That's what I meant, Brian. It's not that economical at all, unless
you compare it with the guzzlers that they also put in those monsters.
Have fun with it and the boat (and don't let it be the last thing you
do :-))
Chris
On 20 Jan 2009, at 21:14, bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> It's the BMW straight-6 2.5L turbo diesel motor from a car of the
> early
> 1990's.
>
> Well, Autocar magazine (UK) quote in their 9 November 1994 road-test
> 27 mpg touring, and the government test for 56 mph is 37.9 mpg; both
> of
> these are much better than the typical 4.2L normally aspirated
> Nissan or
> Toyota diesels seen on the roads here. I also want to use it for
> towing my
> 1.3 tonne boat over mountain passes. Haven't used this boat for more
> years
> than I care to tell, and now at my age I'm going to use it a few
> times if it's the
> last thing I do ....
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