2006 BMW 330i

BONDIred

Anyone got one of these or have any thoughts on them they care to share?

Am thinking of buying one.

Gally05

My opion on them is stay away from the petrols, they are thirsty and underpowered!
ive done plenty of research into these in the last 3 months as im on the look out for an e92 320D
i think the 2006 came in 2 models e90 and the e92 (altho the e92 are as rare as hens teeth in 2006 models)
As for the diesels. look for a good service history and ask if the ABS pump ever gave bother, it'd be common enough in that model but can be got under
warranty if it does fail.

Check her for smoke, nail it and watch the rear view mirrors, watch for uneven tyre wear..

Another thing to check is the continuity of acceleration, make sure it pulls smooth and even with no interruptions!

Apart from the the e90 models are fairly reliable the engines are sweet as a nut!

Theboinkmaster

Gally05 wrote: »

My opion on them is stay away from the petrols, they are thirsty and underpowered!
ive done plenty of research into these in the last 3 months as im on the look out for an e92 320D
i think the 2006 came in 2 models e90 and the e92 (altho the e92 are as rare as hens teeth in 2006 models)
As for the diesels. look for a good service history and ask if the ABS pump ever gave bother, it'd be common enough in that model but can be got under
warranty if it does fail.

Check her for smoke, nail it and watch the rear view mirrors, watch for uneven tyre wear..

Another thing to check is the continuity of acceleration, make sure it pulls smooth and even with no interruptions!

Apart from the the e90 models are fairly reliable the engines are sweet as a nut!

How is a 330 underpowered?!

BONDIred

Cheers,

Its an auto pertrol, guy selling it said he getting about 22-24 mpg city driving.

Gally05

Gally05 wrote: »

My opion on them is stay away from the petrols, they are thirsty and underpowered!
ive done plenty of research into these in the last 3 months as im on the look out for an e92 320D ..............

330s are thirsty and underpowered ?
Relatively thirsty in comparsion to a focus perhaps, underpowered in comparison to what?

Gally05

sorry i ment the 320i are underpowered and thirsty .... my bad sorry
(and underpowered in comparsion to other 2.0 petrols)

the 330 are thirsty , they only get about 20 mpg and that motor way driving

BONDIred

Didnt feel very underpowered on test drive....quite the opp!!

EPM

Gally05 wrote: »

sorry i ment the 320i are underpowered and thirsty .... my bad sorry
(and underpowered in comparsion to other 2.0 petrols)

the 330 are thirsty , they only get about 20 mpg and that motor way driving

Now I've never owned one but 20mpg on the motorway is a huge underestimate. I reckon 30 is easily achievable on a motorway run, probably a little higher.

ants09

2006 3 Series has 3 models E90, E91 and E92,

320i underpower and thirsty ? well i have one and well can say on both counts its not underpowered and thirsty but then again if i planted my foot down then it would be thirsty

as for a 330i brilliant machine and is thirsty but not as thirsty as a M car :P

Gally05

EPM wrote: »

Now I've never owned one but 20mpg on the motorway is a huge underestimate. I reckon 30 is easily achievable on a motorway run, probably a little higher.

i havent either but i've spoken to BMW owners over on BMW-Driver.net , and they reckong that the 330i are just complete pigs .i found that hard to believe aswell but this came from BMW owners !! ??

IMO the e90 320d would be a far nicer car , but that just me !

jsd1004

Gally05 wrote: »

My opion on them is stay away from the petrols, they are thirsty and underpowered!
ive done plenty of research into these in the last 3 months as im on the look out for an e92 320D
i think the 2006 came in 2 models e90 and the e92 (altho the e92 are as rare as hens teeth in 2006 models)
As for the diesels. look for a good service history and ask if the ABS pump ever gave bother, it'd be common enough in that model but can be got under
warranty if it does fail.

Check her for smoke, nail it and watch the rear view mirrors, watch for uneven tyre wear..

Another thing to check is the continuity of acceleration, make sure it pulls smooth and even with no interruptions!

Apart from the the e90 models are fairly reliable the engines are sweet as a nut!

A 330 underpowered? And a 320d is not? Aside from that older diesels unless you do lots of miles can be dodgy with increased service intervals and lots of expensive bits to go wrong not to mention noise smoke and smelly diesel.

Gally05

ants09 wrote: »

2006 3 Series has 3 models E90, E91 and E92,

320i underpower and thirsty ? well i have one and well can say on both counts its not underpowered and thirsty but then again if i planted my foot down then it would be thirsty

as for a 330i brilliant machine and is thirsty but not as thirsty as a M car :P

i beg to differ , the e90 320i is underpowered in comparsion with other 2ltr cars no doubt about it .. . anyway a bit off topic i was just giving my opion in realtion to the origanal question and mistook it for a 320 !!!

listermint

Gally05 wrote: »

i havent either but i've spoken to BMW owners over on BMW-Driver.net , and they reckong that the 330i are just complete pigs .i found that hard to believe aswell but this came from BMW owners !! ??

IMO the e90 320d would be a far nicer car , but that just me !

