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7th April 2020, 12:07 | #1 |
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looking at buying a 2.0 v6 auto
What kind of things do I look for when purchasing a 2.0 v6 auto? What specs would a cowley connie be with personal line interior?
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7th April 2020, 12:50 | #2 |
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Snails and tortoises waving at you as they sail past 🤣
If you don’t need to go anywhere quickly, they are a nice smooth drive, personally the lack of get up and go puts me off a bit.
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I’d be looking for petrol stations ! My first 75 back in 2001 (BU51ZZM) that I owned for two years before trading her for my tourer that I still own, only returned 239 miles to the tank in every day use but could manage 400 on a careful run. Lovely creamy smooth engine and a nice sound though however you’d have to give her a prod to get moving due to the poor torque so that would probably explain her thirst for only a 2 litre.
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Loosing along and giving the beans to get somewhere isn’t an issue for my as I have a 1.0 Austin metro 😂
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The 2 litre V6 is soooo smoooth, but fuel consumption worse than the 2.5, and takes an awful lot of winding up. I wouldn't bother, it will be much slower than your Metro!
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Water leaks, vis function and fan operation! Make sure it runs and sounds nice otherwise they are fairly reliable units.
As above with regards to getting one though, either get a 2.5 or don't bother if your dead set on a v6. Otherwise the 1.8t is a good compromise and quicker in many scenarios and much easier to look after. Not a lot in it economy wise either.
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Recent belt change otherwise will cost you £550. You'll be lucky to get much better than 23mpg poodling round town - but it is very smooooooth.
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I love my 2.0 manual It's got 150 bhp , and a set of gears if you want to move smartly so more than enough for my needs . Head gaskets last for ever and it doesn't eat engine mountings And it is super smooth , but I would agree that if you want an auto then get the 2.5 ; the extra helps with an auto .
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Oh.. and watch out for the cam snapping, some 2.0V6s have been known to do this.
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It all just seems a bit....... well........ pointless. Can't really see why anyone would produce or for that matter would want to buy one, I mean it's the worst of everything. Complexity, size, fuel consumption, and six of things rather than four. Do you get payback in power and torque? Ummmm nope.
So am I missing something???
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