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      08-15-2011, 06:56 AM   #541
clivem2
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Really hard to say what you should do. If you use the extra power and torque your mpg will take a hit but that may not trouble you as you'll be having more fun but long term will you notice the torque is 12.5% higher than the 3.0D?

I don't have the option to swap as my 3.0D should be on a boat already. You have to call a halt somewhere, what happens if they bring out a 4.0D? Where you call the halt is hard to decide. From my perspective I've not driven a 3.0D yet so deciding on a 3.5D would be a total shot in the dark.....much as the 3.0D is!

One other factor I took into account (bear in mind I'm persuading myself I don't want a 3.5D)....my 335i is frankly too fast when driven WOT for many of the roads I drive on, a 3.5D whilst similar performance 0 - 62 will drive very differently with all that torque but ultimately an X3 won't handle as well as my 335i, no matter how good it is for an SUV. So in my mind the extra performance of a 3.5D would be wasted on me.
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