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Originally Posted by bgd73
semi auto in a tiny car..not exactly f1 material.
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NO, but I'm getting lazy and old and just want a small diesel auto or semi auto. It can drive as a flipper manual or a full auto.
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Originally Posted by bgd73
I am just posting my jealousy of your location and ability for diesel cars to purchase.
Ever check out the 2 liter subaru diesel? That should be a gem.
I only heard sounds on video, I am in usa. It seems as nonchalant as the strong single firing 3 main boxers of yesteryear...even the rpm range.
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We tried the Legacy Diesel as Mrs A was considering one, she liked the idea of 4wd for the snowy journeys in the Northern parts of Scotland. The engine was very unrefined compared to other diesels we can get, lots of boom at low revs and loud hum at cruising speed. Performance was also kind of unimpressive, in fact the whole car was underwhelming compared with what we were expecting. For the same money you could have an equivalent Audi with Quattro and bling, or a Skoda Octavia 4x4 Estate with a VW/Audi platform underneath. In the end she went for a 2WD Skoda instead and avoids snow ;-)
Reports here also claim it to be thirsty (average in one test was mid 30s but most Diesels manage mid 40s). Japanese diesels tend to be a generation behind European ones IMHO - I suspect its becaue they don't sell them on the home market or in the USA, only in Europe ?