Hi all,
Recent changes at home are precipitating a change in our vehicles: we need to go to a wagon.
Now I have a 1983 240 Turbo that I thought was pretty peppy. Then we added a 760 GLE and I find it to be CONSIDERABLY more peppy. In searching for used wagons I'm moslty finding 240/740/940 models in my price range (some with Turbo) and am wondering if these 4-cylinder models (with the added weight of being a wagon) are going to be sluggish or wimpy. The 760 has a surprising amount of power (it's the first V6 I've ever owned) and I am reluctant to give up that power.
In addition to this it is significantly more fuel-efficient than my
240, which came as quite a surprise. I always expected a 6-cylinder to be much worse that a 4 for gas consumption but this hasn't proven to be the case.So am I going to be dissatisfied with these 4-cylinder wagons or do they hold their own well? 850 wagons are just on the periphery of my price range and I know they go well but they've got 5 cans and even that might make a significant difference over a 4.
On Sunday I had the 760 up to 175km/hr before I ran out of road, can I expect that from a 740?
Thanks for you opinions. blurp
ps. Anyone in southern ontario want to buy a 240T and a 760GLE cheap? (or trade both for one good wagon?)