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Is the VVT engine worth it?

300bhpton
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02 Dec 2011 12:16 #27053 by 300bhpton

Is the VVT engine worth it? was created by 300bhpton

I have driven a Jimny, which was a VVT powered one, I like it and thought it went better than a stock Tdi Landy.

But on reflection, a pre March 2001 Jimny would appear to cost less to tax, so is there really much real world difference between the non VVT and VVT engines?

I was thinking in terms of:

-off road performance
-on road performance
-mpg
-reliability
-tunability

Thanks

Matt.

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02 Dec 2011 12:28 #27054 by goatboy

Replied by goatboy on topic Re: Is the VVT engine worth it?

There is a few posts on here discussiing this very thing.

General opinion seems to be if you can afford a VVt then do, but there is not much in it.
Performance is slightly better (but only slightly), reliability seems similar, tunability is exceedingly limited for both.
One bonus of the VVT is its chain rather than belt driven so one less servicing cost.

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02 Dec 2011 12:40 #27055 by goatboy

Replied by goatboy on topic Re: Is the VVT engine worth it?

Have a look here... (knew it had been covered before)
bigjimny.com/index.php?option=com_kunena...=7&id=6745&Itemid=75

Worth noting if you go for later cars you may end up with a push button 4wd selector and ABS. Whether thats good thing or not is down to personal preference....

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02 Dec 2011 12:43 #27056 by 300bhpton

Replied by 300bhpton on topic Re: Is the VVT engine worth it?

Thanks, hadn't realised about the belt vs chain. I did do a search, but maybe I didn't refine it enough to get useful results.

If there's not much in it, then I quite like the sound of cheaper road tax tbh.

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