Buying a used V60, petrol vs diesel and manual vs auto

[blacoov]

Originally Posted by dhr90

I have since bought a D5 V60 geartronic 215 after making this thread. My long term average is 47mpg calculated from Fuelly app. Rarely go above 70mph, at that speed car calculates I get 50-55mpg, drop to 50-60 mph and 60-70mpg is possible...if slow!

I wouldn’t want this car in a manual, automatic suits it more. Nice and relaxing.

I wanted to send you pm but my account here is too young. Well I appreciate your help. Is your car on 17wheels or 18s? I am sure this also affect consumption slightly. Have you ever changed oil in the geartronic? If so how much it is? I assume it is pretty expensive and may be a bit difficult to find the right garage but I want to do it as soon as I get the car.

[dhr90]

Originally Posted by blacoov

I wanted to send you pm but my account here is too young. Well I appreciate your help. Is your car on 17wheels or 18s? I am sure this also affect consumption slightly. Have you ever changed oil in the geartronic? If so how much it is? I assume it is pretty expensive and may be a bit difficult to find the right garage but I want to do it as soon as I get the car.

I believe you need to post 30 times to PM, but you can get that bumped up, there is a thread somewhere for that.
17’s. I can’t see wheel size affecting consumption much. I’m happy on 17’s, it’s a more comfortable ride than the larger wheels, and an R-Design is a firmer ride too.
I have not, have read plenty about 36k gearbox oil changes if the car is used for towing or hard work such as as a taxi. I believe a full replacement at a main dealer is about £300, requires 16 litres of oil if I remember rightly.

[blacoov]

Little update. I have now finished searching for facelifted V60 I. After having some time with automatic D5 I decided it makes perfect sense to match this engine with automatic gearbox. Car is a little heavy on fuel but compensates it all with very comfortable and relaxed drive. If you wish it can go very fast. Coming from 200bhp diesel myself I was pleasantly surprised by how it pulls. Kickdown for someone not used to driving automatic was a bit of a shock. Gearbox is certainly not the fastest but it is smooth and quick enough for everyday drive. I can definitely confirm manual mode includes all of the gears and it is nice to use even though model I bought has no paddles.It resembles the feeling of driving a manual car still.

I wanted to thank you all for helping me out to pick the right car.

[dhr90]

Congratulations on your new purchase. Remember to post photos

[blacoov]

Originally Posted by dhr90

Congratulations on your new purchase. Remember to post photos

I Will try to when i get a good weather day.

Little update on fuel consumption. Covered about 66 miles (M3 + London traffic) acc set on 80-85mph + stop/start traffic entering London. 44.1MPG (6.4L) I find it pretty good although I must confess it has bigger appetite on fuel than my 2.0cr tdi 170. Overall I find it pretty decent for 2.4 D5 auto and using acc most of the time that is not the most economical way of driving on hilly motorway.

[GrahamHR]

I've yet to get my wife to drive my V60 Polestar. She likes to drive reasonably powerful cars (hers is a 185 HP Mazda 3 diesel), but hasn't ever driven an automatic.

She is resigned to driving an automatic (i.e. an electric car) eventually, She is missing out so much by not driving the V60.

[dhr90]

Originally Posted by GrahamHR

I've yet to get my wife to drive my V60 Polestar. She likes to drive reasonably powerful cars (hers is a 185 HP Mazda 3 diesel), but hasn't ever driven an automatic.

She is resigned to driving an automatic (i.e. an electric car) eventually, She is missing out so much by not driving the V60.

If you’re looking for people to drive your Polestar, I can take it off your hands for a while