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Originally Posted by ukpm
Interesting points made here about the noise levels. I'd did go for a drive in a 2.2 (even tho I'd been in my friends lots) and it stuck me that it's quite a grumbly older diesel sound when you set off at any pace. The petrol doesn't start making itself heard until 5k+ revs.
One point (this may seem weird!) is that I love my Air Con in the summer, and I'm worried the 1.8's power will be zapped by using the A/C - from what I've seen the effect is barely noticeable on diesels. They must be able to gear the compressor differently or something.
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The answer to this is quite simple if you look at the torque figures for petrol and diesel