Such a huge issue - Petrol V6 against Diesel.
I've had both.
The V6 will reward you with a great noise and speed that pushes you into the back of your seat so long as the car is in good shape and the vis motors working correctly....and....20 mpg if you drive it hard - 30+ if you don't.
The diesel will always sound horrible in comparison. Yes it can be disguised by a nice backbox and decat, but it'll still clatter like a tractor. Pete has a tuned one currently and mine was tuned to just over 150 bhp very cheaply. As a result it felt really quick and the in gear acceleration was easily on par with if not better than any V6 I owned - and I've had 3 .... and 50+mpg in standard tune - getting down to 40 in the state of tune I had.
The issue is - how many miles do you do and when you do them, what do you look for in the drive ?
So - here's where I am - If it's just an A to B - get a diesel. If it's A to B but it's not that far and I'd like a bit of fun on the way - it's a V6.
Hope that helps ....
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