Which owners were you talking to, because im a long term member there and that sounds like tripe...


Underpowered ! Are you crazy. And its only going to be as thirsty as you make it. 26Mpg is easily achievable. And the 330 doesnt come with the high running costs of the M series. Believe me i know

So you get most of the advantages but not the leap in costs....

voxpop

A 330 should average 30mpg. If you are pottering about town then yes 20 is what your likely to get

Gally05

listermint wrote: »

Which owners were you talking to, because im a long term member there and that sounds like tripe...


Underpowered ! Are you crazy. And its only going to be as thirsty as you make it. 26Mpg is easily achievable. And the 330 doesnt come with the high running costs of the M series. Believe me i know

So you get most of the advantages but not the leap in costs....

NO i said that the 320i was underpowered

Victor_M

My 2005 530i (same 258 Bhp engine afaik) returns 22Mpg suburban only driving 30-34 If I mix it up a bit with motorway miles and take it handy.

Very very smooth engine, plenty of poke, came from an M3 so it took a bit of getting used to the power drop, but its got not far off the every day practical power of the M3, only lacks the lightning fast 0-60 (but a claimed 6.5 Secs isn't exactly sluggish)

Obviously a diesel 320d is the sensible choice, but I only did 6000 miles's last year, bought it for a an awful lot less than the equivilant 520d, much higher spec than the penny pinching badge obsessed 316i/320d/520d brigade tend to go for.

If your mileage is low enough and you plan on hanging on to it for a while (and you get it for a steal hopefully) it is a far superior car to own than the 320d/320i obvious choices. (IMO)

listermint

Gally05 wrote: »

NO i said that the 320i was underpowered

No this is what you said

i havent either but i've spoken to BMW owners over on BMW-Driver.net , and they reckong that the 330i are just complete pigs .i found that hard to believe aswell but this came from BMW owners !! ??

Gally05

listermint wrote: »

No this is what you said

yes complete pigs on juice , where does it say there that they are underpowered ??

i said in an earlier post the they were underpowered but i ment to say that the 320i were underpowered which i correct in a later post !!

listermint

Gally05 wrote: »

yes but if u read on further i corrected myself !!

No you corrected yourself first, and then went on to make the claim about bmwdriver recommendations. Read your post history and stop back tracking.



either way this is going around in circles.

My opinion on the 330 has been given.


- Also editing your threads to make up on your obviously flawed knowledge is of no use to the OP

ants09

Gally05 wrote: »

i beg to differ , the e90 320i is underpowered in comparsion with other 2ltr cars no doubt about it .. . anyway a bit off topic i was just giving my opion in realtion to the origanal question and mistook it for a 320 !!!

well you really know your beemers ! i have a 320i and it can take on any other 2lt car on the road if i want to and i know i have the power there if needed.

now i have a old M car and that can take me 320i anyday but you have to compare like with like

320i 6 cylinders cant beleive your saying its underpowered 168bhp after 2007 or 148bhp to 2007

Gally05

listermint wrote: »

No you corrected yourself first, and then went on to make the claim about bmwdriver recommendations. Read your post history and stop back tracking.



either way this is going around in circles.

My opinion on the 330 has been given.


- Also editing your threads to make up on your obviously flawed knowledge is of no use to the OP

i edited the origanal post as i mistakely said 330 , which i correct by sayin ..my bad i ment the 320 .... any way im not gettin into a bloody keyboard war with u .

Anan1

ants09 wrote: »

well you really know your beemers ! i have a 320i and it can take on any other 2lt car on the road if i want to and i know i have the power there if needed.

now i have a old M car and that can take me 320i anyday but you have to compare like with like

320i 6 cylinders cant beleive your saying its underpowered

The E90 320i has only four cylinders.

listermint

ants09 wrote: »

well you really know your beemers ! i have a 320i and it can take on any other 2lt car on the road if i want to and i know i have the power there if needed.

now i have a old M car and that can take me 320i anyday but you have to compare like with like

320i 6 cylinders cant beleive your saying its underpowered

My money is on him having never driven one...

BONDIred

Victor_M wrote: »

My 2005 530i (same 258 Bhp engine afaik) returns 22Mpg suburban only driving 30-34 If I mix it up a bit with motorway miles and take it handy.

Very very smooth engine, plenty of poke, came from an M3 so it took a bit of getting used to the power drop, but its got not far off the every day practical power of the M3, only lacks the lightning fast 0-60 (but a claimed 6.5 Secs isn't exactly sluggish)

Obviously a diesel 320d is the sensible choice, but I only did 6000 miles's last year, bought it for a an awful lot less than the equivilant 520d, much higher spec than the penny pinching badge obsessed 316i/320d/520d brigade tend to go for.

If your mileage is low enough and you plan on hanging on to it for a while (and you get it for a steal hopefully) it is a far superior car to own than the 320d/320i obvious choices. (IMO)

Not interested in diesel, still think they sound like tractors - although maybe not the newer engines!

The 330 does look nice and feels amazing to drive

listermint

BONDIred wrote: »

Not interested in diesel, still think they sound like tractors - although maybe not the newer engines!

