E92 335i

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Does anyone know what these are doing price wise?

I'm thinking of buying one and wondering if the value will level off soon or plummet in a year or two.

Has anyone owned one and regretted it?

I'm fully aware of the common issue, I'm a mechanic and this is a good example.
 
I have had a few back in the day (2007).

Nice car at the time but given the running costs and the long list of things to go wrong I would avoid it now, but fox will tell you more.
 
I was looking for one for a while before I ended up going for a 350z instead. All of them seemed to have been specced by people over the age of 60 so in the end I gave up, after test driving one which seemed a bit ropey. I don't regret my decision, although I still think they're good looking cars (when specced correctly, of course).
 
R.P.L said:
All of them seemed to have been specced by people over the age of 60
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:confused:

When I bought one 10 years ago it was virtually impossible to find one that wasn't massive wheels and silver trim, add 10 years to that and eBay mods and I'd imagine it's easier than ever to find one that looks like a 19 year olds dream car.
 
[TW]Fox said:
:confused:

When I bought one 10 years ago it was virtually impossible to find one that wasn't massive wheels and silver trim, add 10 years to that and eBay mods and I'd imagine it's easier than ever to find one that looks like a 19 year olds dream car.
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IIRC it was all walnut dashes, autos and almost none of them had the wheels (313) or the body kit (I think it was a M Sport one) that I was after. There was also a lot of blue paint / cream leather, whereas I wanted grey paint and red leather :p
 
313 wheels are super rare as they only really came out towards the end of the cars life. Most were auto I agree - I did get a manual in the end - but very few had wood trim. Fortunately I got one that did :D
 
You can probably pick up a bargain if you're not too worried about NAV/DCT/M Sport trim.
 
N54's are great engines, but very maintenance heavy. Seen a few cars having trouble with rear main seals now too. If you can DIY most of the work then it's not too bad, but even then it's not cheap.
£400 for a plastic valve cover when that breaks, £700 for a set of 6 injectors and de-couplers, that's parts only, you would obviously install and code your self.
 
MrRockliffe said:
May I ask, out of interest, why that is? I'm not clued up about different engine issues and would like to learn a bit :)
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Once it's an old and unreliable car all the benefits of the diesel evaporate. It isn't cheap to run, it isn't particularly fuel efficient, I can think of no real reason to buy an old over a 335i. If you're going to sink cash into a car like this sink it into the one with the fantastic engine.
 
[TW]Fox said:
Once it's an old and unreliable car all the benefits of the diesel evaporate. It isn't cheap to run, it isn't particularly fuel efficient, I can think of no real reason to buy an old over a 335i. If you're going to sink cash into a car like this sink it into the one with the fantastic engine.
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Makes sense :-)

In the next 2-3 months I can see myself getting a 2016 3 series - would you avoid a 330d at this age?

I will start my own thread in the future - don't mean to steal yours OP :p
 
MrRockliffe said:
In the next 2-3 months I can see myself getting a 2016 3 series - would you avoid a 330d at this age?
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It would be somewhat hypocritical of me to do that given I have a 2015 530d :p

In this age of car the 30d is the most reliable engine in the range. I don't agree the same is true of the older ones.
 
I'm a mechanic so all parts will be trade, my labour is obviously free.

And I certainly won't be getting a diesel
 
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