adamnreeves Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 Having had beamers for last 10 years it's time to change. Need to change my car in March. Been browsing auto trader and various other sites. I have found that the Audi A5 3.0 Tdi quattro ticks all my boxes. Not test drove one yet. Would be interested to hear others comments. I've never owned a diesel car before and I am used to silky smooth straight sixes. So does the 3.0tdi sound like a London cab, truck or van! Quote
Rab (bombero) Reid Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 Diesels will never be as quiet as a petrol car but they've come a long way. Same goes for performance/acceleration - peeps buy diesels predominantly for mpg not mph. Ok, enough of the granny sucking eggs speech the Audi TDi units get a good write-up and the 3.0ltr does perform well against its competition. The A5 itself again gets excellent write-ups and I'd certainly consider this particular model if in your position. HTH Quote
Barry Ashcroft Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 I bet you'd never go back to petrol again after having one. Quote
dombanks Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 a girl once told me that once you have had a BMW you wont want anything else, ? ill take her word on that so mybe you should too and not get an audi Quote
XTR2Turbo Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 A couple of years ago I looked at 330d and A5 3.0d and went with the BMW. For me the killer with the Audi was the 4 wheel drive hit fuel consumption, it didn't drive as well and I wasn't a fan of this particular audi interior around the instruments. The new 3.0d bmw engine that came out about a year ago is a cracker. My brother has it and in manual form gets about 45mpg driving normally hard. At the moment I think BMW have VW/audi on the diesel refinement. Best would be to drive both. If buying a BMW again try to get the latest 3.0d engine If buying 2nd hand I would also look at A8s and 7 series. The first year depreciation is horrific so some real bargains. Quote
JeffC Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 I bet you'd never go back to petrol again after having one. +1 Ive just sold a 3.0tdi audi manual that had been remapped it was b****y quick! like yourself ive run beemers for the last 5 years , we had a 530d manual /535d auto/ 335d auto then a manual 330d and felt was time for a change.. 8 months down the line from selling the bmw I conclude that Personally i prefer the drive of the bmw 3 series to any of the Audis, the beemer m sports feels more of a drivers car certainly better more sporty to drive where as the audi is prob a better car to be driven in if that makes sense swmbo prefers the Audis bmw is better on fuel due to audis 4wd system but coming from a petrol bmw you should still be up on economy. Audi quattro was awsome in the recent snow , bmw last year was parked up for 12 weeks my advice get a drive in a A5 then back to back it with a 3.0d bmw, I would have a Diesel over a petrol everytime for day to day driving though. Quote
adamnreeves Posted January 4, 2011 Author Posted January 4, 2011 Diesels will never be as quiet as a petrol car but they've come a long way. Same goes for performance/acceleration - peeps buy diesels predominantly for mpg not mph. Ok, enough of the granny sucking eggs speech the Audi TDi units get a good write-up and the 3.0ltr does perform well against its competition. The A5 itself again gets excellent write-ups and I'd certainly consider this particular model if in your position. HTH Its the refinement that worries me most. The performance in real world terms is better than petrol even on paper the diesel does 0-62 in less than 6 seconds and a limited speed of 155mph. So performance seems excellent. Quote
adamnreeves Posted January 4, 2011 Author Posted January 4, 2011 A couple of years ago I looked at 330d and A5 3.0d and went with the BMW. For me the killer with the Audi was the 4 wheel drive hit fuel consumption, it didn't drive as well and I wasn't a fan of this particular audi interior around the instruments. The new 3.0d bmw engine that came out about a year ago is a cracker. My brother has it and in manual form gets about 45mpg driving normally hard. At the moment I think BMW have VW/audi on the diesel refinement. Best would be to drive both. If buying a BMW again try to get the latest 3.0d engine If buying 2nd hand I would also look at A8s and 7 series. The first year depreciation is horrific so some real bargains. For the last 10 years I have approached this pragmatically and BMW always seems to win. The last time I was hoping the BMW wouldn't win but it did and I went for BMW again. I am now really bored with the marque. I have had a few problems with this BMW and decided that they are no more reliable than a Ford so this changes my balance. I've decided that this time I am going to let my heart rule the decision. If I did go BMW again I'd go for a 335d but I am not. I actually want a 4 wheel drive as I miss this very much especially after the last two winters. Also I want a coupe shape. I need to test drive it and it all may change again after that. Quote
