MarkM
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Looking into buying one of these at the moment. Will be a diesel variant. Hopefully the 5.0 V10.
Anyone own any of the diesel variants? What are they like to live with day to day?
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Mattb
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good cars imo - not much mechanically goes wrong - the V10 is proper cack on fuel and be warned - things like turbo failure, starter failure and other engine things require engine removal to sort
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mike56gte
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sorry this is my only input.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqYTYy0tmCY
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MarkM
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I expect it to be a bit heavy on fuel. I want one with all the extras - side steps, the 20" alloys, roof rails etc and only really see the V10 with everything I want. Every now and again a 3.0 V6 pops up which would be the best engine option IMHO.
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CORSA NUT
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One of my fav. Cars TBH
Don't go for the V10 though mate there a proper lazy luxury 4x4 so the normal v6 is more than adequate.
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MarkM
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3.0 V6 TDI is a happy medium between performance and MPG.
I remember a horror story about them needing the engine out to replace an alternator?
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ste_p23
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Shit cars tbh!
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jay26
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Just done some tyres on one of these was around £1200
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MarkM
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quote: Originally posted by jay26
Just done some tyres on one of these was around £1200
That's not too bad considering. Would be a killer having to replace them all at once.
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Eddx14xe
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Did you just say £1200 on tyres isn't bad?
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j10E W
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I'm sure a guy on here has a v10 one? hel know about them
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Eddx14xe
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His name is R Lee iirc.
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MarkM
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quote: Originally posted by Eddx14xe
Did you just say £1200 on tyres isn't bad?
For 4 tyres on a 4x4 yes. Ask the M3 owners on here and I bet they'll be paying something similar for theirs.
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MarkM
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Especially as the V10 comes with optional 20" rims.
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AndyCorsaSport
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My sister used to have a 2.5?? I think? Diesel, was shite on fuel, would do £40 going from Leeds to hornsea and back( about 150 miles). Was an auto so don't know if manuals are better, on a plus side she had it around 3 years and nothing broke on it at all.
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Eddx14xe
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Just looked at some specs. The 5 litre only does 3mpg less than the 3 litre. That will hardly make any difference at all, over 10 gallons you will only get an extra 30 miles.
Imo thats not even worth worrying about, might as well go all out and get the 5 litre.
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MarkM
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On paper maybe but I bet those figures are a lot different on the road. Although you could argue the V10 won't need to work as hard as the V6 doing similar speeds.
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Mertin
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quote: Originally posted by Eddx14xe
Just looked at some specs. The 5 litre only does 3mpg less than the 3 litre. That will hardly make any difference at all, over 10 gallons you will only get an extra 30 miles.
Imo thats not even worth worrying about, might as well go all out and get the 5 litre.
Thats only in deano's mpg world
What about insurance, tax and most importantly parts? If the V10 requires engine removal for alot of items and the lesser versions dont then Id rather go for the lesser versions. Unless your handy at removing a v10 in your garage with an engine hoist and have plenty spare time
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MarkM
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Is that the horror story's about an engine out for an alternator? If so its the 3.0 V6 for me.
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Eddx14xe
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Bit of research on a owners forum. Apparently the alternator costs around 5k to replace. One guy needed a new alternator and turbos and it cost him 12k. This is for the 5 litre.
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MarkM
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Best to avoid that one then.
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Mattb
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12k! he got raped there imo - the book time for engine in and out is 16 hours - even at £140 p/h thats £2300 ish plus parts 400 for alternator plus 3.5k for turbos and maybe 500 for stuff and margins thats £7k ish............
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sri boy
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prop bearing goes and its a full new propshaft
auto boxes done a few of them very expensive
bonnet relese snaps
and like a few people say the alternators are a very expensive job
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R Lee
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It's a fatty of a car. You can definitely feel the weight, but the air suspension does help. Great luxurious car with loads of toys and goodies.
Expensive to run. I've only ever got 30mpg on a slow ass run. Usually get 19-22 mpg.
When things go wrong, they go wrong badly.
Insurance is the same as my Evo. £1300 @29 years old etc.
Torque is your friend
I've had mine remap with close to 650lb/ft torque
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MarkM
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Any pics?
I want the side steps, roof rail, 20's, tv/sat nav and cream leather!
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