V70 2.0d, feeble?

[Deerfoot]

Following on from my previous thread http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0... I've pretty much discounted the V50 as being a little too small for my needs.

So, I've started to look at V70s and have found a nicely specced 2.0d R Design.

Have any of you had any experience of this engine in the V70?

I'm not expecting it to be rapid but is the engine man enough for the job or will I regret not looking for an older (and leggier) D5 V70?

Any experience of mpg from a V70 2.0d would be appreciated also.

Thanks in advance.

[Deerfoot]

Cheers, I suspected as much!

[Deerfoot]

Petrolhead_Rich said:

what about the diesel engine options between the bottom and top of the range?

Like the 2.4d?

Strikes me as having the thirst of the D5 without the pace.

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F i F said:

You do realise the 2.4d is just what the D5 used to be before they "chipped it" for want of a better word and called that the D5, renaming the old version the 2.4d?

Yes.

[Deerfoot]

F i F said:

OK so there is no problem then, just chip it.

It's a solution of sorts I suppose.