Andy Dingley wrote:

On Wed, 6 Aug 2003 18:43:35 +0100, (SteveH)
wrote:

Find yourself a nice 75, you won't regret it.

A 75 V6 is a nice car (i.e. I want another one !), but I'd regard a
twinspark as distinctly boring. The V6 is also cheaper to maintain,
more reliable, and no heavier on fuel.

That's opposite to the information I've been given.....

V6s are generally reliable, but the cambelts are a bit of a PITA to keep
on top of, and head gaskets aren't as strong as on the twin-spark.

The V6 is also a lot heavier, which upsets the balance of the car
slightly (the TS are more or less perfect 50/50 weight distribution).

2.5V6 isn't worth looking at at all (negligible power advantage over the
TS) - even the V6 isn't _that_ much quicker - about 30bhp more power,
but 200kgs more weight.

I love my TS - 150bhp from an 8-valve 2lt is quite respectable -
especially as the VVT system gives you heaps of low-down torque. Nice
burbling exhaust system helps, too.
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Steve H
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