T6 or T5.1

[bc26]

The t5.1 is a better van ! Buy a late one and the money you save you can spend it on the van.

 

[vwfanboy]

I have the T6 Euro5 and can tell you the engine

I have the pre reg T6 Euro5 102bhp and can tell you the engine layout looks different to my previous T 5.1 Euro 5 albeit probably the same parts but updated as my T6 is like night and day smoother than the 5.1 .I heard they'd insulated them better but the gearing and pulling away at the lights is so much more refined,the 5.1 was a little shall we say agricultural.

Economy on the newer euro 5 is marginally better aswell I average 45 mpg on a run from Exeter to Launceston A30, and 32 mpg mixing town/motorway. This is my 5th Transporter and no doubt will be driving the battery powered ones in the near future

 

[Shortbread69]

Helpful thread this... looking for a decent converted T6 but my price range just seem to reach the T6 with the smaller engine and 5 speed gearbox... I can get a late T5.1 with the 140ps engine and 6 speeds for a lot less. In two minds...

 

[vwfanboy]

Is the Euro 5 T6 engine same as Euro 5 T5 or were refinements made to it for the short period it was used in the T6?

If it is more refined, I'd say having Euro 5 over Euro 6 is no bad thing tbh.

As an owner I can honestly say its a more refined engine than the 5.1,i owned the 5.1 from new and it was a noisy bugger from cold,and the gearing was definitely different,the only difference in the layout in the engine bay between the 5 and 6 is that adblue box thingy. I also had my van serviced last week at Carrs and they loaned me a 68 plate the only difference...smelt newer!

 

[vwfanboy]

So a T6 with a 140 Euro 5 engine looks like the perfect combination - which is what I've got

I agree ,and for some weird reason economy is much better.maybe the adblue makes the euro 6 run richer? not a clue im not a mechanic.