VW Touran buying advice
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Not very exciting I know but the Wifes looking at 7 seaters and she likes her VW's so with a budget of 3-4k the Touran is the only option.
I know a fair bit about the 1.9Tdi engines, but I see most 1.9TDi Tourans are fitted out with a version which like to throw a leg out of bed usually in and around the 100k mark.
Whereas our previous 1.9s have gone well past 150k and onto 200k without this issue I find this worrying. Plus they chose to only use the 105bhp in there means its lacking over our current 130bhp version.
The other option is the 2.0tdi which means we can go for the Sport trim which she prefers, but I know the 2.0tdi has history of pourus heads, oil pumps failing and the usual DPF filter issues.
While the DPF isn't a huge issue due to the mileage she covers, the others are a bit of a concern.
So does anyone know if they used the version of the 1.9 which liked to not throw its toys out or which if they ever sorted the 2.0tdi problems out?
thanks
I know a fair bit about the 1.9Tdi engines, but I see most 1.9TDi Tourans are fitted out with a version which like to throw a leg out of bed usually in and around the 100k mark.
Whereas our previous 1.9s have gone well past 150k and onto 200k without this issue I find this worrying. Plus they chose to only use the 105bhp in there means its lacking over our current 130bhp version.
The other option is the 2.0tdi which means we can go for the Sport trim which she prefers, but I know the 2.0tdi has history of pourus heads, oil pumps failing and the usual DPF filter issues.
While the DPF isn't a huge issue due to the mileage she covers, the others are a bit of a concern.
So does anyone know if they used the version of the 1.9 which liked to not throw its toys out or which if they ever sorted the 2.0tdi problems out?
thanks
They sorted out the 2.0 TDI issues with the common rail version which came in 2009. So if you can stretch to one of those it would be a decent option.
The 1.9 TDI can be Ok but there are certain option codes to avoid, BXE if I remember right.
Of course sometimes the option can be to seek out a car that has already had a big failure and been recently repaired, or just buy a warranty, so you'll get a bit of piece of mind its unlikely to go wrong imminently!
The 1.9 TDI can be Ok but there are certain option codes to avoid, BXE if I remember right.
Of course sometimes the option can be to seek out a car that has already had a big failure and been recently repaired, or just buy a warranty, so you'll get a bit of piece of mind its unlikely to go wrong imminently!
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