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LandRoger:

Having a clear out of some vehicles out goes the P38 Rangie DT, Mitsi L200, my old Rangie Hybrid v8, incoming is a Def 90 and a Sportscar of some sort,but which engine for the 90 TD5 or 300TDI??

Saffy:
TD5, you no good with spanners so there's no benefit to have the 300tdi for you  :grin:

LandRoger:

--- Quote from: Saffy on June 02, 2012, 17:17:16 ---TD5, you no good with spanners so there's no benefit to have the 300tdi for you  :grin:

--- End quote ---


Yea but isnt the TD5 a tad troublesome ? im just thinking reliability for that same reason i aint no big deal with the spanners and i can afford to put it in my M8s garage when i get problems but i dont want to make him rich off my back :evil: :laugh:

Saffy:
td5 has been around long enough for all known fault to come to light so there are no surprises really (oil in loom, leccy pump in tank spring to mind). Your more likely get a younger td5 engine than a 300tdi which are getting long in tooth and can have some major failings (timing belt shredding, lot of them suffer from alloy thread stripping throughout). You'd get a more powerful beast with the td5 and lots of top end poke where the 300tdi lacks big time. Can be chipped tuned if wanting more. Anti-stall feature for ye ol' legs. More greedy than a 300tdi on fuel though.

LandRoger:
Thanks for that bundle of info M8 kind of confirmed what i had been   told, my thinking is that i would prefer an older but very clean 300tdi than a later TD5 thats knocked about and tatty,guess i will have to look at a few of each but defo leaning towards a 300tdi with good body /interior , poke is not high on my list  of things also have a thought for an auto box oh well some heavy browsing sesions are coming my way :rolleyes:

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