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I don't have anything definative for you, but I'm in the same position, more or less. I've owned 48 cars, but the Rabbit I bought for my daughter not long ago is the first diesel I've owned. It needed a head gasket when I bought it, and I did that, and it now runs not too badly. For the first few start-ups it smoked terribly, but that has now abated. At start-up it vibrates quite a bit, but once warmed up it isn't too bad. Not like a well-tuned gas engine, but not bad. To tell the truth, I'm disappointed in this board. Other boards I've belonged to are much more helpful. The Alfa Owners' Board, for instance, will provide ten answers for almost any question. This one supplies almost no help. I have no idea why that should be, but the fact that the only answer you have received is from someone who is a new owner is indicative of something.
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