V50 d5 r design 2.4d

**woodrow** · Monday 21st October 2013, 20:09

Hi im after some advice,im currently looking at buying one of these

I wondered if people could give me some info on if there any good??

What kind off mpg?

Things to look out for on them?

Also has anyone had one remapped?

Sorry for all the questions I've previously owned fords and vauxhalls! so haven't got a clue about these!

Thanks marc

**graemewelch** · Monday 21st October 2013, 20:36

they remap very well. id be looking out for dpf issues and dmf issues

**woodrow** · Monday 21st October 2013, 21:12

Thanks for the reply mate,so just the normal things with diesels then! apart from that are the engines reliable? who would you recommend for remapping?

**graemewelch** · Tuesday 22nd October 2013, 14:28

shark performance are up there with the best. theyve got a v50 as there demo car. ill see if i can find a link

**woodrow** · Tuesday 22nd October 2013, 17:07

Brilliant thanks mate,has anyone on here got one? the wife is after a white one,going to take my private plate off soon and start looking after selling are car at the moment

**graemewelch** · Wednesday 23rd October 2013, 11:55

i dont think there is. i think wobbly dave has the 2.0d.

**volvokid** · Wednesday 23rd October 2013, 12:31

I think Al just bought a white V50 D5

**woodrow** · Thursday 24th October 2013, 17:16

Be nice to see some pictures of other peoples ones

**Al115** · Wednesday 30th October 2013, 13:03

Originally Posted by volvokid

I think Al just bought a white V50 D5

I did!

**2strokecorky** · Sunday 3rd November 2013, 15:00

I have a 59 plate d5'
Great car, I've removed the cat and dpf, I have a milltek turbo back exhaust, panel filter and a soft remap.
They are not the best on fuel but the way they deliver the power and torque from any speed is worth it and the 5 pot grumble is very nice.
I get an average of 44 mpg round town and have just got 64mpg av on a run, using mcst10 diesel additive and 2 stroke oil.

Watch out for dpf problems as that's the reason I purchased the exhaust as I didn't want to fit another dpf unit

**lance** · Tuesday 5th November 2013, 08:26

I've got the petrol version and I get around 28.5mpg winter mixed driving but over 30 mpg in summer I can squeeze 41 mpg if I sit at 70 mph on a long run but that doesn't happen very often. Hard track day work sees single figures of around 7.6 mpg last time I tried!