The 330 does look nice and feels amazing to drive

Because it is

ants09

Anan1 wrote: »

The E90 320i has only four cylinders.

your right sorry 6 for a 325 i was thinking of the E46 320i which has 6 :mad:

Tigger

ants09 wrote: »

well you really know your beemers ! i have a 320i and it can take on any other 2lt car on the road if i want to and i know i have the power there if needed.

ants09 wrote: »

your right sorry 6 for a 325 i was thinking of the E46 320i which has 6 :mad:

e46 320i is 2.2 litre

this thread is a mine of misinformation

ants09

listermint wrote: »

My money is on him having never driven one...

who me !

Gally05

ants09 wrote: »

who me !

no i presume he's on about me . and he'd be wrong !!

ants09

Tigger wrote: »

e46 320i is 2.2 litre

this thread is a mine of misinformation

never said it wasnt a 2.2litre :eek:

ants09

Gally05 wrote: »

no i presume he's on about me . and he'd be wrong !!

well i drove them as well and have to agree to disagree :P

voxpop

The e46 320 has the m54 engine which is a 2.2L straight-6

Tigger

ants09 wrote: »

never said it wasnt a 2.2litre :eek:

lol the hunter becomes the hunted

you said you had a 6 cylinder 320i
and that it would take on any other 2 litre
look back at what you posted if you don't believe me

ants09

Tigger wrote: »

lol the hunter becomes the hunted

you said you had a 6 cylinder 320i
and that it would take on any other 2 litre
look back at what you posted if you don't believe me

i know what i said and i still stand over what i said a E90 320i would take on any other 2 ltr car and i made a typo mistake 6 instead of 4

Victor_M

Jasus lads back OT please.

Tigger

ants09 wrote: »

i know what i said and i still stand over what i said a E90 320i would take on any other 2 ltr car and i made a typo mistake 6 instead of 4

you didn't make a typo you forgot what type of imiginary bimmer you have:cool:

ants09

Tigger wrote: »

you didn't make a typo you forgot what type of imiginary bimmer you have:cool:

oh yea sorry my mistake i must pop out to me work carpark and look at me car omg its a bike

EPM

Back on topic.

bmstuff

Nice car OP, get one, you won't be disappointed
Make sure you get a nice and properly maintained example. When I say nice, I mean with a M-Tech body kit and least , satnav, leather seats (which they probably have on the 330i already)

BONDIred

bmstuff wrote: »

Nice car OP, get one, you won't be disappointed
Make sure you get a nice and properly maintained example. When I say nice, I mean with a M-Tech body kit and least , satnav, leather seats (which they probably have on the 330i already)

Cheers, ended up getting it. Smashing car! No sat nav tho

Gumbo

BONDIred wrote: »

Cheers, ended up getting it. Smashing car! No sat nav tho

we dont believe you.........................so you now have to show us some pictures

unkel

Well wear, you won't be disappointed

How much did you buy it for if I may be nosy?

BONDIred

kceire wrote: »

BONDIred wrote: »

Cheers, ended up getting it. Smashing car! No sat nav tho

we dont believe you.........................so you now have to show us some pictures

Don't know how to post pics

BONDIred

unkel wrote: »

Well wear, you won't be disappointed

How much did you buy it for if I may be nosy?

Under 10!!

BONDIred

BONDIred wrote: »

Under 10!!

That's not bad, there was a 2006 on dondeal months back asking €7000/€8000ish iirc that looked straight and honest.

bmstuff

RoverJames wrote: »

That's not bad, there was a 2006 on dondeal months back asking €7000/€8000ish iirc that looked straight and honest.

Yeah I am amased at the drop in value...especially on e60 too, but many of them are diesel with lots of miles though...

Gumbo

BONDIred wrote: »

Don't know how to post pics

email them to me and i'll post them for you.
If you want of course

PM me and i'll reply with an email address.

rabbitinlights

Gally05 wrote: »

i havent either but i've spoken to BMW owners over on BMW-Driver.net , and they reckong that the 330i are just complete pigs

Any link to that as I'm a long term member over there and that sounds very unlike the members I know?

The 2.2 I6 & the 3.0 I6 are very, very similar in petrol consumption as the 2.2 has to work a little harder to move the same weight as the 3.0 - Obviously the tax is much higher but maintenance and petrol is very similar.

The 3.0 is a great engine, super smooth and nice bit of power!

S.

bmstuff

rabbitinlights wrote: »

Any link to that as I'm a long term member over there and that sounds very unlike the members I know?

The 2.2 I6 & the 3.0 I6 are very, very similar in petrol consumption as the 2.2 has to work a little harder to move the same weight as the 3.0 - Obviously the tax is much higher but maintenance and petrol is very similar.

The 3.0 is a great engine, super smooth and nice bit of power!

S.

:rolleyes::rolleyes:

BONDIred

Really enjoyed owing this car, but the arrival of New baby means its now time to Sell.

And for the record this is seriously not underpowered and can shock you at times.........love to drive "slowly" from toll booths!!! ;);)

tossy

That's great