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I would go for which ever one you think yopu will enjoy the most.All i will say though, and this is only from my off roading and only my OPINION.I have mates with auto's and manual boxes, both great. Rangie, disco, defender and series, great. However, despite various plastic socks and other devices to ensure their v8 performs under water it doesnt. Not very well anyway and certainly not as well as my disco which had no wading mods.
Quote from: ben_haynes on February 06, 2008, 22:32:05aww... "B1NKY" :lol:
aww... "B1NKY" :lol:if its your daily drive, TDi has to be the way... unless you have a gas conversion (and the issues associated with it)as for a V8 giving similar MPG as a Tdi.......... 20MPG (on a good day) is NOT similar to 30MPG (plus) even after tweeks to boost and pump (and idiot at the wheel!)noise of a Tdi?? hardly like as bad as a tranny van, and IMO "lets you know its still alive" personally i think its quieter than my rover SDi (turbo derv) i had!acceleration? mine pulls fine up to 90 (not on a public road of course ) and is rarely left behind...take the easy route, rebuild the Tdi properly, and know you have a strong engine for years to come, and save what you would be putting into the tank of a V8 for a dedicated toy
Quote from: Ja1983 on February 07, 2008, 20:21:06Sat outside, 300TDi with R380, 27MPG even after all the mods, electric fan etc. Good for about 80MPH if you turn up the radio, nippy around town and a good towcar up to about 1,700Kg but don't ever tell me it's not noisey.I will tell you its not noisy! I had a 300tdi with an R380 with 133000 on the clock and it was excellent. Very refined and made less noise than my petrol suzuki grand viatara!
Sat outside, 300TDi with R380, 27MPG even after all the mods, electric fan etc. Good for about 80MPH if you turn up the radio, nippy around town and a good towcar up to about 1,700Kg but don't ever tell me it's not noisey.
I will tell you its not noisy! I had a 300tdi with an R380 with 133000 on the clock and it was excellent. Very refined and made less noise than my petrol suzuki grand viatara!