Help! 3.2 FSI quattro or 3.0 TDI quattro

[bellkevin]

How are you getting on with the tt?

[stevemr]

I bought a 3.0 litre tdi cab with a moanual box a few weeks ago. It does not sound like a diesel at all even with the top down, the torque is amazing, getting average 36 mpg. on the 330 mile run back from scotland cruising at the legal limit got 47mpg. Can not begin to tell you how pleased I am with it

[fourringsrus]

Supposedly BMW make the smoothest 4 cylinder petrols & Diesels - anybody got an opinion on this?

Yes my dad has the 2.0 bmw diesel in a Rover 75 and it's nowhere as sweet as my father in laws' 2o tdi vw tiguan

[Lateknight]

The latest gen BMW diesels are a step ahead of even the latest common rail Audi 2.0tdi.
Had a ride in a current shape 3 series a couple of months ago, the engine is awesome for a 4 pot diesel. I'm not a beemer fan but couldn't help be impressed.

[bellkevin]

I bought a 3.0 litre tdi cab with a moanual box a few weeks ago. It does not sound like a diesel at all even with the top down, the torque is amazing, getting average 36 mpg. on the 330 mile run back from scotland cruising at the legal limit got 47mpg. Can not begin to tell you how pleased I am with it

Hmmm. Sounds really good! How do you find the noise compared to a 3.2? Well, I have the 3.2 petrol and the raspy exhaust and induction noise is amazing but I find the hard suspension too stiff. Part of the reason why I'm selling it. I'm going for a bmw 320d actually..

[stevemr]

Sounds a bit like a large capacity 4 cylinder petrol if anything, but definatly not like a diesel, what sort of mpg were you getting from your 3.2 ?

[bellkevin]

Sounds a bit like a large capacity 4 cylinder petrol if anything, but definatly not like a diesel, what sort of mpg were you getting from your 3.2 ?

Hmm. Nice. I still have it and get about 18mpg in town cos I nail it some times but with the cruise control on at 75mph I get 31mpg. Not bad I suppose.

[stevemr]

Thats why I bought the tdi, at 75 on cruise coming back from scotland where I bought it I got 47mpg and round town 30-35 mpg and I am also booting it a bit and demo ing it to friends

I bought it to go down to alps on holidays etc. and would not be happy with the mpg on a 3.2.

[allanmb]

To be honest, the 3.2 V6 FSI doesn’t sound too nice, much like a 3 cylinder Polo 1.2 mot of the time. I am not a great fan of diesels myself but in this case it is a non contest decision if you have driven both of the specific cars.

I think you are VERY mistaken here - perhaps the one you heard had some sort of problem, but I love the noise it makes especially >3000rpm.

To the OP, I had the same choice and went the petrol route, the extra power won it for me but also the lovely noise it makes. This noise will make a much bigger difference when you have the top down too!

As for discount, I managed to get just over 5% off from the dealer, but also managed to get a couple of little extras thrown in.

Allan

[Crasher]

I think you are VERY mistaken here - perhaps the one you heard had some sort of problem, but I love the noise it makes especially >3000rpm.

Not mistaken, I work on them for a living...