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Originally Posted by Johnmed
Who are people getting their cars remapped by?
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Rick @ unicorn are highly regarded on Audi sport, someone I know from my Passat days is running an a4 3.0 tdi at 300bhp with one of ricks custom maps, this fella usually does his research too so I trust his judgment.
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Originally Posted by IT
4.2 Tdi worth every extra penny imo....
The V8 //sounds// at least a million times better than the agricultural V6 sook chooker and the performance comparison is chalk and cheese. The 3.0 Tdi can deliver about 5-8 mpg more if you drive like a fanny. Woop de do. My 4.2 Tdi did 40 on a long run the other day, and I wasn't trying.... 
3.0Tdi owners convince themselves a remap will bridge the gap, but believe me, it doesn't. I've had the 3.0 Tdi and 4.2 Tdi in the A8, and the Q7. There is absolutely no comparison to be had. Numb vs Fun.
The 4.2 Tdi delivers such a kick of boost I find it more fun to drive than the S8, and along with the 4.2 petrol, its probably the most reliable D3 engine out there.
Also holds its value, and is generally better specced. Its a complete no brainer to stretch to the 4.2 if you ask me.... |
I completely agree with what your saying, the 4.2 is a peach of an engine, but your talking probably twice as much as I paid for my 3.0tdi, I do a lot of miles and it's my daily so I have to take into account the depreciation on the cars I own so I never buy top end as within a year I've probably clocked 25k in it, the 4.0tdi suffered manifold issues iirc and as far as I've found out that's it's only Achilles heel, it wasn't in production long so maybe that's why it's hard to dig up much info about it on the net.
Am I right in thinking the early 4.2tdi's are still on the £280 tax band?