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Originally Posted by turbonutter69  Have I converted you pal? You seem to be talking sense now.   |
I still torn between the two. I still think that for sheer thrust a well tuned diesel engine is as good as it gets unless you want to run 3.5 litre plus cars.
But, I am consider a 535i V8 because they're so elegantly simple in design that the fuel usage over my 406 will not cost me that much. The performance at all sane speeds (say between 10mph and 99.9mph) will be similar.
The 406 was bloody quick, hence the fact I'm considering a large petrol engine (NAT ASP) to replace it. But I reckon I won't be that much worse off, if at all.
Classic front engine RWD layouts are easy to work on. It also means I can revert to automatic transmission. Never really fancied a diesel auto, certainly not a 4 cylinder one.