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Hi Folks,
I'm just examining the different possibilities I have regarding my car for work; I was thinking about switching the fleet car for an allowance and picking up an A6 Avant or allroad...
I've decided that I'd quite like an allroad, but I don't really need what it offers over an equivalent A6 Avant, and the premium commanded by their rarity puts me off somewhat.
So, looking at A6 Avants, I've been trying to weigh-up the options...
There's the 1.8T quattro - 150bhp I believe? Was there a 180 version? ...If not, I guess you could chip a 150 to not far off that? - I suppose fuel economy isn't brilliant on these?
There's the 1.9TDI - I guess reasonable fuel economy, and while probably not an exciting drive, certainly nothing to be sniffed at.
Then we get to 2.5TDIs - I'd be looking at a quattro again, as I'm not sure the idea of having a 2.5 V6 TDI powering just the front wheels sits well with me...
...I'm pretty curious about the 2.5TDI quattro 180 - what is the real-world fuel economy like on these? With mixed driving - 25% town, 25% country-lane thrashing, 50% motorway cruising, what should I realistically expect as average consumption?
Are there any pitfalls to having the V6 TDI? What are they like for reliability? Am I right in thinking that they're not very receptive to tuning?
Being completely honest, without being armed with many facts, if I had to make a gut-choice, I'd be going for a 2.5TDI quattro 180 - but I can't help thinking about the possibilities for messing around with the petrol 4 pot - what would you suggest are advantages/disadvantages of the two?
Any help, advice, thoughts, suggestions or musings gratefully appreciated
Regards,
Rob.
[EDIT: Didn't mention, but just in case it wasn't clear - I'm looking at C5 chassis
I'm just examining the different possibilities I have regarding my car for work; I was thinking about switching the fleet car for an allowance and picking up an A6 Avant or allroad...
I've decided that I'd quite like an allroad, but I don't really need what it offers over an equivalent A6 Avant, and the premium commanded by their rarity puts me off somewhat.
So, looking at A6 Avants, I've been trying to weigh-up the options...
There's the 1.8T quattro - 150bhp I believe? Was there a 180 version? ...If not, I guess you could chip a 150 to not far off that? - I suppose fuel economy isn't brilliant on these?
There's the 1.9TDI - I guess reasonable fuel economy, and while probably not an exciting drive, certainly nothing to be sniffed at.
Then we get to 2.5TDIs - I'd be looking at a quattro again, as I'm not sure the idea of having a 2.5 V6 TDI powering just the front wheels sits well with me...
...I'm pretty curious about the 2.5TDI quattro 180 - what is the real-world fuel economy like on these? With mixed driving - 25% town, 25% country-lane thrashing, 50% motorway cruising, what should I realistically expect as average consumption?
Are there any pitfalls to having the V6 TDI? What are they like for reliability? Am I right in thinking that they're not very receptive to tuning?
Being completely honest, without being armed with many facts, if I had to make a gut-choice, I'd be going for a 2.5TDI quattro 180 - but I can't help thinking about the possibilities for messing around with the petrol 4 pot - what would you suggest are advantages/disadvantages of the two?
Any help, advice, thoughts, suggestions or musings gratefully appreciated
Regards,
Rob.
[EDIT: Didn't mention, but just in case it wasn't clear - I'm looking at C5 chassis