doubt it 'only' needs that done
i'm always suspicious when someone can't be bothered to do a simple job & not particularly expensive either
without looking at ad i'd think £400 is too cheap or is that starting point?
8 or 16 valves Thoughts please
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doubt it 'only' needs that done
i'm always suspicious when someone can't be bothered to do a simple job & not particularly expensive either
without looking at ad i'd think £400 is too cheap or is that starting point?
yeah £400 buy it now iirc,i only skim read it anyway as i do not need any more cars i just like looking...bit like boyfriends 
Fair enough, I was starting to fear that you had no substance to your argument.
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After owning an 8v for over three years and now a 16v the 8v definately felt like it had more torque down low but can't compete after around 3k. For city driving the 8v was nicer and gave a decent amount of shunt even when being driven lazily whereas the 16v does need to be wound out some more.
Economy wise I used to get around 35mpg in the 8v compared with around 33mpg in the 16v so not much difference there. Both were of a similar age, T reg's (registered 2 days apart) and I had the 8v from 62k until 109k when the gearbox grenaded, the 16v I got with 68k and has 72k now so they should hopefully have had a similar amount of wear and tear.
If I am honest there isn't really anything I miss about the 8v in comparison, although pace wise there wasn't a huge difference between them the 16v is just a much more fun drive. The bigger 280mm brakes on the 16v also do make a nice upgrade over the old 8v's.
Economy wise I used to get around 35mpg in the 8v compared with around 33mpg in the 16v so not much difference there. Both were of a similar age, T reg's (registered 2 days apart) and I had the 8v from 62k until 109k when the gearbox grenaded, the 16v I got with 68k and has 72k now so they should hopefully have had a similar amount of wear and tear.
If I am honest there isn't really anything I miss about the 8v in comparison, although pace wise there wasn't a huge difference between them the 16v is just a much more fun drive. The bigger 280mm brakes on the 16v also do make a nice upgrade over the old 8v's.
Cheers for the info and advice guys and girls.
May just go for what comes up next month after I finish and sell one of my tourings. For me its more about reliability and MPG than speed as I'll still have a tuned E30 to surprise the VRX, typeR numpties.
May just go for what comes up next month after I finish and sell one of my tourings. For me its more about reliability and MPG than speed as I'll still have a tuned E30 to surprise the VRX, typeR numpties.
in that case definitely get an 8v, plus there's more about readily available for sensible money
Nail, Head, hitteth. sums it up perfectly
now why did I end up with a 24v ?
he hasn't cos he only has 10 more ponies than the 8v's and less torque than mine
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some threads just keep coming back, 8v v 16v is as old as the internet lol.
Brummy you still hanging around then lol
Brummy you still hanging around then lol
Nail, Head, hitteth. sums it up perfectly
now why did I end up with a 24v ?
you got VR6 power? no v8 5series?
lol
so we now go from '8v v 16v' to dream land
if its that good why didn't you do it when replacing your 16v?
if its that good why didn't you do it when replacing your 16v?
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