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(2012-06-27 15:24)Johan. Wrote:  wut..wat... you.. sold it?!

Yeah, did that while ago, I guess I should remove it from my signature also. Bought another e34 tds touring to compensate. But what i'm really thinking about now is going from e34 to e39. Same story: Diesel and touring. I was reading this thread and i couldn't notice how some guys literally said that diesels are no good. I thought so too till i got to try one. I drive from home to work and back 140 kilometers every day.

When i used 2.0 liter petrol e34 touring i had to buy 20 liters gasoline every evening, so at the end of the month the bill was like 500 euros just to get to work and back. Then my friend recommended me the same car what i already had, only diesel version.

I was like "are you stupid, who drives with diesel? it smells bad, makes black smoke and sounds wierd compared to petrol engine"
Give it a try he said, and because at that point I didn't have anything to lose anymore.

And now, three months later, I can see that he was so right. Parts are cheap. Diesel is cheap compared to gasoline. Checked OBC few days ago and saw that average consumption is only 5.6 liters per 100 km (includes lot's of traffic signs in the city and living by the rule: "on green - i'm going for it"). At first the sound is bit weird, but all you have to do is get used with it I guess. When driving the car with driver side window open all I can hear is turbo whirling up and down, so it's pretty much music to my ears.

Here is a great example of that:

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At the end of this all I can really say that i'm fairly happy at the moment, because all I ever wanted was a car that I could afford to maintain and keep in good shape. I know there are some people who probably say that ferraris and porsches are better. Guess what, you are right, they are...but it's all out of my league.

Anyway, i'm still not sure about e39. There is one good offer in the market now. E39 TDS Touring 3.0 141kw chipped to ~165kw. Car is mint for only 4000 euros.
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Oh, and Zippy. Good luck with your diesel.