Tell me about D5's

[Gunscrossed]

OK, so I've started a new job and now potentially doing 600 miles a week so naturally I'm thinking of getting an oil burner.

What should I look for when viewing D5's? Are they any good?

Cheers

[graemewelch]

watch out for dmf ratteling and if uou test drive one drive it hard

[volvokid]

Best bring a code reader. I test drove one that was in miles better condition than mine but it had an egr fault.

[cherry1809]

Had my V70 163 a month or two now and can't fault it tbh.
Not really up on the problems apart from the usual DMF, DIM etc.
Taking it easy (ish :D) I'm getting 300 mile to £40 @ £1.409 though, which is a lot better than the 120-130 I was getting from the R :)

[JamesT5]

D5 = Poor Man's T5. :D :B_thumb:

[expolicev70t5]

Bit of a senior moment going on here? repeating :hidesbehi

[Gunscrossed]

D5 = Poor Man's T5. :D :B_thumb:

I know but needs must, currently using the Mrs's Fiat 500 twin air!

[M-R-P]

I know but needs must, currently using the Mrs's Fiat 500 twin air!

Buy a second one and have yourself an expensive pair of roller skates :)

[Gunscrossed]

Buy a second one and have yourself an expensive pair of roller skates :)

I've actually got a 1.2 as well but my daughter uses it for Uni. :-)

[cherry1809]

Bit of a senior moment going on here? repeating :hidesbehi
Aah, the beauty of trying to edit with a mobile whilst sat on the crapper. Lol :D

[Redbrick]

D5 = Poor Man's T5. :D :B_thumb:

Why drive a T5 as a daily, sat in queues munching VPower, when you can have a D5 for that mundane work and have a T5 for the weekends. :pimp2:

[M-R-P]

Why drive a T5 as a daily, sat in queues munching VPower, when you can have a D5 for that mundane work and have a T5 for the weekends. :pimp2:

That's exactly why we have a starlet auto.
The T5 was using about 70 quid a week and now it only has Vpower, it would be a lot worse. The starlet takes 20 quid a week :)

[graemewelch]

Why drive a T5 as a daily, sat in queues munching VPower, when you can have a D5 for that mundane work and have a T5 for the weekends. :pimp2:


same here. 307 hdi for weekdays. cant afford to feed the volvo at the minute. 27mpg vrs 47 mpg is a no brainer.

[Gunscrossed]

Why drive a T5 as a daily, sat in queues munching VPower, when you can have a D5 for that mundane work and have a T5 for the weekends. :pimp2:

My thoughts exactly, I still have a Porsche Boxster in the garage, a 250bhp Saab 9-5 and a series 2a Landy!

[M-R-P]

That's just being greedy!

[Gunscrossed]

That's just being greedy!

I do need to reorganise the fleet! The Saab and Porsche should really go! The Landy costs me virtually nothing to own.

[JamesT5]

I've actually got a 1.2 as well but my daughter uses it for Uni. :-)

I feel sorry for you having to clean out all the empty coke cans and sweet wrappers from the footwell.... ;)

[Gunscrossed]

I feel sorry for you having to clean out all the empty coke cans and sweet wrappers from the footwell.... ;)

I very rarely get to use it, but yes, less than a year old and a tip!

[JamesT5]

I very rarely get to use it, but yes, less than a year old and a tip!

I bet it's got one of those gel air fresheners that smell like Birds Custard hanging from the rear view mirror as well....? :D

[Gunscrossed]

I bet it's got one of those gel air fresheners that smell like Birds Custard hanging from the rear view mirror as well....? :D

I'm pretty sure it has, couldn't distinguish the smell though, sort of custard/maccy d's and farts?

[JamesT5]

I'm pretty sure it has, couldn't distinguish the smell though, sort of custard/maccy d's and farts?

That would be about right for a student car.

[Al115]

My thoughts exactly, I still have a Porsche Boxster in the garage, a 250bhp Saab 9-5 and a series 2a Landy!

Can't sell the Boxster?

[Gunscrossed]

Can't sell the Boxster?

All three are up for sale at the moment.

[Kingsford G]

T5 on lpg is at least the same economy as D5 and lots more power,with a good set up should give 27-30mpg on the run using lpg at cost of 65-72ppl.