Petrol, 6 cylinder, RWD: goodbye :(
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Looking around the car park at work I realised that I am the only employee that drives a petrol, RWD, 6 cylinder car, and we have a fair few employees. Even the directors drive diesel BMWs (albeit a 730 and a nasty M550d X6 thing).
It looks like we are ending the era of the format in the title - if those at the top are not buying them, then they will be unavailable second hand. How sad!
It looks like we are ending the era of the format in the title - if those at the top are not buying them, then they will be unavailable second hand. How sad!
Same here, the observation has made me start mapping out the work I need to do on mine.
I've been very disappointed by every 6 cylinder diesel I have ever been driven in or drove, it's strange how technology gives us one thing (MPG) but takes away everything else (engine note, refinement).
There will be niche cars with a 6 cylinder petrol, but the days of the average person aspiring to one are gone and that makes me sad
I've been very disappointed by every 6 cylinder diesel I have ever been driven in or drove, it's strange how technology gives us one thing (MPG) but takes away everything else (engine note, refinement).
There will be niche cars with a 6 cylinder petrol, but the days of the average person aspiring to one are gone and that makes me sad
It is of course something the "second hand, buying new is a daft idea" brigade often forget... If nobody is buying the cars new then there will not be any on the second hand market to buy either.
OK my 3.0tdi is smoother than a 4 cylinder diesel but actually it is still rumbly - at times it's quite nice sounding, like when it's working really hard but even when cruising there is still a background rumble. People have learned to accept a little more noise in trade for mpg. For many it's a good trade but I wonder if its one I want to make much longer. My favourite drives are often unexpected so it's not like you can pop home for the exciting v8 weekend car.
I can see the rationale of 2.0td for the week and 5.5v8 for the weekend, but really, is it going to be the weekend car or the weekday one you spend the most time in???
OK my 3.0tdi is smoother than a 4 cylinder diesel but actually it is still rumbly - at times it's quite nice sounding, like when it's working really hard but even when cruising there is still a background rumble. People have learned to accept a little more noise in trade for mpg. For many it's a good trade but I wonder if its one I want to make much longer. My favourite drives are often unexpected so it's not like you can pop home for the exciting v8 weekend car.
I can see the rationale of 2.0td for the week and 5.5v8 for the weekend, but really, is it going to be the weekend car or the weekday one you spend the most time in???
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