DervMan ( snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :
My budget agreed with my heart. Which is why I'm driving a C900 T16 with aircon.
Your head needs help.
Correct. Regardless of taste, people still want it.
Somebody at the office chopped in their Audi S3 for a ZR 2.0 diesel. "Oh I bought the S3 back in May but it's been too expensive to run, my ZR is as quick* but British** and cheaper to run."
*coughing fit. **hacking up and coughing fit.
Why? Massive depreciation from new, cheap to service, insure and fuel, decent seats (with the right specification), an excellent tow car and you can park it anywhere.
Grunf bought a BMW.
Yeah, where the heck is Dave...
Yeah, American cars no longer have rear leaf suspension. Other than that...
The MG Z cars was a bold move. It worked for a while, but time went on and there were no replacements on the horizon, while their competitors had undergone several transformations. That was in particular a problem for ZR and ZS. The cars looked more and more like Halfords tarted up bangers.
It's a good car on paper. Only problem I have is that there are three of them in my Close, all same silver colour...
On the one hand that's great. On the other that's not so great.
Either way, I didn't get a Mondeo. That's partially because the TDCi is expensive, partially because I was fussy over specification and partially because the Saab was a nice pretty blue colour.
It is expensive - very - to service. But I do like it. Pity Charlie doesn't.
It was a Ricardo designed engine.
The old 9-3 had a GM diesel 2.2L, the new one has the Alfa derived
1.9L. They have a Jap auto gearbox?
It's an Isuzu-designed unit.
But bear in mind that FIAT originally pioneered the common rail diesel injection system, so the Alfa derived 1.9 turbo diesels engines aren't bad for a rep-mobile. Also found in Vauxhall/Opel cars.
It's a fantastic engine - when it works. Unfortunately, it isn't the most reliable donk around, by any stretch. In some applications it even makes the VAG TDI technology seem quiet and smooth, too. :)
Now the Saab 1.9 diesel gets turbox2 @ 180bhp. Everything these days is x2, like the dual core processors.
johannes ( snipped-for-privacy@size-nospamme95754-fitter.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :
Well, not quite. Bosch did. Fiat & M-B were just the first to use 'em.
Craig.
Probably a by-product of GM 'raping' Subaru's technology. Nothing against Subaru of course - their products are top-notch for what they are.
Craig.
Only until the 'B' engine was replaced by the 'H' engine.
Craig.
The B20 engine was pure SAAB! The 1854cc was Ricardo for Triumph and Saab, the 1709cc was just Saab.
Maybe. Whilst the Isuzu engines are not especially well liked, this is in my opinion more to do with how biased the press are towards VAG than the Isuzu donks themselves. My 2.2 is much sweeter to rev than the current multivalve 2.0 TDI 140 engine *and* delivers more under ~2,300 rpm or so.
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