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acjim- I'd aim for as late a plate as possible on a 328 (circa 98)
Why Hora - that 95 plate has a LSD ... which is worth a few quid on it's own.
sorry, not planning on selling anytime soon! Way too much fun, and it's such a practical car. It's a family workhorse as well as my 'fun to drive' car
I remember when you pulled into the carpark and I frowned at your exhausts and me and another edged round, looked underneath etc etc.
Fantastic. I should really scratch the 3series itch- it'd be a 328 for me.
Mine for example needs 3 new parking sensors and they're over £100 each (ex. labour), common fault to. I've had some bearings go and needed new discs/pads is the only really expensive stuff so far (tyres aside, I only get about 7k out of the rears...)
Are you sure it's the 3 parking sensors that have gone? Have you turned the ignition to position 2 whilst in reverse and then gone and put an ear to each sensor? Also, they're dead easy to fit yourself and only £20 each off ebay.
And what are you doing with your rear tyres to only last 7k?
I've had Falken 452's on the rear on one of my E46 330Ci Sports that lasted around 15k no problems before I sold the car.
I'm now on my second E46 330CI Sport and have covered about 7k with the Michellins which were already on it and there's still loads left on them.
Had a 325 Ci for a few years.
Really was a good car. Quality was first class, little things you notice like the bonnet stays up on its own, no silly steel prop like most others. Lovely big seats, comfy too. keys codded so seats, mirrors even radio alter depending on what key is used to open it.
The best bit of all was Servicing, or rather lack of. Had it for nearly two years and never had it serviced as BMW assured me it will tell me when it needs a service.
Fuel consumption was not great (mid 20's) but I did cane it a bit. Cleaned it once in a while and it looked like new, the wheels (spoked alloys) had a super hard coating and always cleaned-up a treat, unlike the Audi that replaced it.
Should have kept it, one of the best cars I have owned and heaps better than the TT that replaced it.
My advice, BUY IT.!
specialknees makes lots of good points, another being that to really appreciate a BMW you have to drive one. Thats a real point of difference versus other marques.
I can empathise with him too - I went for 30k miles per year to 2k per year after I was relocated and travel to work on the train. The BM is now my fun/bike occasional car with 96k on the clock. Hasn't been serviced in 2 years and still 8k to go according to the dash (I may get it done before then).
The cost cost of the fuel etc versus the finance for a 5yo passat/audi TDI for the difference against the BM's value makes it not worth trading in/selling. Even though its a saloon without fold down seats, I've has two pas, two bikes and 2 people's long weekend bike/camping gear from London to CYB and back, 28mpg average and no issues.
Well made, drives superbly, cruises smoothly, GTI or more speed and 231hp to play with. 🙂
A big 6 cylinder petrol with low miles, FSH and then LPG it.
Buy it and enjoy having a decent inline 6 cylinder petrol engine before petrol becomes even more expensive.
I have had my E39 530i for 4 years now and it still brings a grin to my face when driving it. I also had an E46 328i for 3 years before that and I must admit to being a big fan of their 6 cylinder petrol engines 🙂