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Originally Posted by benhogan
i have a chance to pick up an 88 190d 2.5 normal aspiration for cheap ($1k). I currently drive the same car with a turbo.
couple of perspectives-
1. is the na much slower than the turbo? is it a setup for disappointment?
2. are any parts interchangeable? i am trying to justify buying it as 'parts' car.
the car is totally rust free, and has been 'loved' not abused.
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The 88 190D 2.5 is actually, and I hate this word, rarer than your turbo. They only imported something like 658 2.5s in 1988. No reason to part a rust free running and driving car.
My girlfriend drives ours about half the year. She really likes it, it's slow but it's not 240d slow. The short rear end makes them pretty peppy around town. However it's not fun to drive super long distances because we both like to drive fairly fast and non turbo is revving pretty high at 80-90mph. Around town it gets great mpg.