally go straight for the BMW as I'm a BMW chap, but...hmmmm

Thanks folks,

Mike.

[martin mrt]

What model of x5 are you looking at? Current or the E53?

I must admit the Touareg is a fantastic 4x4 and I would be hard pressed to choose between the two.

[Cheib]

I borrowed a mate's Touareg for a day when I was looking for a 4x4 in 2007.....nice interior but didn't like it to drive. The X5 is a much better drive IMHO and I personally prefer the interior.... though the Toureg may have been updated since then. The X5 back then was also much,much better on the emissions/economy which was a factor for me as Red Ken was about to bring in the 225 g/km rule for the congestion charge....the X5 was below, the Touareg way above.

[gizlaroc]

silverback mike said:

I'm in the market for a second hand X5 and was settled with the decision but today I sat in a touareg and was mightily impressed.


Mike.

Do you plan on driving this car or just sitting in it in your drive???

Take them both out and see.

For me I would take a post 58 plate ML out of all of them.

[silverback mike]

Thanks folks. And yes I should have said sat in and had a drive too...
Yes, the post 58 ml looks good but sadly over budget (12k ish)
Further deliberations ahead....

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gizlaroc said:

For me I would take a post 58 plate ML out of all of them.

I bet not many ML owners would agree with that!

[silverback mike]

I knew the older ml's were a bit dodgy but thought MB had sorted all of their issues out now....can't afford one anyway

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silverback mike said:

I knew the older ml's were a bit dodgy but thought MB had sorted all of their issues out now....can't afford one anyway

Plenty of 2008 model issues cropping up on the Merc forums. Like everything else, some people seem to run them for years without problems and others have a lot of hassle. Rust issues are cropping up too - perhaps not a surprise on US built models, but then X5 is US built too and that doesn't seem to suffer in the same way.

[2.5pi]

How many miles are you doing? IMHO the x5 diesel is leagues ahead of the rattlly old 2.5 tdi in the vw , petrol wise the 4.4 v8 in the x is a peach and has similar mpg to the 3.0 six., 12 k will get you a nice example

I've had 5 x5's so I may be biased...

[silverback mike]

Must admit I do like the BMW engine....

I think petrol would be prohibitively expensive as I do on average 350 miles a week.

I've had an E39 540i which was lovely, but don't think I could afford to run an X5 Petrol sadly.

[2.5pi]

Hi mike
I averaged 30.3 mpg in my diesel vs. 23 in the 4.4 , Petrol is 5% cheaper but the price of a 4.4 is at least 4k lower ..do the math and the answer may be surprisingly close..!

[silverback mike]

Really? Goodness me. Hmmm a v8??

[gizlaroc]

I personally wouldn't spend £12k on an old shape X5, the new X5 is out soon and that will make these look really old.

I would buy a 100k 4.4i for £4k and not give a st about the consumption.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

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silverback mike said:

Really? Goodness me. Hmmm a v8??

...and none of the issues you can get with diesels as they get older and all the fuel line seals start to perish, glow plugs and injectors fail, and the high pressure pump packs in.

[silverback mike]

I've had two E39 540'S with that engine, and must admit (cooling issues aside) a thumpingly good thing.

Never sounded very gruff though more of a dull rumble.

Still, decent exhaust set up

[sumo69]

I am about to buy an 05 4.4V8 - it's around 2.5k cheaper than equivalent diesel version and my research also suggests that above 70k on the clock the diesel can get far more reliability issues.

I am probably overpaying as I am buying an AUC but getting 2 years warranty thrown in but I have seen several around the 10-11k which only needed a valet and wheels refurbed and had less than 60k mileage.

I drove a Tourag - the X5 is far nicer and petrol Tourags are as rare as.....

David