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Under 60k? Pretty much everything.
Over 60k the price doubles and it excludes suspension cover, wear and tear, etc etc.
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Under 60k? Pretty much everything.
Over 60k the price doubles and it excludes suspension cover, wear and tear, etc etc.
I've claimed quite a few times with WD.
Fuel pump on the 530d. They rejected it, I argued with them, they accepted it.
Cooling fan on 530d, no issues.
Anti rollbar droplinks on 530d, no issues (Yea I know! Consumable item really?!)
Z4 Roof motor, eventually paid out £600 rather than the £800 it cost due to some stupid excuse about not paying for the new insulation/wiring as they didnt think it was needed.
Usually at least break even.
Fuel pump on the 530d. They rejected it, I argued with them, they accepted it.
Cooling fan on 530d, no issues.
Anti rollbar droplinks on 530d, no issues (Yea I know! Consumable item really?!)
Z4 Roof motor, eventually paid out £600 rather than the £800 it cost due to some stupid excuse about not paying for the new insulation/wiring as they didnt think it was needed.
Usually at least break even.
I'm gonna drive some more stuff closer to the time. I don't want to waste my local dealers time until I'm ready to buy, I figure they'll probably be happy to let me drive a few cars properly etc given the amount of work they've done on the 530i over the years
The problem is that the engines I like dealers dont tend to have on demo fleets. I'd like to try an Audi A5 just to confirm it's a dull Audi, but they only have 2.0 TDI's
80% set on a 330i or a 335i. I suspect it'll probably come down to what pops up in the ideal spec - neither are slow and each has its own benefits.
No benefit but if a perfect one came up still a great car.
Get an XF, buck the trend, dont be a sheep, BAHHHHHH
I really like the XF, but when I had a look at the engines nothing really looked powerful or quick enough apart from the 4.2 (supercharged iirc?) and that looked like mega bucks to run.
335i:
Pro's: 306bhp, dual exit exhuasts at the back, 0-60 5.5 seconds (Tho in reality they are quicker than the stats suggest).
Cons: Based on older M54 engine, HPFP is a significant weak point, not particularly economical at 31mpg combined, not quite as crisp throttle response.
330i:
Pros: 272bhp, 0-60 5.9 seconds but with a combined mpg figure of 39 - it's allegedly significantly more economical than a 335i without being hugely down on power. Brand new N53 engine. Crisper throttle response. Cheaper so you get a newer car for the money.
Cons: Doesn't quite have the midrange thurst of a 335i. Not as easy to find. Isn't 'the top one'.
In reality both are fast cars, neither will leave you wanting power wise, both are far quicker than I'd ever need anyway. What the 330i lacks in power it makes up for in real world usabilty - ie 40mpg on a run is better than 30mpg and cuts the cost of those 1000 mile at a time jaunts
A lot of people reckon the 330i is more enjoyable to drive as a result of the power delivery differences between the two. Not taken a 330i out so I've no idea whether thats true or not.
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Thats quite amazing, I wish my 3.0 litre twin turbo did 31mpg 
[TW]Fox;17770775 said:335i:
Pro's: 306bhp, dual exit exhuasts at the back, 0-60 5.5 seconds (Tho in reality they are quicker than the stats suggest).
Cons: Based on older M54 engine, HPFP is a significant weak point, not particularly economical at 31mpg combined, not quite as crisp throttle response.
330i:
Pros: 272bhp, 0-60 5.9 seconds but with a combined mpg figure of 39 - it's allegedly significantly more economical than a 335i without being hugely down on power. Brand new N53 engine. Crisper throttle response. Cheaper so you get a newer car for the money.
Cons: Doesn't quite have the midrange thurst of a 335i. Not as easy to find. Isn't 'the top one'.
In reality both are fast cars, neither will leave you wanting power wise, both are far quicker than I'd ever need anyway. What the 330i lacks in power it makes up for in real world usabilty - ie 40mpg on a run is better than 30mpg and cuts the cost of those 1000 mile at a time jaunts
Put like that a 330 is the way to go surely, newer car lower miles.
Im still waiting for the E92 shape to grow on me, even with the M Sport bits its not appealing to me as much as I want it to, only the M3 has the looks, IMO. I love the colour combo in the OP though, and its a good price for a 3 year old car which must have cost close to 40k(?) when new.
[TW]Fox;17770775 said:335i:
Pro's: 306bhp, dual exit exhuasts at the back, 0-60 5.5 seconds (Tho in reality they are quicker than the stats suggest).
Cons: Based on older M54 engine, HPFP is a significant weak point, not particularly economical at 31mpg combined, not quite as crisp throttle response.
330i:
Pros: 272bhp, 0-60 5.9 seconds but with a combined mpg figure of 39 - it's allegedly significantly more economical than a 335i without being hugely down on power. Brand new N53 engine. Crisper throttle response. Cheaper so you get a newer car for the money.
Cons: Doesn't quite have the midrange thurst of a 335i. Not as easy to find. Isn't 'the top one'.
In reality both are fast cars, neither will leave you wanting power wise, both are far quicker than I'd ever need anyway. What the 330i lacks in power it makes up for in real world usabilty - ie 40mpg on a run is better than 30mpg and cuts the cost of those 1000 mile at a time jaunts
Cheers, although I'd no idea 335i's were actually making more power or being quicker than the BMW stats.
I don't think I'd be able to not get it remapped though. Just with extra power in reserve waiting to be tapped into it'd seem a waste.
Quick remap though and a 335i is pushing e46 M3's and Ford Focus'!
The 330i is absolutely the most sensible choice. But then with the 335i it's not often you get a chance to own a car that does 0-100 in 12 seconds without having supercar running costs..
The general estimation is that they are in reality between 320 and 330bhp and most tests show 0-60 is about 5 seconds rather than 5.5 seconds. The newer LCI models have a single turbo N55 engine which is apparently closer to book power. Tellingly, the US only 335iS and the UK Z4 SDrive 35iS both have 330bhp from the factory and run.... an N54...
With the near chronic reliability issues affecting the N54 engine (There is now a voluntary recall in effect in the USA, and even a 120k mile 10 year warranty on the fuel pumps - but onyl for Americans) tuning them is not a risk I would want to take.
[TW]Fox;17770820 said:
I know I wouldn't be able to help myself.
Something I saw the other day the small engine on the new Aston Martin (the 4 door jobbie) would be slower to 60 than a mapped 335i (or even standard depending on power) or something like that - then with BMW running costs (cheap compared with the AM!).
Wonder if WD would refuse warranty payout if you had it mapped or do they not look into that sort of stuff?