Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] To Buy or Not to Buy: a Leica 0
From: Paul Chefurka <chefurka@home.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 07:25:04 -0400
References: <B7FF3C94.1612D%jbcollier@powersurfr.com> <B7FF6A2A.17E3D%abridge@mac.com>

On Fri, 26 Oct 2001 19:29:47 -0700, Adam Bridge <abridge@mac.com> wrote:

>on 10/26/01 3:15 PM, John Collier at jbcollier@powersurfr.com thoughtfully
>wrote:
>
>> The Maserati V8 is one sweet engine as is the Ferrari V8 but I have not
>> worked much on those.
>
>It probably doesn't match up but the 4.2L in my BMW 540i is a darn decent
>engine. If you can tell its running at idle it would need to be looked at.
>Lots of torque. Great engine.
>
>Adam Bridge

As a fellow 540 driver I'll second that emotion.  The version of this
engine that's in the M5 is  more highly developed, but for a "normal"
driver I can't imagine a  nicer motor.

Paul

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