Quote from: Jaspersharpe on January 30, 2014, 04:30:55 pmQuote from: Paul B on January 30, 2014, 03:50:17 pmvarious basic problems looked horrifically expensiveUnlike with a BMW, obviously. Quite, however a DMF + Clutch on a VAG engine is the same cost almost exactly. I'm aware the current car wasn't the most sensible option but it is at least interesting, even when I paid that bill I was smiling on the way home (a short 5 min journey).It was this post elsewhere that got me when looking at a very nice A4 2.5Tdi V6:Quote2.5 is smoother more refined and quite a bit more torquie than 1.9. But its still very old technology so nothing like as smooth as a modern diesel engine. However 1.9 TDI do seem to be pretty much bullet proof. Might want a turbo at some stage other than that nothing expensive ever goes wrong on them.2.5TDIs on the other hand, Turbo's £1200, pumps £1000, oil leaks £300, crankcase breather valves £350 and the camshafts are made of chocolate. If the cams wear to the point that they fail, they wipe out the rockers and smashup the head. £3000+ In some cases resulting in a new engine required £5500-£7000, although replacement of the head usually suffices. A 2.5tdi when its working is a nicer engine than a 1.9, and most 2.5 will be higher spec cars. But with engine over 100k on them my professional opinion is live with the harshness and get a 1.9. There were other similar sentiments elsewhere.Quote from: Jim on January 30, 2014, 03:54:32 pmit's the same car as a skodaI didn't say car I said lump/engine, they're both Audi, but the 1.9 and 2.5 diesel engines are very different beasts (the Octavia 4x4s of that era were all 1.9 Tdi 105, the 105 being the dull part).
Quote from: Paul B on January 30, 2014, 03:50:17 pmvarious basic problems looked horrifically expensiveUnlike with a BMW, obviously.
various basic problems looked horrifically expensive
2.5 is smoother more refined and quite a bit more torquie than 1.9. But its still very old technology so nothing like as smooth as a modern diesel engine. However 1.9 TDI do seem to be pretty much bullet proof. Might want a turbo at some stage other than that nothing expensive ever goes wrong on them.2.5TDIs on the other hand, Turbo's £1200, pumps £1000, oil leaks £300, crankcase breather valves £350 and the camshafts are made of chocolate. If the cams wear to the point that they fail, they wipe out the rockers and smashup the head. £3000+ In some cases resulting in a new engine required £5500-£7000, although replacement of the head usually suffices. A 2.5tdi when its working is a nicer engine than a 1.9, and most 2.5 will be higher spec cars. But with engine over 100k on them my professional opinion is live with the harshness and get a 1.9.
it's the same car as a skoda
Could easily be: somewhere like HiQ would likely check this for free or not much. When I get my T4 looked at for new tyres my local tyre spot charges £12 for all 4 corners balanced, and I think this is at the expensive end of the scale. Good luck with it all!
it's had a traumatic experience of some sort (a Sheffield pothole perhaps).