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downgrading from a td5 to a 300??

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howie:
i found that the 300tdi auto was no  good for towing  , it drank too much fule , whan you tow big loads{like car tralers} :(

did have 300tdi mananl and that was ok {not bad on go go juse}
but got 200tdi now ,and find it better  for the job  as i pull about 2 -2.5 touns of logs  and chippings  most days  on and off road
as part off my job
but i might of had a bad one[300tbi's]

Jas278:
The later 300 tdi autos are best , as they are more tuned to the job, cant remeber whether its the gearing or engine performance..

Disco Matt:
The late 300 TDIs had electronic fuel injection and the final auto-fitted examples had this tweaked further - these were the most powerful ones.

Mine's one of the last mechanical ones, with a manual box. They go pretty well, especially if you blank off the EGR, fit a single-silencer exhaust and remove the cat (if fitted). I'm waiting for it to stop raining so I can check if mine actually has a cat or not!

tjsj:
oh!! I'm torn now whether to go for a 300 auto or the manual. Is the general view, only go for the auto if its a later one with electric fuel injection? If its an earlier one then go for a manual and tune it up a bit? Is the auto box the ZF 4 speed??

Disco Matt:
Supposedly you can get more go from the electronic TDI whether manual or auto. Mine's the mechanical one and seems fine, whether I'd notice the difference I don't know.

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