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10-23-2014, 06:06 AM | #53 |
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I have to do around 30k miles per year, so i have a "soot chucker"
Its the first diesel i have ever owned and i must say that i like it very much, only petrol car i would consider swapping it for would be the new M3 and maybe a cheap diesel van for the other 20k miles a year i have to cover...... hhmmm now there is an idea! |
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10-24-2014, 03:20 AM | #57 |
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This noisy & banging tractor engine comparison comes across as a rather dated and flawed sausage machine argument.
These modern BMW diesel engines are examples of years of excellent engineering. But they are a poor choice for short journies. |
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10-24-2014, 04:28 AM | #60 |
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You mean you have to fill your car up yourself? You don't have 'a man' to do it for you? How standards have slipped.....
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10-24-2014, 03:04 PM | #62 |
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the 28i engine sounds like a diesel and has less torque and higher fuel consumption. It looked like a sewing machine in the middle of the engine bay. I laughed so hard at the Z4 owner i offended him.
Then i took him to the 6 pot denzel and showed him what a proper engine looked like |
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10-24-2014, 05:36 PM | #65 |
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I'd go for petrol, for all the reasons the petrol fans site. The problem is, in the price range I'm looking at (below 50k), they're just not fast enough for me anymore. The M235i I drove was quick, but only over the last 1,000rpm before the limiter. Yes, it sang then, but felt thin and a bit breathless before the big revs.
After a two-day demo, I got back into my humble 330d and it just felt quicker. Effortless & significantly quicker than the 235i until you reach the big revs. Not as sweet handling of course. For sure, the 330d shows itself up a bit if you cane the arse off it and feels breathless at the very top end and, in those situations, I'd rather be in my M3. But for me, 95 % of the time, the huge, refined grunt of a top-notch diesel is hard to give up. The twin-turbo x35 engines fix a lot of that problem. Each to their own, but I bought my 330d for the mix of sheer pace and all round ability. At the time, none of the rest of the F30 range was quick enough for me, including the 335i. Sure, you can wind up a 235, get it flying and have a big grin on your face, but you're attracting a lot of attention by that stage and you have to go looking for the power all the time. Both engines have their own great qualities. My ideal mix would be to own two cars: the up-coming M2 for when you're in the mood and the car I hope BMW will build: an M440d with proper mechanical LSD. |
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