RedditchJay Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 Adam I had the 3.0ltr TDI A5 Audi as my company motor for the 12 months {handed back in December} and loved it, the 4x4 IS very useful if you also fit winter tyres, leave summer tyres on and you will spin up alongside everyone else. {esp in deep snow and sheet ice} I have now opted out the company scheme as have too many cars at home to justify the tax paid for company cars {inc fuel card} and even with the hike in fuel I am still better off out of the company car scheme {slight diversion on thread} Quote
Cleggy the Spyder Man Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 from a styling point of view the A5 certainly wins no idea on the comfort though as I prefer cars that rattle a little more Quote
Tigger Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 Just gone from an A4 (2001) to a 320D and love the BMW but it not such a relaxed drive as the Audi was. Yes the BMW is better, faster, sharper but for long runs (which I haven't done yet btw) nothing could beat the Audi for comfort. I used to be able to do 200 miles without a blink in the Audi. Both excellent cars so you won't go far wrong with an A5 although it will be a bit more compact Quote
adamnreeves Posted January 4, 2011 Author Posted January 4, 2011 a girl once told me that once you have had a BMW you wont want anything else, ? ill take her word on that so mybe you should too and not get an audi I think you've remembered this wrong. "Once you've had ..." Quote
adamnreeves Posted January 4, 2011 Author Posted January 4, 2011 I bet you'd never go back to petrol again after having one. +1 Ive just sold a 3.0tdi audi manual that had been remapped it was b****y quick! like yourself ive run beemers for the last 5 years , we had a 530d manual /535d auto/ 335d auto then a manual 330d and felt was time for a change.. 8 months down the line from selling the bmw I conclude that Personally i prefer the drive of the bmw 3 series to any of the Audis, the beemer m sports feels more of a drivers car certainly better more sporty to drive where as the audi is prob a better car to be driven in if that makes sense swmbo prefers the Audis bmw is better on fuel due to audis 4wd system but coming from a petrol bmw you should still be up on economy. Audi quattro was awsome in the recent snow , bmw last year was parked up for 12 weeks my advice get a drive in a A5 then back to back it with a 3.0d bmw, I would have a Diesel over a petrol everytime for day to day driving though. Food for thought. Thanks Jeff. I nipped across to the superchips website just to see what the chipping capability is. For the Audi an extra 55BHP and 31lb-ft for £425. Quote
JeffC Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 I bet you'd never go back to petrol again after having one. +1 Ive just sold a 3.0tdi audi manual that had been remapped it was b****y quick! like yourself ive run beemers for the last 5 years , we had a 530d manual /535d auto/ 335d auto then a manual 330d and felt was time for a change.. 8 months down the line from selling the bmw I conclude that Personally i prefer the drive of the bmw 3 series to any of the Audis, the beemer m sports feels more of a drivers car certainly better more sporty to drive where as the audi is prob a better car to be driven in if that makes sense swmbo prefers the Audis bmw is better on fuel due to audis 4wd system but coming from a petrol bmw you should still be up on economy. Audi quattro was awsome in the recent snow , bmw last year was parked up for 12 weeks my advice get a drive in a A5 then back to back it with a 3.0d bmw, I would have a Diesel over a petrol everytime for day to day driving though. Food for thought. Thanks Jeff. I nipped across to the superchips website just to see what the chipping capability is. For the Audi an extra 55BHP and 31lb-ft for £425. I can get you it done for £300 ish and imho a better map than superchips Quote
davidgh Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 Diesels will never be as quiet as a petrol car but they've come a long way. Same goes for performance/acceleration Performance point not necessarily true (from personal experience). After over four years I have just exchanged an A8 4.2 TDi (I'm now nearly retired, and no longer need a continent-crusher). Performance was not an issue -- in fact the diesel is faster (5.9s) to 60mph and in the gears than the 4.2 petrol. HTH Quote
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