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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Traveler" data-source="post: 587354" data-attributes="member: 7248">Diesels rock. BMW diesels rock harder <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />I don't have a diesel beemer, but if the E90 320d had been available when I wanted an E90, I would have gotten one instead of the 325i Sports. My family is on our 2nd diesel SUV (Land Rovers). I have also driven rental diesel beemers quite a bit (X5 3.0d, X6 3.0d, E60 520d, F10 530d), and all I can say is that they are great, frugal fuel consumption, and the only way to tell that they are diesel and not petrol when driving is that the rev counter doesn't go up as high as petrol, and that the torque will slam you back against your seat when you step on the accelerator. Noise? What noise? You can't tell from the inside. From the outside, it just sounds different, not noisier. Heck, my E90's aircon makes a louder noise than the diesel when under a hot sun and it's blasting full bore to cool the car.My own F30 intentions however, lie with the 328i and not the 320d, but that has nothing to do with the diesel vs petrol choice, but rather with the performance and acceleration figures. If the performance figures were very close, I would probably pick the diesel over the petrol.</blockquote>