Personally, I would choose the older of the two offers if everything else is right. I have forgotten exactly when the GDI arrived. If the older car has a Duratec with intake manifold injection, it is not a VVT. But that wouldn't stop me from buying it. The older engines are very common in the tuning scene. Not only with Morgan. Have a look at Montegue's threads to get an idea of what you can do with the older Duratec. There is an ECU update for the GDI engine, but that's it. You can't change much. Ok, not every driver wants to change much about the engine, but I believe that the old Duratec is a very reliable engine, apart from its tuning potential. It's not a drunkard either. If you read the posts here, it's no more thirsty than the GDI. And there are no problems with coked valves due to the intake manifold injection.
I am talking about a potential problem. So far there are no reports of GDI drivers here in the forum who have had this problem.
