05-04-2013, 10:06 PM
Let's just agree both engines are shit.... 
/troll
Imo, one of the main problems with the XUD and the reason I'd never own one is because you have to have it in a phase 1/2 unless you go to the hassle of an engine swap. And for me ph1s are far too old, phase 2s are rusty, low specced with a budget exterior (black faded plastic everywhere) and don't have the toys the ph3 does...266s, rear discs and working abs for a start.
I've completely stripped my hdi in the last couple of days and really surprised how good a condition the mechanical parts were in, the clutch was shiny and ruined, and some of the ally parts had fine really brittle and snapped as i removed them, but the head, cams, pistons, crank, block etc all looked like they could've been made yesterday. Far better than the PD I stripped, but that must mean ALL the issues are/were with electrics and management which imo is a shame seeing how good the mechanical side was.
/trollImo, one of the main problems with the XUD and the reason I'd never own one is because you have to have it in a phase 1/2 unless you go to the hassle of an engine swap. And for me ph1s are far too old, phase 2s are rusty, low specced with a budget exterior (black faded plastic everywhere) and don't have the toys the ph3 does...266s, rear discs and working abs for a start.
I've completely stripped my hdi in the last couple of days and really surprised how good a condition the mechanical parts were in, the clutch was shiny and ruined, and some of the ally parts had fine really brittle and snapped as i removed them, but the head, cams, pistons, crank, block etc all looked like they could've been made yesterday. Far better than the PD I stripped, but that must mean ALL the issues are/were with electrics and management which imo is a shame seeing how good the mechanical side was.