Been looking for one for a while, but could not find what I wanted. I wanted something that wasn't silver, but I also wanted a good bit of equipment. For whatever reason the salesmen who all bought these cars new bought silver stripper-spec cars. This one has everything but panoramic roof, and appeared 8 miles from my dads house, so it was sort of meant to be. I really wanted pano, but the only car I found for sale with Pano was $7,000 more, so I think I'll tolerate my normal sunroof.
Its got an OM648 3.2L straight-6 diesel with a VGT turbo. It is pre-bluetec so no DPF, no urea. It does have a catalytic converter though. 201HP 370TQ stock. People quote 0-60 in the mid 6s, like 6.6 seconds.
Drove all highway at 85mph with the cruise on an got 39.1MPG, next day drove the same route at 75mph and got 41MPG.
I may do a malone tune on it to delete the EGR, like the 6.0L Ford Powerstrokes they do not have a wastegate and just use the VGT vanes to regulate boost. The EGR soot cokes them up, they get stuck and it ruins the turbo. I bought this car with a bad turbo, put on a brand new one from the dealer. Turbo had a ton of shaft play, throwing a code for underboost, and the rod for the VGT actuator was stuck. Used turbo was $800 plus shipping, plus return shipping on the core. New turbo from Mercedes with a 1yr unlimited mile warranty was $1,150. Seemed obvious to me.
The tune takes them to 235HP and 416TQ. I have a lot of friends who use Malone on their TDIs, and it is also the cheapest tune at $489. Malone's power claims are the lowest, which actually also appeals to me, I don't need to go much faster, I'd just like to off the EGR, and guys claim 1-3MPG improvement with a tune its plenty fast as is, a little more would be awesome, but I don't need to chase down my AMG with this car. Some companies claim up to 260HP / 440TQ from a tune, however people like Kleemans tunes are also up to $1,100.
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