mistericeman
Active Member
Depends really on what you want AND use the landy for ....
Low mileage not doing much more than pottering about ...not much nicer than a well sorted 2 1/4 petrol ....
More miles and towing then a TDi makes sense ....late 30's to the gallon ...what's not to like ...yes a tad noisier than a petrol BUT with a bit of thought they CAN be made civilised .
Between me and the Mrs we've 5 series between us ...
88 sIII with 2.5 Transit power
88 sII with Tdi and LT77 5 speed (on standard fron axle and NO it's not made the sky fall down and killed us all NOT running a stage 1 axle)
2 x Standard 109 FFR SIII's
And a SIIa 109 Station wagon with a 19J Diesel turbo ....
Station wagon will be going TDi and lt77 soon ....
makes for a fantastic drive AND being permanent four wheel drive VERY sure footed.
I personally wouldn't ditch the turbo though.... it's a tad "Numb" without
mistericeman
Active Member
Not a bad engine (Buckets of torque) not fast AND bloody noisy to be honest AND needs the adaptor plate etc .
More power/economy really makes the Tdi the most sensible option in a series ...fits with the minimum of chopping AND is pretty well documented .
SmileySteve
Well-Known Member
+1 great solid motors, cheap parts, easy to work on. Not fast but dependable and proven
