my current 320i isnt much more economical than either......
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my current 320i isnt much more economical than either......
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It wont be if its an E46 - its another variant of the M54, they are all about as economical as each other.
save for a 335 DCT. Will only be 5 years or so before they are affordable(the DCT is comming to the UK cars isnt it ?)
Its already here, I drove one last year.
The M54s all 'feel' very similar yea, they have much the same character unsurprisingly ....but drive a 320 then a 330 and then go back to the 320 ...the 320 is a good car, with a nice engine ...but it really lacks the punch of the 3 litre. It's a hell of a lot better than your average 2 litre 4 pot you'll find in similar sized cars from many other manufacturers though.
...the 320 is a good car, with a nice engine ...but it really lacks the punch of the 3 litre. It's a hell of a lot better than your average 2 litre 4 pot you'll find in similar sized cars from many other manufacturers though.
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For crying out loud, then why are you posting? You haven't even read the thread - then at least you'd know something.
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Great, so spend an extra £5k to save money on tax and fuel?
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Wasn't he saying talking about the difference between the petrol and diesel engine rather than between production year of petrol engine?
I find the average mpg you guys are getting in your bmw's very interesting! I have a 2003 e46 M3 and live in Orkney so no long motorway driving. I usually get 22-24 mpg and have never seen it go below 19 mpg. On a recent trip to Inverness for my inspection II (gulp!) i reset my trip computer. I got 31.1 mpg for the trip 
Two people i know have 335D's and struggle to get into the 30s around town and have never seen 40 mpg.
Two people i know have 335D's and struggle to get into the 30s around town and have never seen 40 mpg.
Thats a lovely looking car, but if I was getting an e90 I'd want nav...
I dont think a german shepherd would be too happy in the boot either
Saying that, dad's agreed to let me borrow his Saab estate when I need the practicality, so I could look at something a bit sexier - E90 330ci maybe?
No such thing - Ci moniker is dead, and the Coupe is an E92 not an E90.
And you need £17k+ for one. If you could get decent E92's for £13kish I'd probably have one.
Ah thats surprising, there didn't seem to be much price differential between an E46 CI and saloon... well, they seem to go for a bit more but not 30%
I could probably stretch to the extra but I dont think I really want to spend that much - I'm thinking 15k absolute tops. Now the practicalities are taken care of, I do quite fancy a nice coupe of some sort
I could probably stretch to the extra but I dont think I really want to spend that much - I'm thinking 15k absolute tops. Now the practicalities are taken care of, I do quite fancy a nice coupe of some sort
But the Coupe was introduced on a 56 plate and the M Sport version didnt appear until 07 - and you wont be finding 07 plate E90's for £13k either..