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Originally Posted by BimmerMat135
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Originally Posted by sahajesh
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Jeez who on earth wants to drive a BMW tractor?! I do more miles than than cut-over at which diesel becomes more cost-effective and I'm happy to pay the extra for fuel.
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Tractor?
BMW builds some of the most refined and sporty diesels.
Obviously, you have no idea what are you talking about.
Low fuel consumption, A LOT more mileage per liter of fuel, A LOT of Torque, Longevity, are just few attributes of a diesel. In many ways, way superior to gas.
Obviously you never owned one. You should try it, you might be surprised...
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Obviously? : I had a 330d for 3 years and other make diesels/petrols before that, so I'm not a virgin.
All diesels sound harsh, it's a fact of life.
My view is I'd rather have a petrol and pay more for fuel, stop more often to fill up but get a nicer-sounding, higher-revving engine than something that has a lot of low-end shove and sounds shit.
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Most of 4cyl either gas or diesel sound like crap so in that case I prefer to get the cheaper to run. In the case of a inline 6 it's another story.
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330d (inline 6) also sounded horrible, hence my move to a 340i. The torque and rapid initial pace is exciting to begin with but the engine noise was something I was very glad to get rid of.