https://www.yahoo.com/tech/m/7bdb3f70-4961-3246-824d-2b2f32eaa6ea/ss_bmw-built-a-diesel-wagon-with.html

That is sweet! Thanks for posting this William.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Sounds reliable and easy to maintain.

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LOL.

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Garage:

2017 Chevy Colorado Diesel (nanny state emissions)
2005 Volvo S40 T5 AWD, 77k
1987 Mercedes-Benz 300D turbodiesel, 4 sp auto, 156k - 28.7 mpg
1996 Tracker 4x4, 2 door, 16v, 3 sp auto. 113k - 28.6 mpg

WARNING: this post may contain dangerous free thinking.

Wow, this is a beastly diesel.

But I died a little inside when I figured out it's not coming to the U.S. due to America's preference for gassers.

Performance diesels are always interesting. I wonder what it would sound like with the downpipe open?
Probably like a jet turbine with those 4 turbo chargers.

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1998 Ford Escort ZX2 5 speed - 279,000 miles My Daily

1992 Mercedes 300D 2.5 202,000 - Pure junk
2000 Mercedes E320 Black - 136,000 miles - Needs repair

Don't forget to grease the screw and threads on the spring compressor.

That was sorta my thought. Strikes me that one turbo and first class intercooling would be preferable. Upon searching, it appears that there is an intercooler, couldn't find much about it.

But I have to wonder about the hp gained per international unit of complexity. At some point I'm OK with 0 to 60 in 5 seconds instead of 4.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

Clearly you're not in BMW's target demographic.

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I dig the hell out of my E30s. One on the edge of life or death - I may bring it back, it has a working cruise control and crack free dash after all - the other amazingly strong at 440k. The engine a paragon of simple reliability -bullet proof it's often said. Single cam, belt driven, no turbo. Only about 8 seconds 0-60, oh cruel world.

I've driven newer 3 series and I don't like them as much.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

I had an m42 powered e30 for a few years. Fun to drive, reliable easy to wrench on but it had the structural integrity of a wet noodle.

This thing is a far cry from the e30.

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Well, of course it is. But ... the structural integrity of a wet noodle? Not sure what you're getting at there.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

Jack up one corner and try opening and closing the doors on that side.

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Ever try that on a convertible?

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Current rolling stock:
2001 E55 183,000+ Newest member of the fleet.
2002 E320 83,000 - The "cream-puff"!
1992 500E 217,000+
1995 E300D 412,000+
1998 E300D 155,000+
2001 E320 227,000+
2001 E320 Wagon, 177,000+

Prior MBZ’s:
1952 220 Cab A
1966 300SE
1971 280SE
1973 350SLC (euro)
1980 450SLC
1980 450SLC (#2)
1978 450SLC 5.0
1984 300D ~243,000 & fondly remembered
1993 500E - sorely missed.
1975 VW Scirocco w/ slightly de-tuned Super-Vee engine - Sold after 30+ years.

No, that's my point. The w201 and w124 from the same era were far more solid.

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This sort of surprises me, I assumed that as far as turbocharger technology has come this many turbos becomes unnecessary. With VGT, VNT, ball bearings, lightweight impellers, much more efficient intercooling, etc you would use less turbos, not more. On the 335i BMW went from twin turbo to single.

Though I suppose some things are done just to say they'd do it. And there is certainly a market of people who think its cool and different and will pay the price tag to have something so bizarre just to have it. So I guess that works too.

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68 280SL - 70 280SL - 70 300SEL 3.5 - 72 350SL - 72 280SEL 4.5 - 72 220 - 72 220D - 73 450SL - 84 230GE - 87 200TD - 90 190E 2.0 - 03 G500

Nissan GTR - Nissan Skyline GTS25T - Toyota GTFour - Rover Mini - Toyota Land Cruiser HJ60 - Cadillac Eldorado - BMW E30 - BMW 135i

The w124 was so far ahead of it's time in terms of chassis stiffness. IIRC it was rated at 18hz, and nothing from that time period was even close to that.

The electrically assisted turbos that will be entering the market soon promise to be game changers. There will still be lag, but knocked down to about 0.3 seconds - even from no-load conditions.

You've just described the vast majority of (new) BMW owners in the area where I live. Way more money (and need for status) than brains. If you put a gussied up interior into a Hyundai Sonata and put a BMW badge on it, I surmise the 95% of the owners wouldn't know the difference.

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Current rolling stock:
2001 E55 183,000+ Newest member of the fleet.
2002 E320 83,000 - The "cream-puff"!
1992 500E 217,000+
1995 E300D 412,000+
1998 E300D 155,000+
2001 E320 227,000+
2001 E320 Wagon, 177,000+

Prior MBZ’s:
1952 220 Cab A
1966 300SE
1971 280SE
1973 350SLC (euro)
1980 450SLC
1980 450SLC (#2)
1978 450SLC 5.0
1984 300D ~243,000 & fondly remembered
1993 500E - sorely missed.
1975 VW Scirocco w/ slightly de-tuned Super-Vee engine - Sold after 30+ years.