Discovery 3, X5 or Touareg..

[Jizm]

Originally Posted by farmer1

Get a disco the others wouldn't pull the skin of a rice pudding.
Had one for nearly 3 yrs used it for everything. Got one for family use will get a commercial one for the farm soon. can't rate them highly enough although there are good alternatives.

Thanks for joining specifically to offer advice! Although towing is not the primary reason for purchase I am sure others will disagree.

Anyway I thought farmers were too busy for boating?

[farmer1]

we normally are to busy but there are some days when you just have to say enough is enough and go for a peaceful days fishing at sea and a bit of cruising!!! bought a futura last year and used it for about 10 days but have lots of things i want to do to make it better to use.so don't worry i will be seeking the advice of all the experts out there over the coming months. you have got to start somewhere haven't you?!

[Mollers]

Originally Posted by farmer1

we normally are to busy but there are some days when you just have to say enough is enough and go....

..and spend some of that lovely EU cash.

[farmer1]

yup you it the nail on the head. would have got a big sunseeker this year but the exchange rate hit the payments so got to stick with the zodiac!!!

[Mollers]

Originally Posted by farmer1

yup you it the nail on the head. would have got a big sunseeker this year but the exchange rate hit the payments so got to stick with the zodiac!!!

A bit more 'set aside'. That'll do it.

[farmer1]

good idea. less farming to do gives me more time on the boat. to hell with it chuck the whole lot in to set-a-side!!

[Chris]

Originally Posted by Jizm

she wants a Discovery 3, an X5, or perhaps a Touareg (is that spelled right).

Any horror stories?

Running costs?

Thanks...

I think you've got the idea

Of all of those the Touareg is probably one of the least costly to run and it still costs a fair bit.

Local MPG we get around 18mpg
On long run without trailer 26mpg
On a long run with a trailer 20MPG
Costs £105 to fill up with diesel lasts about 10 days of my wifes local school runs shopping etc.

Tyres are 250 each (19" alloys) and last about 14k miles
Servicing is about £350 for a average service until you get need a cambelt change then you are looking at about £1000
Tax is £400.00 p/a

If you want to extend teh warranty after the 3 years is up then you are looking to fator in a cost of about £600p/a for a decent aftermarket wty.

However they are great cars to drive and certainly ideal for towing the rib!.

[Mollers]

Originally Posted by Chris

Local MPG we get around 18mpg
On long run without trailer 26mpg
On a long run with a trailer 20MPG

Those are chunky mpg figures. From the D3 we get

On a run- 29/30ish
Locally- 22/24 depending on how it's driven.
Don't know about towing mpg as I don't tow more than 5miles each way.

Many members of the D3 forum claim better figures than I. Not sure how.

[Jizm]

Originally Posted by Chris

I think you've got the idea

Of all of those the Touareg is probably one of the least costly to run and it still costs a fair bit.

Local MPG we get around 18mpg
On long run without trailer 26mpg
On a long run with a trailer 20MPG
Costs £105 to fill up with diesel lasts about 10 days of my wifes local school runs shopping etc.

Tyres are 250 each (19" alloys) and last about 14k miles
Servicing is about £350 for a average service until you get need a cambelt change then you are looking at about £1000
Tax is £400.00 p/a

If you want to extend teh warranty after the 3 years is up then you are looking to fator in a cost of about £600p/a for a decent aftermarket wty.

However they are great cars to drive and certainly ideal for towing the rib!.

good info, cheers chris
£1000 for the cambelt servicewhat mileage is it due?

[Leapy]

Originally Posted by Chris

Local MPG we get around 18mpg
On long run without trailer 26mpg
On a long run with a trailer 20MPG
Costs £105 to fill up with diesel lasts about 10 days of my wifes local school runs shopping etc.

Tyres are 250 each (19" alloys) and last about 14k miles

I've been struggling with this, but, hang on, what's this?...only 14k miles from a set of tyres, high fuel consumption, wife drives...there we go...it all makes sense now For a minute I was about to start marking the Touraeg down

[Leapy]

Originally Posted by Mollers

Many members of the D3 forum claim better figures than I. Not sure how.

They probably quote from the trip computer. Have you tried checking it against reality?

[Leapy]

Originally Posted by Mollers

From the D3 we get...

...the same as our D3 and D4. The difference is, the D4 goes like sh1t off a shovel

[Apherel]

Originally Posted by Mollers

Many members of the D3 forum claim better figures than I. Not sure how.

Make the kids walk to school, avoid rush hour, stick to the speed limit (100 or 110 kph here), and do the shopping in the Astra!

On diesel, I'm getting about 9l/100km (31mpg) in mixed use - with a bias towards longer drives. Have been as low as 8.3 (34 mpg) on one long trip, 26 mpg around town.

The new 3.0 l D4 is supposed to have better fuel consumption, but the dealer told me that a lot of that is in not planting your foot to overcome the turbo lag of the D3.

[Chris]

Originally Posted by Jizm

good info, cheers chris
£1000 for the cambelt servicewhat mileage is it due?

Jizm,

Sorry ignore me I thought the V6 tdi had cambelts but was thinking of the V6 diesel in my old passat.

THe V6 3.0 has a timing chain that should not need changing ever (apparently) not sure about the 5.0 litre though.

[Jizm]

Originally Posted by Mollers

Those are chunky mpg figures. From the D3 we get

On a run- 29/30ish
Locally- 22/24 depending on how it's driven.
Don't know about towing mpg as I don't tow more than 5miles each way.

Many members of the D3 forum claim better figures than I. Not sure how.

cheers mollers, whiich D3 forum do you use?

[Mollers]

Originally Posted by Jizm

cheers mollers, whiich D3 forum do you use?

Disco3, it's painfully boring. Not dissimilar to this one lately.

[Cookee]

Originally Posted by farmer1

Get a disco the others wouldn't pull the skin of a rice pudding.
Had one for nearly 3 yrs used it for everything. Got one for family use will get a commercial one for the farm soon. can't rate them highly enough although there are good alternatives.

You clearly have never been in a Touareg V10 5 litre diesel then! I saw one tow a Jumbo jet on tv when they were new, I would put one of them up against a Disco any day of the week!

[Cookee]

Originally Posted by Chris

I think you've got the idea

Of all of those the Touareg is probably one of the least costly to run and it still costs a fair bit.

Local MPG we get around 18mpg
On long run without trailer 26mpg
On a long run with a trailer 20MPG
Costs £105 to fill up with diesel lasts about 10 days of my wifes local school runs shopping etc.

Tyres are 250 each (19" alloys) and last about 14k miles
Servicing is about £350 for a average service until you get need a cambelt change then you are looking at about £1000
Tax is £400.00 p/a

If you want to extend teh warranty after the 3 years is up then you are looking to fator in a cost of about £600p/a for a decent aftermarket wty.

However they are great cars to drive and certainly ideal for towing the rib!.

My trip computer says I'm getting 24 /25 mpg on a long run, it's getting a service next week so I'll let you know how much it turns out to be.

[chewy]

Originally Posted by Cookee

You clearly have never been in a Touareg V10 5 litre diesel then! I saw one tow a Jumbo jet on tv when they were new, I would put one of them up against a Disco any day of the week!

The one that towed a Jumbo had about 7 tonnes of ballast added to it so it could get traction.

[Leapy]

Originally Posted by Cookee

I saw one tow a Jumbo jet on tv when they were new

Falls into the same category as a bloke pulling a steam train or an artic for charity. On a level, smooth surface virtually anything with traction can tow virtually anything with wheels