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  • vw tdi owners, opinions please on high mileage!!
  • renton
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    looking at a used touran at the week end.

    58 plate with 63000 miles on the clock

    would you say this is high mileage for a vw diesel ??

    anything to look out for on the engine?

    cheers

    steve

    enfht
    Free Member

    VAG TDI engines will easily do 150k mileage…. BUT check the cambelt has been changed, and check the service intervals, and if you can make sure they’ve used the RECOMMENDED oil and NOT what they “think” is OK to use.

    P20
    Full Member

    I bought my Octavia 4×4 2.0 PD over 2yrs ago with 66000, its now at 99000 without problems. As above, looked after they’ll cope no problems with 150k

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    molgrips
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    If it’s not a PD engine (not sure when the switchover was in Tourans but it was 2008 for Passats) then the oil is less of an issue. The special oil is for PDs.

    I would not worry about high mileage cars in general that are not particularly old, cos it usually means lots of motorway miles and these are easy on the car if not actually good for it. I’d be more worried if it had 15k miles to be honest.

    smoothchicken
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    On my 5th VW TDI and the last 4 have all done 80-90k without any problems. 63k on diesel is nowt, I expect it’ll go on for a fair few miles yet. Good idea to check servicing etc has been done as above though.

    nickf
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    My Passat 2.0TDI’s at 135k – runs the same as it ever did. Same clutch, same turbo.

    Service intervals are long (variable but think 15-18k) and it’s not woth skimping on this. If I were you I’d get the cambelt done soon (will cost you £300-350 depending on where you go – make sure you get the waterpump and tensioner replaced at the same time).

    The electonic parking brake will fail. Design fault, obviously – works fine for 70k miles then packs in. £50 total cost to replace, but if you ignore it, you may end up with a stuck-on handbrake when you’re trying to get home. Not ideal.

    Everything else is fine.

    Drac
    Full Member

    63k it’ll just be loosening off.

    brakes
    Free Member

    you should be asking this question if it was 163k, not 63k

    nealglover
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    My Multivan 2.5TDi has got 165,000 miles on it.

    No problems whatsoever, runs the same as new.

    As long as it got a stamped service book and had all the right stuff done it’ll be fine.

    I would never consider 68k to be high mileage on a diesel anyway. Normally means easy motorway miles if it’s done more than avg miles each year too.

    hooja
    Free Member

    63k is not even close to being high mileage. I have had various vw tdis for a while now, mainly transporters (which will do well over 200k) but i usually buy at around 100k and have never had any problems. Currently other half has a golf estate 52 reg with 140k on it now, still sweet smooth economical and with regular servicing never really costs much, everything is tickey boo. If its a good price bite there hand off

    renton
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    thanks for the replies so far.

    here is a link to the car, all opinions welcome………..
    http://www.cargiant.co.uk/Volkswagen/Touran/details-521068-Volkswagen-Touran.asp?viewtype=0

    the car has full vw history and when i spoke to the garage he said it had 3 stamps in the book so im guessing its on long life servicing.

    i also think that it has been a mway munching rep mobile as it has a mobile phone cradle on the dash.

    to be fair we will only be doing 7-8k a year prob less so it will even out eventually!!

    now as its a 58 plate(registered feb 2009) will it be a pd engine or a cr version?? how to tell the difference?

    cheers

    steve

    renton
    Free Member

    what do you think of the car then ??

    steveh
    Full Member

    Given your low mileage you need to check if it has a particulate filter. If so and your journeys are mostly shortish then avoid this and other modern diesels with a DPF as you will have expensive problems. They need regular longs runs to regenerate.

