It would appear that all modern diesels have the aforementioned, so avoiding them is impossible.
I have recently driven a friends A4 Tdi and another friends 320d, both estates, both '08 plates. I preferred the Beemer, probably because I'm used to the handling characteristics of my '04 330 soft top. My plan is to sell the 330 to a friend, buy a proper 2 seater privately in January 2014, and get a mid size estate as a runaround for the elderly relatives and carrying my 'stuff' about. The 320d with 177 bhp goes ok, and I read in HJs column recently that it does not suffer from DPF problems, as many others do. I walk to work, do a little stop/start motoring, but drive 60 miles on a single trip fortnightly on fast A roads.
Does the panel think I should avoid the 320d ?
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DPF's. Conflicting advice new
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