"Tony Rickard" > wrote in message
...
> Changes in job mean I will double my mileage so a 156 V6 may prove too
> costly. If the figures stack up I may need to consider trading in for a
JTD
> at some stage in the future. The 175 bhp 2.4 looks quite appealling,
> especially as the 5 cylinder at least makes an interesting noise.
>
> How does the 1.9 16v 140bhp compare? How does it sound and perform?
>

Well I had the chance to drive the new 2.0 JTS and the 1.9 JTD 16v a year
ago. Although the JTS looks good on paper, I find it a pretty boring car to
drive with, in comparision with the new diesels. For a diesel, the 16v
sounds pretty good. I haven't had the chance to test drive a 2.4 JTD 20v
yet. But reviews of it are positive. They even compare the engine with
BMW's superb 3.0d (although I'm not a fan of the brand). I can't tell you
how those engines compare to the 2.5 V6, the 20v will come very close I
suspect!

Just go on a test drive, and convince yourself :-)

F.

>
> Cheers
> Tony
>
>