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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kht" data-source="post: 553882" data-attributes="member: 24447">Bro the pros and cons are well listed but the 520d acceleration on HW is more than good enough. You will notice that recently the  oil burners are getting more popular. I believe in future with the diesels getting more popular the maintenance costs will get lower as:i) the repair shop boys become more familiar and don't make the wrong diagnosis and change unnecessary parts.ii) the parallel importers of OEM and ori parts will bring in parts to cater for the large volume of diesel bimmers. iii) the fact that BMW Malaysia is promoting diesel especially the 2L engine for 3 series 5 series and x-3 will mean that bimmers with same engine will soon be plentiful and may outnumber the petrol ones for new registrations and this again boost my above views.I am now a total oil burner running a stable of 2 Rextons with the mb 270cdi engine and new Actyon 2 with 2 L euro 5 common rail diesel engine. From my experience with the older Rexton it is the wrong diagnosis that inflates the repair costs and create a bad reputation for the diesels. Now as both my repair shop and I understand the engine better and with  the availability of OEM parts the maintenance costs is becoming very reasonable and the remapped ECU makes them a joy to drive!</blockquote>