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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kuntakinte" data-source="post: 504926" data-attributes="member: 15653">It's elementary. Be it petrol or diesel engines, noise will increase with age. Belts, valve tappets, bearings and other wear and tear components. Even now, the diesel clatter is obvious and announces it's arrival the moment the engine is started. However, the real test is inside the cabin and this is the area where the bmw shines. once the car is at normal operating temperature, the 'noise' is simply a faint chatter at idle speeds but totally negligible at 1k+ rpm and above. Once u depress the accelerator, the noise is substituted by pure unadulterated driving joy.My friend claims that using bhp petrol reduces the engine noise but hv yet to try this since I m on caltex so far. U can further reduce cabin noise with after market sound proofing around the wheel arches and inside bonnet if u wish.</blockquote>