Makes the ratios pretty close too. With the high torque, makes for
"interesting" performance off the line...."you sure this is a diesel????"
There's a few of issues threatening the good economy, however:
The engine's so smooth you have to force yourself to remember the sixth gear
The aircon is addictively effective
Did I mention the acceleration...
Good lord I'm happy to have got rid of the company Vectra!
Julian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 9:18 AM
Subject: [OM] OT OMs and clutches, was Selling out
>
> Very long-legged as well Siddiq: 35mph per 1,000RPM in 6th gear. The
> engine is barely grumbling along at 70 mph; you can still barely hear
> it at 110pmh (allegedly...).
>
> Chris
>
> On 5 Aug 2004, at 8:04, Siddiq wrote:
>
> >
> > On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 07:43:02 +0100, Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >
> > Eh? 320d touring? they making those already? E46? and a SIX speed
> > stick?
> > blimey, thus far only the ///M models have had the 6 in recent memory
> > (one
> > exception being the E39 540 and maybe E60 545)
> >
> > --
> > /S
> >
> <|_:-)_|>
>
> C M I Barker
> Cambridgeshire, Great Britain.
>
> +44 (0)7092 251126
> ftog at threeshoes.co.uk
> http://www.threeshoes.co.uk
> http://homepage.mac.com/zuiko
> ... a nascent photo library.
>
>
> ==============================================
> List usage info: http://www.zuikoholic.com
> List nannies: olympusadmin@xxxxxxxxxx
> ==============================================
>
==============================================
List usage info: http://www.zuikoholic.com
List nannies: olympusadmin@xxxxxxxxxx
==============================================
|