v5 running costs

[MarkQuinton]

Hi all

Could all you lovely v5 owners give me an idea of what sort of mpg you get?

Also does anyone have any idea roughly how much a clutch change costs on the v5?

I used to own a v5 and i have recently been driving a 1.8 vti civic, i'm not so sure the mpg is much better than the tolly was, probably because the v5 is a relaxing car to drive and you don't have to rev the thing much. I'm supposed to be changed for a cheaper more economical car to drive because i have a baby on the way but i've seen a lovely cheap v5 locally for the same price as all the other poorer cars i've been considering. Think i'm basically trying to convice myself that the v5 isn't an expensive car to run. lol

Mark

 

[GrayT]

Well, considering I'm London based and a lot of my driving is city driving it averages about 27 mpg (this is for the 10v remapped to nearly 170 bhp). When I've been on longer runs it can bring the long term average back up to 29. It has once or twice dipped down to 25 after lots of rush hour commutes. This is on Optimax or Tesco 99 ron and based on the computer not on my own calculations.

There are certainly cheaper cars to run out there but it depends on usage. That said, as you know, you get a HUGE amount of car for your bucks these days and that's worth a big saving in up front costs which would take a while to claw back in petrol from anything more economical.

 

[skinnylew]

Mine is pretty poor for mpg tbh low 20's i think, regularly gets around 250-270 too a tank (£45-£50!!!!) but thats partly due to the very stop start nature of my job and long periods regularly left idling. If i do alot of motorway runs then it easily creeps over 300 miles, especially with cruise control on although not when bombing along at 140+ that really drains it....possibly lol

 

[Deleted member 5241]

Should get 30 ish average with 33ish on a run. Might be cheaper to spend £80 doing the IAM test, unless you've already done it of course.

Not saying anyone on here is a bad driver but it does teach you to plan ahead better, therefore braking less, accelerating less and using instead "acceleration sense". It can make a few mpg difference, honestly. This is as an aside to the main reason, making you safer on the road of course, not that you aren't already.

Also, if you factor in depreciation on both cars then you are buying a powerful, well-specced car for peanuts so saving money there. No cambelts to worry about either, so theres 100 odd quid saved.

 

[MarkQuinton]

Thanks guys, i basically drive about 3miles into norwich in the morning to drop my other half off and then about 8 miles out of the city, against the traffic to my work. Then the same in the evening. I'm quite a steady driver, i'm sure my old v5 never showed below 30mpg on the trip computer.

I'm really just trying to convince myself, trouble is i did have to buy a new throttle body and maf sensor for my old car which cost quite a bit but then again it did have 160k when i sold it, the car i'm looking at now has 102k.

Mark

 

[redv5]

Incidentals

The V5 is more prone to incidentals.

The main reason I disposed of my V5 was the running costs.

The low suspension meant that as a resut of a pot hole I had to replace Suspension and steering rack.

I also holed the sump on a curb.

Add to that wear items like MAF, electric window motors and the like and I spent over £2500 on maintenance in one year.


A good car just too expensive to run after it reached 6 years.

 

[skinnylew]

Ouch i didnt even pay 2500 for the car!!! lol window motor went on one side and the sump has been welded up where it had a slight split, the steering rack has a very slight left hand pull but ive yet to have any other problems really (except cv joint). If you are doing that small a mileage i'd get the diesel anyway as the V5 will bearly be warmed up by the time you stop! lol

 

[bigfella_V5]

I'm a fairly new v5 owner. I picked mine up with 34k on the clock, its very mint for only £3600. Bargain!

I was worried about mpg, but I get 28mpg avg on the computer. For a car that goes as well as the v5 you are looking at a higher insurance group than group 13. Can't be bad, group 13, 170bhp and 0-60 in 8ish seconds! You are making a saving on insurance.

 

[Deleted member 5241]

Ouch i didnt even pay 2500 for the car!!! lol window motor went on one side and the sump has been welded up where it had a slight split, the steering rack has a very slight left hand pull but ive yet to have any other problems really (except cv joint). If you are doing that small a mileage i'd get the diesel anyway as the V5 will bearly be warmed up by the time you stop! lol

From experience the diesel takes longer to warm up than the V5. I've had both and I've also had the V5 engine in 2x Passats and its a great piece of engineering it really is. As for splitting the sump, I never had a problem on mine but I have read on here that lowering can make them more prone to being cracked - might affect you in the future bigfella_V5??

Slightly off topic, but, my take on lowering is; would you trust the judgement of someone in a car accessory shop (whose job it is to "sell" stuff BTW) or the multi million Euro funded R&D dept of VAG to get the suspension basically right?? I know where I would put my money, however, I would slightly uprate the dampers as the car does feel slightly under-damped for the UK and probably damped more with smoother mainland European roads in mind.

My 1.9 TDi has been faultless for 20K, touch wood I did have the wishbone, front ARB and rear bushes replaced as they were pretty worn with 74K on it when I bought it. My V5 was ace, split personality car as you will already know.

Obviously, with this anal fisting we are getting from HM Govt on fuel it has to be a consideration but for all that car they are a steal.

Might be a bugger to sell on though, not many people know what they are and are therefore wary of the unknown. MORE FOOL THEM

me, I do go on

 

[Dr Nick]

I'm a fairly new v5 owner. I picked mine up with 34k on the clock, its very mint for only £3600. Bargain!

I was worried about mpg, but I get 28mpg avg on the computer. For a car that goes as well as the v5 you are looking at a higher insurance group than group 13. Can't be bad, group 13, 170bhp and 0-60 in 8ish seconds! You are making a saving on insurance.

I'm liking the wheels on your motor mate! How big are they? What tyres have you got on them? They seem to fill the arches nicely, has it been lowered?

 

[Dr Nick]

Hi all

Could all you lovely v5 owners give me an idea of what sort of mpg you get?

Also does anyone have any idea roughly how much a clutch change costs on the v5?


Mark

I get about 35 mpg from my 170Bhp V5 on long runs (about 400 miles range) and about 23 in town.

No idea on the clutch as I haven't had to replace mine yet...

 

[bigfella_V5]

From experience the diesel takes longer to warm up than the V5. I've had both and I've also had the V5 engine in 2x Passats and its a great piece of engineering it really is. As for splitting the sump, I never had a problem on mine but I have read on here that lowering can make them more prone to being cracked - might affect you in the future bigfella_V5??

Slightly off topic, but, my take on lowering is; would you trust the judgement of someone in a car accessory shop (whose job it is to "sell" stuff BTW) or the multi million Euro funded R&D dept of VAG to get the suspension basically right?? I know where I would put my money, however, I would slightly uprate the dampers as the car does feel slightly under-damped for the UK and probably damped more with smoother mainland European roads in mind.

My 1.9 TDi has been faultless for 20K, touch wood I did have the wishbone, front ARB and rear bushes replaced as they were pretty worn with 74K on it when I bought it. My V5 was ace, split personality car as you will already know.

Agreed on the suspension, but as always usually what you spend will reflect on what sort of kit you will get. I don't think you can go wrong with a good coilover kit tbh.

I'm in two minds whether or not to lower my toledo as really it is a luxury car, not a bone shaking handling on rails track slag is it? Plus there are the sump issues. Even if it has a split personality!

 

[bigfella_V5]

I'm liking the wheels on your motor mate! How big are they? What tyres have you got on them? They seem to fill the arches nicely, has it been lowered?

No its on standard suspension and drives well with the wheel upgrade.

They are 18" (225/45/18). Took me a while to choose what to go for and now think I couldn't have picked a better set!