Quote Originally Posted by Dingmark Jim View Post
I find my earlier model V8 a delight to drive. Fuel use outside of the city is anywhere from 12.7 to 18l/100km depending on if a trailer, doing 100kmh vs 120 kmh, etc. In my case, the V8 was so much less expensive than the diesel it made the choice easy (okay, I'll need to drive about 800,000 kms to burn the difference). One thing to realise is that the V8 has bigger brakes, which means bigger wheels (18" minimum, but they come with 19" wheels). Tyres are anywhere from $550 each for Pirelli Zero (road biased) to $650 each for the wonderful Goodyear MTR.
I think I paid $420 for GG AT2s.

Cheers, Steve