This diesel engine is very good, BMW tried this engine in the MGR range and used it as a testbed for all their later 2 litre diesel units, it proved so reliable that it was produced in vast numbers and fitted across the BMW range including the land Rovers, if it had failed it would not have carroed the BMW name for long, its no slouch for a big car at 131bhp but at 160 it's superb.
The base unit is bullet proof as said, the ancillaries are a let down - or can be, all cars need servicing and have wear and tear problems so really its down to choice, I have had diesels for years and would buy another with 200k on it and not think twice, I doubt I could do that with a petrol engine car.
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