    At 60k it’s not been mile munching at all, probably just a standard lease car. 3 stamps might mean it’s due a service soon and it almost certainly won’t have had a cambelt so budget for that too.

    mcmoonter
    Free Member

    I’ve had two VW 1.9 tdis that have done over 160k. As long as the oil, fuel and air filters are changed regularly they will run forever.

    matt_outandabout
    Full Member

    Bought Passat at 80k ran upto 160k+ before it became too expensive to keep going – was not engine (suspension, clutch, electrical things going such as wiper motor and heated seat burnt out one day under me(!).
    Now have Touran with 94k on clock – again expensive, and have had more go wrong. Engine is OK, again most things are brakes, clutch, EGR valve etc.

    lalazar
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    I ran my last Passat for seven years and it had 250k+ on the clock when I sold it. Apart from regular stuff like servicing , brakes and clutch little else went wrong. Bought another just under two years ago that’s on 208k and do far so good.

    renton
    Free Member

    how can i tell if the one in the link above will have a dpf filter and if it is a pd or cr engine?

    jam-bo
    Full Member

    Ask the seller…

    skywalker
    Free Member

    63000 miles is not high mileage 😆

    njee20
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    2003 Golf 130pd here, 102k, I bought it at 60k, still feels great, dad has a 2006 140pd one with 38k and mine isn’t any more sloppy that I noticed.

    Dual mass flywheel went at 90k, that was bloody pricey, otherwise been fine!

    petrieboy
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    180,000 fault free miles on my A4 (original clutch, exhaust etc) on variable servicing up to 150k so only had oil changes every 20k. The one litre top up oil bottle lasts 20k easily and always has done so it’s oil consumption is as good as ever.

    My under the arches VAG specialist tells me. It to expect such trouble free motoring when I eventually move to a 2.0tdi (reliable, but not as bullet proof at the 1.9 apparently)

    steveh
    Full Member

    Give a vw dealer a call with the reg, they’ll be able to confirm which type of engine it is and if it has a dpf for you. Say you’re looking at buying one and the owner isn’t sure. They’ve done it for me a few times with no problems.

    Gary_C
    Full Member

    Sorry, but if you’re only going to be doing 7 to 8k miles a year, why do you feel the need to buy a diesel?

    Surely a petrol engined car would make a lot more sense.

    Scamper
    Free Member

    I’d agree with Gary – what about something like a cheaper Mondeo petrol – now there is a reliable engine.

    hh45
    Free Member

    my 51 Golf TDi went to 125,000 with no problems at all. A bit smelly on start up but consumption still around 55 mpg. It was largely motorways and was always serviced by a VW or similar approved place. People often report 200k without a breakdown.

    skiboy
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    Our tdi golf 51 plate has done 110k, still same turbo 2nd clutch everything else is as when we got it new in 2001, engine pulls as strong and smooth as new, buying a landrover 110 this year but the golf will be staying on the drive and won’t be sold , solid engines even the pre PD just keep it serviced

    HoratioHufnagel
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    I had PD engined VW diesel and it was okay, but not great. It did blow its head gasket at around 100k. Symptoms here:
    http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/160076-coolant-loss-head-gasket-failure-95000-mile-19-tdi-130-vrs/
    was quoted 650 ish to fix and replace cambelt.

    It was a car that had relatively low mileage for its age though. I don’t think diesels like spending their whole lives doing short runs. 63k is no cause for concern whatsoever, service history is far more important.

    At < 7-8k i’d definitely buy petrol though. Any problem with DPF/DMF will wipe out any fuel savings. Theres just less to go wrong on a (normal) petrol than a turbo-diesel.

    santacoops
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    Got a mate that has a T5 with 310k on it, still runs fine.

    molgrips
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    At < 7-8k i’d definitely buy petrol though.

    Now, see, I disagree here. This is assuming there’s a price premium of buying diesel over petrol. Now there is with new cars, and if you consider the exact same spec and age of car, there is with used cars. BUT if you have a set budget you could get a petrol OR a diesel for the same cash, the diesel would just be older. So you would spend the same amount of money and have lower running costs.

