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BMW Write-off - €25k to spend - What to get?
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30-10-2011 9:15am#1Hi Everyone,
My 2008 320i M Sport Coupe has been deemed a write off after getting stuck in recent floods. Myself and my wife are still working through the grieving process.
Car Spec:
E92 320i M Sport Coupe N43 2.0
Le Mans Blue Metallic
Cream Beige Dakota leather
Automatic Gearbox
19" Wheels
Armrest. front with sliding adjustment
Dark Grey Poplar wood interior trim
Rain sensor with auto. headlight activation
USB audio interface
Bluetooth phone prep
Sun protection glass
Mileage: 55,483kms
I am still waiting pre-accident value, etc... however in the mean time I need to start trying to make a decision on what replacement car to get.
I am assuming a budget of €25k all in, and I am trying to decide do I go for the same or what other options are worthy considersations? Whatever I select it must be automatic, weekly mileage is around 300kms (however this could spike to 4-500kms), I am easy on whether petrol or diesel, and needs to cope with family of 4.
I'd appreciate any advice or recommendations. I am under time pressure to some degree as this was our main car so I need to find something fairly quick in the next couple of weeks.
In the past I have always purchased from garages and for the most part my cars have always been BMWs.
Let me know your opinions and suggestions, and thanks for taking the time to read/respond.
(Oh and for what its worth if you can find me a similar spec'd coupe in Alpine white for around that money, I'd be forever grateful.
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Have a look at the new Mitsubishi Lancer diesel.You'd get it kitted out with side skirts, alloys, rear spoiler, painted brake calipers, bonnet scoop etc for 22k.Thats what he offered me down from 25k:D
Or just keep it standard which is nice too.
Anyway 1.8 diesel, 150bhp, variable valve timing, double overhead cam engine.
I drove one recently and its a great machine, felt quick and well built.It felt quicker than the 09 BMW 318d I tried the same day.0 -
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RoverJames wrote: »THere are auto diesels available in the UK, as I said, perfectly valid suggestion
Ah right did you check Honest John's website for that info RJ?:pac:0 -
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It doesn't but RJ regularly throws that at 166man.
Indeed, interestingly after I first 'threw' it at him if mentioned some weeks later that he was following a thread on the HJ forum
seems as its been brought up I find it funny for want of a better word when someone asks for advice on a motoring forum and folks reply with info gleamed from other sites, we can all use Google. I wouldn't find it anyway so if the source was credited at the time, although that would show folk up for what they are. 0 -
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RoverJames wrote: »Indeed, interestingly after I first 'threw' it at him if mentioned some weeks later that he was following a thread on the HJ forum seems as its been brought up I find it funny for want of a better word when someone asks for advice on a motoring forum and folks reply with info gleamed from other sites, we can all use Google. I wouldn't find it anyway so if the source was credited at the time, although that would show folk up for what they are.
And what info has been ''gleamed'' from other sites RJ? I asked you this in another thread a few weeks ago but you couldn't answer maybe you can this time? :rolleyes:0 -
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I don't now VAG that well to be honest. I know of problems with their 2.0 PD TDI due to cousins of ours in the UK having a 2006 passat tdi with injector problems. I know the 1.9 TDI is quite reliable as an Aunt of mine has a 2004 Skoda with the same engine and 140k miles no problem. That's about it really.
Didn't know I had to justify my knowledge to you RJ.:rolleyes:RoverJames wrote: »You don't
Merely my opinion, you did ask
I knew you know sfa about VAGs too btw.
Will the 2 of ye get a room or something, the sexual tension in here is something else :pac:0 -
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RoverJames wrote: »You don't
Merely my opinion, you did ask
I knew you know sfa about VAGs too btw.
I never claimed to be an expert on VW's anyway??
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Limerick man wrote: »now now children
eddiem74, an audi a4 or 16 are nice. also very reliable and comfortable but as some people have mentioned, why change?
Not if it's a VAG Multitronic it's not. I know of an 09 A6 at work, and the gearbox is toast at 44k kms. Do a search and you'll find no end of woe with that 'box.
The DSG box (called Sportronic these days ??) is fine. The older traditional Tiptronic is also ok.
But not the Multitronic - they may call it a 'chain' - but it's a belt-driven car.
Ode To The Motorist
“And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road”
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Not if it's a VAG Multitronic it's not. I know of an 09 A6 at work, and the gearbox is toast at 44k kms. Do a search and you'll find no end of woe with that 'box.
The DSG box (called Sportronic these days ??) is fine. The older traditional Tiptronic is also ok.
But not the Multitronic - they may call it a 'chain' - but it's a belt-driven car.
Is it a CVT?? yuk!0 -
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Multitronic otherwise know. As multitragic. Known for premature issues and other niggles. I would really question the longevity of a vag multitronic transmission
Multitragic - class.
HappyHouseWife wrote: »Is it a CVT?? yuk!
It is, but to be fair to it, it doesn't drive like one - there's no 'rubber band' feeling, no mad revving and constant whine/speed of engines (á la DAF or Volvo 66).... it drives smartly, changes smoothly, must un-auto like. It's actually lighter on juice than the manual version of the same car (by a tiny bit).
The issue is durability. I'm not sure what sort of servicing 'history' dealers have with these, and I suspect that may be an issue, as, like so much other new technology, it's above the dealer's heads and they don't sell or see enough of them to get familiar.
Then there's the Paddy factor: thrashing it on ****e roads. Bet the Germans didn't count on that......Ode To The Motorist
“And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road”
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