was looking at the diesels but would still rather a v8 just for that sound and better performance, mainly the sound. Im not overaly fussed with the fuel consumption cant be any worse then the car i have now im lucky to get 450km a tank (75ltr). As i said i have a good job so get decent money. What destroys the trans is it just heat, if thats the case would it be smart to go down the track of an a/m trans cooler?