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Adrian wrote:

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Albert T Cone <a.k.kirby (AT) durham (DOT) ac.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying:

On balance, given a similar power output, I'd take the diesel - it's
just a more relaxed way to get the same performance. Given a similar
peak torque, I'd take the petrol, every time.

'course, that's the crux of the argument.

I'd far rather drive a long-stroke torquey slogger of a petrol engine
than a short-stroke revvy buzzbox.

I'm a huge fan of large capacity petrol engines, but I'm not a fan of
diesels. Maybe that means I'm weird, but I've never found a diesel that
feels as good as a big V8.

That big old Jensen V8 delivered power how I like it. Massive amounts of
grunt all the time. No ifs, no buts, no lag, just pure grunt whenever I
wanted it. Proper torque from idle to the redline. Tricky in the wet,
admittedly with wheelspin possible from 900 rpm upwards in drive (idle
was at 600 rpm). Then again, it was probably producing 300 lb ft not far
above idle, rising to 400+ shortly after and staying up there to the
redline.

--
Pete M - OMF#9

'62 Rover P4 100
'61 Rover P5 3 litre
'78 Escort 1300 Sport
'99 Audi A6 V6 Quattro Avant

"It's an Alfa, it will go wrong, it will piss you off, why should your
Alfa experience be different from everyone else's.
Now get back out there and swear at it before something else breaks."

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Re: Seek info about road tax - 10-27-2009 , 01:43 PM