    You’d have a car that’s a year or so older, but that doens’t necessarily make a lot of difference these days. My car was three years old when I got it, it still looked basically new, and still does two years later.

    Any problem with DPF/DMF will wipe out any fuel savings

    Yeah but you’ve only got a 1/20 or whatever chance of an expensive failure, where as you’ve got a 1/1 chance of saving fuel.

    renton
    Free Member

    Im not sure if they make the touran with a decent powerful enough petrol engine if they did i would have a look at it for sure.

    this will be getting a monthly run up the motorwat too!!

    unfitgeezer
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    we took possession of an 06′ 1.6 se FSI Auto Touran this week again we will only be doing max 7500/8000 miles a year it was a tough decision as to go diesel etc but petrol is a lot cheaper these days blah blah less costs to service blah blah not much in it….

    takisawa2
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    I borrowed a 1.6 petrol from work. I wouldn’t buy one. Felt underpowered. Economy wise it struggled to get to 35 even driven smoothly on the motorway. TDi is much better, especially the 140hp version. It’s quite a heavy car.

    Molgrips summed up the petrol-diesel choice, but to add that tax is going to be dearer on the petrol.

    br
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    At that mileage you could pretty much run anything and it won’t be fuel that’ll be the biggest cost.

    I’ve had a 535i for nearly 5 years now, while it’ll use twice the fuel of a modern diesel, the service costs are half – and depreciation is bu99er-all as I paid little for it.

    And it drives well/quick/quiet etc.

    djglover
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    I’ve had 2 of the 2.0tdi pd engine ones. One company car taken from 0-87K miles – 0 issues. 2nd was private taken from 26-63K miles – 0 issues with engine, even had this one remaped and it still was fine.

    All that said, I did fear of a turbo failure or some other such big issue, but never had one

    Northwind
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    You won’t get substantial enough running costs to justify diesel at that mileage, but, the VW TDIs I’ve driven are pretty nice engines. I like how smokers drive, by and large, so I’d still choose diesel over an equivalent petrol I reckon.

    mikertroid
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    Make sure the water pump, pulleys and belt have been changed along with the timing belt at that mileage.

    Otherwise they go on for ever, particularly the 1.9.

    Fantombiker
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    If its had regular oil services and the required cam belt changes this is about 30% of its possible life.

    I would avoid the cars that have had the long life service, where the oil is changed sometimes with 2 year intervals.

    My audi with a 2.5TDI engine had done 170,000 miles…….(probably now will go bang tonight)

    andypaul99
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    got a Golf Tdi PD 2008 model, now on 80K with no faults, most reliable car i ever had – in fact more reliable than our previous two Toyotas. I do however always have the car serviced at VW, it isnt the cheapest but at least they know what to look out for if there is anything untoward…in fact ive just remembered it did have one fault – the door mirror indicatior was misted up which they replaced under warranty..
    That said you should beware of dual mass flywheels going on VW diesels (in fact pretty much any modern diesel)
    – look out for vibration through the gear lever, and a dramatic change in engine note having the clutch either engaged or disengaged… the car will sound like a bag of nails with the clutch out…i would walk away from a car with a suspected flywheel problem as it would cost upwards of 1K to fix

    madhouse
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    Crikey 63k on a diesel’s nothing!

    I’ve an 05 1.9 Golf which is about to hit 100k and a 57 1.9 Golf estate which is cruising up to 70k. Service them when they want, change the cambelt every 4 years and all you’ll (probably) need to do is wash it if you feel so inclined.

    VAG diesels are renowned for being tough lumps, there’s plenty of 250k plus examples running like the day they left the factory – hell the service books even detail up to then! Used to have a T4 at work that was well past 300k.

    HarveyStedham
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    If the touran is a 1.9 i wouldnt be worried at all by 63k miles, not even 163k. The 2.0 ones however id have some reservations about… Sums up a modern VW all talk but not really live up to their ‘reliable’ image.

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