1.9 Diesel 8V versus 16V

1.9 Diesel 8V versus 16V

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Tuesday 24th November 2009
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Although I've owned 14 Saabs, I don't know anything about the diesels. Currently considering being sensible & trading in the 9-3 2.0T Aero Convertible for a 58 plate 9-3 TiD Sportswagon, which can be found for c.£13k.

Apart from the obvious BHP & Torque outputs what are the "real world" differences between the 120bhp 8V & the 150bhp 16V engines? I've heard a few people say that the 8V is actually a nicer drive, but don't know if that's just because they don't have the 16V!