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Is it worth it??

  • 12-07-2009 2:44pm
    #1
    cormac07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25 ✭


    Hi,

    im buying in the uk in the next 2 weeks and i am wondering is it worth goin for a 320 diesel BMW coupe over a 320i coupe considering 320i's r few grand cheaper??

    please help as I prefer the economy of the diesel but the price of petrol is appealing....

    thanks in advance


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  • #2
    david
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,691 ✭✭✭david


    Work out how many miles you do PA. Work out the cost to fuel each car for a year and then take off the tax difference.

    The diesel will certainly have a much better resale value and at about 20mpg better than the equivalent 320 will save you a few quid on fuel.

    I'd get the cleanest 6cyl petrol I could find (330i are going cheap) just for the better driving experience if I could afford to. But then I'm an idiot. It's a heart vs head trade-off tbh


  • #3
    joeperry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 527 ✭✭✭joeperry


    No it's not worth it if they are as you say a few grand more,that's a lot of petrol. Plus no turbo worries.


  • #4
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,339 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    joeperry wrote: »
    No it's not worth it if they are as you say a few grand more,that's a lot of petrol. Plus no turbo worries.

    thers been no turbo troubles on the new E90, E91 and E92 diesels so far, not that ive of any well. judging the OP's other posts he is looking at new shape BMW's.

    as above, youve got to work out your mileage and work out if the price difference between the two will make up for the higher cost of the diesel cat to buy.


  • #5
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,100 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    Which would be the easier to sell on a 320d or a 320i? You may save a couple of grand now to end up with a car that may be harder to sell/trade in. Of course if we lived in a perfect world that wouldn't mater.


  • #6
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    I gather many owners of the 320i are unhappy with engine reliability - a quick google might be a good idea.


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  • #7
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,360 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    If I were looking at the 320i then I would check out the price of them here first, resale value on them here is poorer due to lower demand because the general Irish motorist is afraid of the extra running costs. Remember if buying in the UK the VRT will be higher on the petrol model which might mean that you might not be saving much over buying one here:

    http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200918192628788
    http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200925194341725
    http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200919192700501


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