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06-06-2005, 02:06 AM
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I am in Germany and got a BMW 320d as a rental car. The Diesel is SOOOO much fun to drive!!!!!!!!!!!! And its only a 2 liter engine. It pulls from 1500 rpm almost as well as my 545i - amazing. So far, I have 6.1 l/100 km as fuel consumption (38.5 mpg).
The funniest thing is: the door seals creak in the rental car...
The funniest thing is: the door seals creak in the rental car...
06-07-2005, 02:49 AM
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Originally Posted by drjochen' date='Jun 6 2005, 11:06 AM
I am in Germany and got a BMW 320d as a rental car. The Diesel is SOOOO much fun to drive!!!!!!!!!!!! And its only a 2 liter engine. It pulls from 1500 rpm almost as well as my 545i - amazing. So far, I have 6.1 l/100 km as fuel consumption (38.5 mpg).
The funniest thing is: the door seals creak in the rental car...
The funniest thing is: the door seals creak in the rental car...
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It really is an eye-opener to the un-suspecting when a lowly 2.0 litre diesel, at the merest tiddle of the big toe on the accelerator, can pull stronger than a freight train.
06-07-2005, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by IrishEyes' date='Jun 7 2005, 05:49 AM
at the merest tiddle of the big toe on the accelerator
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. . . the merest tiddle . . .
" Tiddles" must be a UK thing, like crumpets. Dont think we have them here in the US.
06-07-2005, 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by robg' date='Jun 7 2005, 07:15 PM
[quote name='IrishEyes' date='Jun 7 2005, 05:49 AM'] at the merest tiddle of the big toe on the accelerator
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. . . the merest tiddle . . .
" Tiddles" must be a UK thing, like crumpets. Dont think we have them here in the US.
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[/quote]Oh, we have crumpets in the US. Indeed we do. Visit any college campus and you will see lots of them with skimpy outfits.
Crumpets are a good, good thing.
06-07-2005, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by drjochen' date='Jun 6 2005, 03:06 AM
I am in Germany and got a BMW 320d as a rental car. The Diesel is SOOOO much fun to drive!!!!!!!!!!!! And its only a 2 liter engine. It pulls from 1500 rpm almost as well as my 545i - amazing. So far, I have 6.1 l/100 km as fuel consumption (38.5 mpg).
The funniest thing is: the door seals creak in the rental car...
The funniest thing is: the door seals creak in the rental car...
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06-07-2005, 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by MaxBuck' date='Jun 7 2005, 06:55 PM
Oh, we have crumpets in the US.? Indeed we do.? Visit any college campus and you will see lots of them with skimpy outfits.
Crumpets are a good, good thing.
Crumpets are a good, good thing.
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06-08-2005, 04:35 AM
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Originally Posted by IrishEyes' date='Jun 7 2005, 04:49 AM
[quote name='drjochen' date='Jun 6 2005, 11:06 AM']I am in Germany and got a BMW 320d as a rental car. The Diesel is SOOOO much fun to drive!!!!!!!!!!!! And its only a 2 liter engine. It pulls from 1500 rpm almost as well as my 545i - amazing. So far, I have 6.1 l/100 km as fuel consumption (38.5 mpg).
The funniest thing is: the door seals creak in the rental car...
The funniest thing is: the door seals creak in the rental car...
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It really is an eye-opener to the un-suspecting when a lowly 2.0 litre diesel, at the merest tiddle of the big toe on the accelerator, can pull stronger than a freight train.
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[/quote]I got a 320d Cabrio from Hertz on my last trip to Germany. Nice black car with manual tranny. Since it was a Cabrio it was not a new E90 but the engine was adequate for the Autobahn. Nice power low in the rpm band. It did seem to run out of revs pretty early however.
Wich we had the diesel option in the US.
06-08-2005, 05:41 AM
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Originally Posted by robg' date='Jun 8 2005, 12:15 AM
[quote name='IrishEyes' date='Jun 7 2005, 05:49 AM'] at the merest tiddle of the big toe on the accelerator
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. . . the merest tiddle . . .
" Tiddles" must be a UK thing, like crumpets. Dont think we have them here in the US.
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HEY - Whats this UK crap thing. I'm in little 'oul Ireland here.
Tiddles is a technical term used by advanced drivers in Ireland.
Flexing ones big toe to depress the accelerator. Also referred to a toe-job in the car. (Wheres ICEMAN with his E60 TOE truck).
06-09-2005, 05:17 AM
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Originally Posted by IrishEyes' date='Jun 8 2005, 08:41 AM
[quote name='robg' date='Jun 8 2005, 12:15 AM'][quote name='IrishEyes' date='Jun 7 2005, 05:49 AM'] at the merest tiddle of the big toe on the accelerator
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. . . the merest tiddle . . .
" Tiddles" must be a UK thing, like crumpets. Dont think we have them here in the US.
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[/quote] HEY - Whats this UK crap thing. I'm in little 'oul Ireland here.
Tiddles is a technical term used by advanced drivers in Ireland.
Flexing ones big toe to depress the accelerator. Also referred to a toe-job in the car. (Wheres ICEMAN with his E60 TOE truck).
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[/quote]Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales - its all the same to us Americans - good beer, bad food and lots of rain. We are to busy cleaning our guns to try to learn about these insignificant differences.
06-09-2005, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by robg' date='Jun 9 2005, 02:17 PM
Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales - its all the same to us Americans - good beer, bad food and lots of rain.? We are to busy cleaning our guns to try to learn about these insignificant differences.
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I think u just shot yourself in the foot.