td5 or 300tdi economy

[JIMBOBLY]

im thinking of buying a disco,so i can use it for green laning,and towing a trailer for an off roader,basically so i only run one motor on the road instead of two,just wanted to know what sort of economy you all get with either manual or auto 300tdi or td5 :-k

[digger]

i know where there is a 300 tdi p reg very local to you 1500 but i think he will take 1200 for it one owner from new red

[carracarra13]

I must admit we have a 200tdi disco( i belive its the same engin as the 300tdi) and I am a steady 55-60 mile an our driver and getting 30+ to the gallon  this is standard truck excpt for colway mts on, but like any thing if you hammer them they will go down to 22mpg and the more modded they are the more weight so more fuel my m8s  is fully loaded wow one hell of a truck and with his strong right foot he gets 22 but if you sore it you would see why only 22 (Zebdee bright red)

[J B]

my 300tdi does 28-30mpg, with big roof rack doing 65mph

[Disco Matt]

I must admit we have a 200tdi disco( i belive its the same engin as the 300tdi)

Nope - the 200 and 300 are very different beasts. IIRC the only part shared between them is the conrods?

[JIMBOBLY]

thanks for all your replys,although 30mpg is good,my passat will do 50mpg easy,but im thinking of the one tax and one insurance,mot etc,i think i will be saving in the long run,i'd be better off with a 200 or 300 tdi,td5 has to many things to go wrong for my liking ;)

[eugene]

id go for a 200tdi jim not got all thhem ecu things to go wrong

[peasey]

I have a 300 TDI on a m 94 with no ecu and get 32mpg.

[thermidorthelobster]

My 200tdi used to do about 30-32mpg regardless of loading.

The TD5 (also manual) did about 28 max when I got it.  After lifting it, fitting bigger tyres and a roof rack I get about 24mpg.

As a rough rule of thumb expect 2-4mpg less from a TD5 than a 300tdi.

[mayhem16uk]

use to drive a td5 110 day in day out, did 26mpg with a 3 1/2 loaded ton trailer on the back.

[Chris Putt]

My 200tdi used to get 33mpg typically, and went as high as 37mpg on one occasion on a long steady run to north wales!!!! It dropped as low as 22mpg with a plant trailer carrying a series 109 on the back. A mates 300 with a fair few bits on it usually returns 30ish to the gallon.

[bogie]

200 in a series and im getting 45 mpg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! must b all that rot weighing the disco down!

[JIMBOBLY]

well thanks all for posting,think im swaying towards a 200 or 300,purely for the simplisity,jim :D

[carracarra13]

and you can pick a good one up cheep

[davidjmiller]

remember the autos tend to get quite a bit less than the manuals ~5 mpg, I think

My 98 300Tdi auto averages around 25

[auf_wiedersehen_pet]

remember the autos tend to get quite a bit less than the manuals ~5 mpg, I think

My 98 300Tdi auto averages around 25

My 95 300Tdi auto averages around 24