Auto/Diesel

[smashy]

Hi all,bearing in mind I live in london do lots of miles so will allways have and enjoy Autos do you think Diesels are more "Auto friendly" than Petrol ,do you think the low down and plenty of torque suits auto more than petrol

Good luck all.

[martin mrt]

I personally wouldn't have a diesel BMW unless it was auto

I've had 3 diesel BMWs now and they have all been autos, driven manual diesels but the auto seems better suited to the diesel engine IMO

[Deva Link]

I've never understood why some people say diesels don't suit autoboxes - to me it's a perfect combination as it tends to avoid the issue with manual diesel's of being caught off-boost.

What I would say, is that the MPG in city driving won't be great - there's a lot of wasted energy in the auto tranmission in getting the vehicle moving. Having said that, it's a lot less effort to drive an auto in traffic.

[Fox-]

Diesel is better suited to Auto, but this doesn't mean that Auto is better suited to diesel.

[bad company]

Just ordered a new 640d M Sport. This will be my first diesel. Always said it was the' 'fuel of the devil'. Seems like a great drive tho.

[Fox-]

bad company said:

Just ordered a new 640d M Sport. This will be my first diesel. Always said it was the' 'fuel of the devil'. Seems like a great drive tho.

This is a genuine question - I'm not having a go and this isn't the usual diesel hating but I am genuinelly interested in the thought process and its rare to actually find the people buying these cars.

If you've ordered a new 6 Series then its probably fair to say that you are very comfortably well off and doing very well for yourself. After all, you've just ordered a £60k car.

Given this, why diesel? Surely the fuel economy saving it offers over the glorious turbo petrol in the 640i or the Twin Turbo V8 in the 650i are of little consequence to you as a percentage of the price paid for the vehicle?

[JNW1]

Fox- said:

Given this, why diesel? Surely the fuel economy saving it offers over the glorious turbo petrol in the 640i or the Twin Turbo V8 in the 650i are of little consequence to you as a percentage of the price paid for the vehicle?

Think BMW have been offering very good lease deals on the 640d but not on the petrol models so perhaps that explains the choice some have been making recently? Having said that I do understand the thrust of your comment and I also find it slightly strange that some of the people taking 640d's on lease appear to be doing less than 10k miles a year; doesn't make much sense to me but it's their choice to make!

[bad company]

The January offer from BMW was £450 a month for 2 years contact hire on a £74k car. I paid more as I will be doing 20k miles a year. Add in the performance and 50 ish mpg and it's a no brainier.

[Fox-]

50ish mpg? In the brochure perhaps

[bad company]

Fox- said:

50ish mpg? In the brochure perhaps

You're right it won't be that with my right foot! Still should be good for 40 - 45 mpg I think.