Originally Posted by
pani_k
True.
2nd gear at about 5-10 mph and the engine didnt like it ONE BIT. sounded like a tractor that just had a bunch of spanners shoved down its intake and needless to say stalled.
That's what happened. It was dead before the turbo kicked in. And I can pull at 5-10mph in second in the focus as smooth as with no hassle at all. Just echoing the comments before about the powerband of a diesel and at circa 1000rpm, this BMW struggled and stalled in second.