The WTF Thread.
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Pass on that mate, buy a petrol mazda instead my 2c worth
Give it a miss. There's not much to commend newer diesels. Extra $$$ to buy, extra $$$ to service, and expensive parts when something goes wrong.
I was reading a discussion online where a Yank was talking about his Ford F??? work truck with a V10 petrol engine. Cue the Europeans asking about fuel costs, why don't you run a diesel, etc.
"Because I can buy a brand new engine for less than an injector pump and injectors for the diesel engine version of this truck."
And to add those mazda bi turbos are bloody expensive and unreliable...
Not sure what fuel prices are like in other places, but around here diesel is 15 - 25c/L more than petrol & diesel prices are expected to stay high for some time. Wish Nissan would bring back the GU with a modern straight six turbo petrol.
V6 might not be all they are cracked up to be. To my knowledge BMW have not made a production vehicle with a V6, they often experiment but don't continue. I read years ago that part of the reason was poor harmonics. So, @62woollybugger a Straight 6 would doYou mean V6.
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Would have thought by now, that they would have solved that problem. Why do they work in petrol?V6 might not be all they are cracked up to be. To my knowledge BMW have not made a production vehicle with a V6, they often experiment but don't continue. I read years ago that part of the reason was poor harmonics. So, @62woollybugger a Straight 6 would do
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There is a navara v6 turbo diesel out there they never made many dont know the reason, but the one a mate has is doing well compared to the other 4 cylinder navaras you usually see aroundV6 might not be all they are cracked up to be. To my knowledge BMW have not made a production vehicle with a V6, they often experiment but don't continue. I read years ago that part of the reason was poor harmonics. So, @62woollybugger a Straight 6 would do
I had a V6 commode, about 400000k on it, engine was fine, auto box wasn’t happy when I traded it on the V8 Statesman Capris, now that was a nice vehicle, brakes were ordinary though.
There's definitely some engine models car makers have gotten to work, but the balance and uneven firing issues make it a more complicated affair than a straight 6. The only reason car makers use them is that they fit more easily in FWD cars than a straight 6; and then they make versions of those V6s to mount longitudinally in RWD/4WD cars to save money.
That'd be the 550Nm V6, advertised as "the world's most powerful tradie"...Very nice.
A mate bought one new and looked after it well, but it put a leg out of bed just rolling along the Hume.....
This guy explains the balance etc of various 6 cylinder engines very well. He has a few videos on youtube explaining engine workings etc in an easy to understand way.
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