e46 330 Convertibles.......... Talk to me!

[Deleted User 234324]

Now I can't take anything you say seriously as you talk like some rude boi from down the council estate.

You actually take people seriously on the internet ?

 

[[TW]Fox]

Good to hear I'm not the only one with these figures.

God knows how Fox manages such good MPG.

I don't normally - I average 20mpg around town.

But if you are doing a long trip and don't do 100mph it goes over 30mpg quite easily. If you do, SHOCK, the speed limit on the Motorway, it tops 35mpg.

 

[Gaygle]

Dont expect good fuel economy, dont think i ever averaged more than 22 and that was on a 80 mile a day commute.

How did you get 22 on a daily 80mile commute?! I get around 27 on fast A-roads which often includes overtakes and spirited driving.

I can easily get 35 on the motorway and get about 22 around town.

RE: 330's. Sound great. Go fast. Expensive to run.

My car expenses over the last 12 months are as follows:

– Insp II service (inc coolant and brake fluid) - £350
- Oil service - £90
- Front wishbone bushes - £120
- Front antiroll bar links - £40
- 2 x KDS alignments (£75 each)
- Rear trailing arm bushes - £100
- Steering lower universal joint - £80
- Oil separator valve - £170
- ARB bushes all round - £25 DIY’d
- Rear shock absorbers - £80 DIY’d
- Odd pieces - £150
- Set of tyres - £600

I've had pretty much all the common problems you can have with these cars bar the cooling system (for now!). The bushes are rubbish and wear within 30-50k miles, shocks are going at arond 70-80k, oil sepator valve is one of the main causes for oil consumption (before i got it done i was using up a litre every 800-1000 miles - i've now done 800 miles since it was changed and the car has not used a drop.).

What else do you want to know?

 

[Gaygle]

bmw do say a litre of oil for every 1000 miles is normal tho

Which is complete rubbish obviously. No engine that is functioning properly should be using up around 12 litres of oil a year (average mileage). Mine was using up a litre every 1000 miles - and i finally had the oil separator valve changed and low and behold - 800 miles later and the car has not used a drop.

BMW are arse covering, x30 owners are trying to convince themselves nothing is wrong with their engine.

 

[Sparky]

Auto convertible,heavy right foot and for the last 2 years the commute was stop start roadworks!