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Re: stick with my mk 5 or swap to a mk 6?

Postby motorwise » Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:17 pm

FredTransit wrote:
orangerover wrote:If you could buy new transit with last of the di engine you would have a great transit,check my nightmare story in tech,=flashing light these motors are about as tough as hot liquorice


Nothing to stop you fitting one, except maybe the emissions for the test.....



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Re: stick with my mk 5 or swap to a mk 6?

Postby FredTransit » Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:33 pm

As already said, reliability and economy. Up till recently madvanman had an 86 DI in a smiley, it was cheap as chips to run.
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Re: stick with my mk 5 or swap to a mk 6?

Postby madmark » Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:37 pm

well i wouldnt go back to the noisy di engine thats for shure nor back to a mk3 or 4 or 5 :wink: the mk6 is a great van to drive and for me to still have it after 2 years is very unusuall , i like it that much i dont think about a mk7 at the meoement 8) 8) 8) 8)
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Re: stick with my mk 5 or swap to a mk 6?

Postby motorwise » Sat Apr 26, 2008 7:05 pm

madmark wrote:well i wouldnt go back to the noisy di engine thats for shure nor back to a mk3 or 4 or 5 :wink: the mk6 is a great van to drive and for me to still have it after 2 years is very unusuall , i like it that much i dont think about a mk7 at the meoement 8) 8) 8) 8)



I agree - the performance is a hundred times better and the fuel economy is more or less the same if not better
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