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    Our August 2017 D5 V6 HSE has been a pleasure to own and drive and we have recently passed 60000 km without a problem. The much lighter weight than our beloved D3 means better performance, less brake wear and I expect tyre wear.
    After owning Land Rovers and Alfa Romeos for many years the secret is to find a good independant workshop and follow the maintenance schedule. We miss a few things about the D3 like its glass roof and corners you can see but the D5 has lots of nice features too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lukeis View Post
    In what ways do you think they fall short? I’m happy with the capabilities of the D5, it’s only the fear of the reliability issues that puts me off.
    Hi Lukeis, after owning two L322 RRs and a D3 and D4, the D5 is just to small inside and a lower ride hight. We bought both the D3 and D4 as people movers, so the difference is quite relevant.

    But I must admit, after buying a Tiguan originally intended as a town car, the lower ride hight on long trips is not missed now.

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    Im sorry to hear about your car troubles. I agree with above and try a different dealer.

    I don’t know if belongs to anyone here, but there’s a very nice looking 2017 D5 TDV6 on Carsales for sale. The very honest advert says the motor was replaced at about 69,000km. I thought the TDV6 engine issues were resolved by the D5 era.
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    Quote Originally Posted by drivesafe View Post
    Hi Lukeis, after owning two L322 RRs and a D3 and D4, the D5 is just to small inside and a lower ride hight. We bought both the D3 and D4 as people movers, so the difference is quite relevant.

    But I must admit, after buying a Tiguan originally intended as a town car, the lower ride hight on long trips is not missed now.
    I find the D5 higher than the D4 (more of a step up to get into it) and I just measured the boot and the rear seat and found the seat to be wider than the D4 and the rear boot almost identical. You sit just as high but can't see the corners due to the rounded edges. What do you mean by "ride height"?

    Edit: I just put the rear seats in their forward most position and the boot of the D5 is 100mm longer than the D4 boot. I can't see any evidence that any part of the D5 is smaller inside than the D4. It may look smaller but obviously it is not!

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    Quote Originally Posted by rar110 View Post
    I thought the TDV6 engine issues were resolved by the D5 era.
    Strange as it is,they were never resolved for the 3.0L.

    Yet the Ford Territory,and the D4 2.7 didn’t have the same issues.

    All a bit wierd.
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    One difference might be the height in the boot. But I do not load mine any higher than the tops of the back seats, so it is irrelevant to me...

    Cheers
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    Quote Originally Posted by Numb Thumbs View Post
    One difference might be the height in the boot. But I do not load mine any higher than the tops of the back seats, so it is irrelevant to me...

    Cheers
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    Yes, agreed. The rear door and the sides of the boot slope inwards a lot more than the D4 but only really above the tops of the back seats. That might be what drivesafe was referring to.

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    The market says ...

    I was looking at low kms, late model D4s online and started comparing against D5s - a lot of the D4s and D5s were about the same price, notwithstanding that the D4s were obviously a couple of years older. Which would suggest that there's an ongoing appreciation for the D4.
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    Possibly some appreciation mixed with owners being a bit unrealistic - there are definitely a couple of D4’s that are for sale now with prices well above what they will ever achieve.

    back to the OP I also agree, I wouldn’t let the air suspension issues be a catalyst for changing vehicles as mine is 9 years old with air suspension and despite having to replace the compressor when it became too slow it Otherwise works faultlessly each time. I would really struggle to have a car without it given how the car behaves like a road car around town and then has the best clearance of all for the beach and levels itself for towing

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    Quote Originally Posted by BobD View Post
    I find the D5 higher than the D4 (more of a step up to get into it) and I just measured the boot and the rear seat and found the seat to be wider than the D4 and the rear boot almost identical. You sit just as high but can't see the corners due to the rounded edges. What do you mean by "ride height"?

    Edit: I just put the rear seats in their forward most position and the boot of the D5 is 100mm longer than the D4 boot. I can't see any evidence that any part of the D5 is smaller inside than the D4. It may look smaller but obviously it is not!
    As I posted earlier, we used our D3 and D4 as people movers, and you could comfortably seat 7 full sided adults in these discos.

    You are flat-out fitting 5 full sized adults a two SMALL children in a D5.

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