u/vumiqen

Im interested in one of these. I know the VQ's are more reliable and powerful than the M274 But i geniuely cannot afford to own such big engine here in europe,due to fuel comsuption and huge tax. So because of that i wanted to ask the following:

How much worse is the reliability really?

What the costs of maintaining this engine are like

What common problems it has

And if its economical at all (like under/around 8l/100km).

Thx all in advance.

I am interested in buying one of these this autumn as it fits my budget,economy and performance ratio well. And it's also above your average german tin can here in Romania in terms of Reliability and Exclusiveness. I wanted to ask the following:

What issues did you encounter?

How costly is ownership?

Whats the ride quality like? (Bumps,Insulation)

How nice is it on spirited driving?

And hows the BOSE System (if you have it).

Thats all and thank you all in advance.