General: - XC90 or Touareg? XC90 seems less reliable...

011ienw · Dec 2nd, 2008, 09:59

Always wanted an SUV/4x4, and have narrowed it down to the XC90 diesel (only the 2004/5 models are within my budget) or the Touareg 2004/5 2.5 diesel.

I'm a bit confused about the XC90 diesel engines, as reviews say the older 2.4D was worse than the D5 as such, but all used car listings I've seen state "XC90 2.4 D5 SE", so I cant work out which are the older diesels are which are true D5s.

I'm resigned to both the XC90 diesel and the Touareg 2.5tdi being noisy compared to the 3.0tdi Touareg, but one thing I'm very concerned about is the XC90 reliability, as most of the XC90 owners reviews I've read, particularly on whatcar.com, sound awful, with loads of engine, transmission and other problems, often outside of warranty, whereas the Touareg gets better reports.

Anyone had the same dilemna between these 2 cars, and which way did you go?

Cheers

Dec 2nd, 2008, 09:59	#1
011ienw New Member Last Online: Dec 16th, 2008 14:20 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: North	XC90 or Touareg? XC90 seems less reliable... Always wanted an SUV/4x4, and have narrowed it down to the XC90 diesel (only the 2004/5 models are within my budget) or the Touareg 2004/5 2.5 diesel. I'm a bit confused about the XC90 diesel engines, as reviews say the older 2.4D was worse than the D5 as such, but all used car listings I've seen state "XC90 2.4 D5 SE", so I cant work out which are the older diesels are which are true D5s. I'm resigned to both the XC90 diesel and the Touareg 2.5tdi being noisy compared to the 3.0tdi Touareg, but one thing I'm very concerned about is the XC90 reliability, as most of the XC90 owners reviews I've read, particularly on whatcar.com, sound awful, with loads of engine, transmission and other problems, often outside of warranty, whereas the Touareg gets better reports. Anyone had the same dilemna between these 2 cars, and which way did you go? Cheers

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