What Multivan (MV) would you buy?
-T5.2 Highline TDI400
-T6 Comfortline TDI340
T6 Highline TDI450
*4Motion is ideal but low km models are rare (under 80K km). I saw a 2015 MV T5 Highline 4Motion with 30K km at $38K, in NSW the other day. It was advertised and then disappeared on the same day of the listing. I would have bought it but opportunity missed.
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I'm looking at buying a low Km MV. Trying to choose is tough.

I go to the snowfields a lot (every weekend during snow season) and do a lot of mountain biking (MTB). When I travel the MV will allow me to sleep in the vehicle as well. I'd remove the 2nd and 3rd row seats and only reinsert the 2nd row seats when guests visit. This frees up the space I require.

I will not convert this into a camper as it limits resale in the future. I am not desperate to buy as my XC60 T6 has been doing the trick for the last 2yrs with a bike rack and ski racks -but I can still sleep in it as I am 163cm tall.

Thus the MV would make an ideal vehicle. This would be my only vehicle (I'd sell the XC60) and the challenge would be the tall height as a daily driver, due to its size in Canberra covered carparks. I think they should all be OK (Belconnen, where I live) has a 2.3m maximum height limit at the Westfield. I've never had to worry about vehicle height before.

Questions:

1) How "underpowered" is the TDI340 engine? Will it struggle for say highway overtaking (when I need to punch it, will it have the oomph to go)? The reason I am considering the Highline FWD models is because of the more powerful engine (which also has better fuel economy). I can put on snow tyres in the winter (chains when required) and so as long as the MV can get into most campsites without undercarriage damage, then I'm fine (ie Guthega camp sites in Kosciusko National Park). Most normal FWD cars can get into them but having more margin would be ideal (ie. 4Motion). Muddy campsites would be a worry.

2) Reading the reviews, it looks like the T6 had better noise dampening and improved gear changing. Was this noticeable to those that have driven both T5.2 and T6? Or was it a placebo effect?

Thanks.