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Originally Posted by MasterAuron  You're doing it again. Comparing turbo diesels to N/A cars. A well designed petrol turbo can pull from low revs all the way through to 6500rpm plus. How many times can you increase your speed there? |
No I'm not. I'm comparing one car to another regardless of it's fuel type, engine configuration and swept capacity. Let's be fair - the BMW is petrol, 600cc larger and has two more cylinders as well. I'm not totally biased towards diesel. I have a lot of misgivings regarding running costs. Not fuel consumption or reliability, just the pricey and frequent servicing.
I'm well acquainted with petrol turbo cars as well and I agree with what you say nearly completely. This is how VW's made such a good job of the 170bhp Golf engine with just 1368cc. It's likely that turbocharged petrol engines will become the favoured set up across the board.
@jarrus - yes, I do plan to keep it - I run my cars for years anyway. 250,000 is routine for well maintained engines, not as a failure mileage but still going strong. Servicing is much cheaper that repairs or car replacement. Had my 406 not been written off (very scarily as well, it was near fatal) I'd have hung onto that for another 5 years or so.