Thread: V6 Petrol D3 Economy ONLY please

Baz,

Have a look at this thread re the pros and cons of the V6 vs the TDV6. Good arguments made for each I think. Just keep in mind the differences between the models and the prices for same.

ie the TDV6 S, TDV6 SE and V6 SE.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-zone/56...l-dropped.html

I have the V6 SE.
Running on 98 octane I get high 15s to low 16s around town, down to 10.6ish on the hwy.

I'll be interested to here your decision.

Cheers.

Originally Posted by WhiteD3

Baz,

Have a look at this thread re the pros and cons of the V6 vs the TDV6. Good arguments made for each I think. Just keep in mind the differences between the models and the prices for same.

ie the TDV6 S, TDV6 SE and V6 SE.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-zone/56...l-dropped.html

I have the V6 SE.
Running on 98 octane I get high 15s to low 16s around town, down to 10.6ish on the hwy.

I'll be interested to here your decision.

Cheers.

Thanks, i should have mention towing as well, 10.6 is better than my TD5 on the hwy, i get around 15l/100 when towing a 1.3t camper.

Baz.

Hi Baz

Also this thread has some figures, http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-zone/56786-looking-d3.html As WhiteD3 mentioned to do, I am currently filling the tank with 98 and will post back after a few tanks. (Last tank was Av 52.2Km for 13.7/100 (general driving) which is better than previous Av on standard unleaded).

Before my purchase, the general consensus was if you are doing approx 25 - 30K Km per year then it would take approx 3-4 years to pay back the extra fun tokens on purchase.

Originally Posted by paulos00

Last tank was Av 52.2Km for 13.7/100 (general driving) which is better than previous Av on standard unleaded.

I assume there's a fair amount of hwy in that run? Or at least minimal stops?

That TD5 gettin to ya mate

Check with Traxide Tim, his is a V6

Can you get the petrol 6 with Air suspension, dont know if I would have a coiler

Well, we seem to get an average of 16l/100k with the driving all stop/start school runs and the like (I'll check the av speed next time I'm in the car too) and get in the low 12's with all highway driving.

Interesting thing is, we've been trying the three grades of fuel over the past few months, running each for a few tank fills before drawing any conclusion, and I can honestly say we can't really tell the difference either in performance or economy!!

With diesel here currently 30-5c/l higher than petrol, I'm thinking we made the right decision 18 months ago, though that was based on the V6 having the driveaway deal and the TDV6 not.

Hi Baz, the last time I did the figures on my wife’s SE V6 it had an average consumption of 14.1 over the 40k done to that time and he D3 has never towed a thing.

BTW, air suspension is standard on the SE.

The one thing I did not factor in to our decision to by a V6 over the TDV6 was the resale value, but as we usually keep vehicle for good few years, we just didn’t worry about it but it is more relevant now although the price difference is even greater now than it was when we bought.

I have heard that there may be some good specials coming up on specific D3s as LRA needs to clear them be for the new model arrives.

Originally Posted by jik22

nteresting thing is, we've been trying the three grades of fuel over the past few months, running each for a few tank fills before drawing any conclusion, and I can honestly say we can't really tell the difference either in performance or economy!!

I'll do a couple of tanks of 91 and 98 and report back.