I tell you what I had the jing.. I would be driving a diesel 3 series! Having diesel VW's in the past lots of low end grunt and decent mileage. The last Jetta Diesel that I had got 53mpg with a 5 speed. I would have stoplight races with the noisy pickup trucks and would just make them mad... Thank you all for the great information, now a trip to the nice dealer to see what is on the lot. As soon as one is on the web with a standard transmission it is gone.. How is the relibility of the older models? I really like the grills and the look of the early 2000 models.. Sorry for my ignorance but does the 3 litre have a timing belt or a chain?

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2009 X5 3.0i, 2005 Volvo XC70, 2011 VW GOLF TDI2002 Jetta 1.8t, Ford F250 Diesel