Potential Avensis T180 Owner

[ph47mf]

Hello

basically i'm currently looking for a change. my mate bought one brand new in 2008 and i have sat in it a few times and absolutely love it, it feels solid and he has had no problems to date. interior needs a bit of updating but you get the sense that it'll last. my mate suggested that i should get the T-spirit as fuel consumption will be better. i know forums can be a bad place to research because it gives people bad impression of a car. after some brief reading, the 2.0 D4D T-spirit seems like the more sensible and reliable choice.

FYI i will be buying a sub £9k 2006/2007 plate Avensis.

is that true?

i need advice from both T-spirit and T180 owners, did you guys wish you had the other version? and why?

[t-spiritpete]

Hello

basically i'm currently looking for a change. my mate bought one brand new in 2008 and i have sat in it a few times and absolutely love it, it feels solid and he has had no problems to date. interior needs a bit of updating but you get the sense that it'll last. my mate suggested that i should get the T-spirit as fuel consumption will be better. i know forums can be a bad place to research because it gives people bad impression of a car. after some brief reading, the 2.0 D4D T-spirit seems like the more sensible and reliable choice.

FYI i will be buying a sub £9k 2006/2007 plate Avensis.

is that true?

i need advice from both T-spirit and T180 owners, did you guys wish you had the other version? and why?

Hello and welcome,

I am very happy with most aspects of my 2007 2.2 d4d 150bhp T-spirit but I expect the question you asked will get a lot of opinions. I expect that extra power from the 180bhp is nice but the fuel economy lsn't as good and I think the 2.0 d4d would seem under powered for me anyway. The brakes on the diesel models are a weak point, it does stop but the pedal pressure required is poor compared to a lot of cars.

Good luck with your search .... Pete.

[cmia]

If you want power and mpg

go for the 2.2 T150

If you want power T180

If you want super economy go for 2.0

[Mistermena]

Or get a T-180 and bang a Tunit box (And K&N air filter) on it and get 48.2 mpg at 70mph

[Heidfirst]

the 2.0 is the safer choice as it seems to suffer less from the head gasket problem that can afflict the 2.2.

the T180 is a lovely car but the DPF will sap your fuel economy compared to the 150bhp 2.2

[cmia]

Or get a T-180 and bang a Tunit box (And K&N air filter) on it and get 48.2 mpg at 70mph

or that ;)