BMW 3 series coupe or vw sirocco

kingshankly

hi just moved to the north recently and gonna change my car will be getting rid of my southern 520 for a northern one of the above.
misses bought a new yoke which will now be the family car so I'm gonna change to something a bit smaller.
have test drove both and probably prefer to drive the vw only drawback being a tiny boot.
which would yee recommend all I'm after is something that looks nice with a bit of poke and not a total guzzler budget will be around 16/17k sterling

The Tyre Dude

What engines and years?

Gumbo

335d coupe or 335i coupe.

kingshankly

test drove both siroccos 1.4 petrol and 2.0 diesel
nearly sure it was a 320 diesel BMW.

kingshankly

The Tyre Dude wrote: »

What engines and years?

what ever the budget stretches to prob 08 BMW 09 at a stretch and 09/10 sirocco

MetzgerMeister

If you want something that's fun, you might also consider a Mazda3 MPS.

Gumbo

kingshankly wrote: »

test drove both siroccos 1.4 petrol and 2.0 diesel
nearly sure it was a 320 diesel BMW.

kingshankly wrote: »

what ever the budget stretches to prob 08 BMW 09 at a stretch and 09/10 sirocco

In light of the new info, i would stretch for the 09 320d as in a few years, it will be worth more than the 08 and you will not have VRT to contend with as you have owned it outside the state.

just buy a little folder and put every receipt into it, diesel, tyres, insurance, mot, tax etc etc and all this aides in getting VRT exempted when applying.

challengemaster

I don't think the boot size in the scirocco would be too far off the bmw coupé tbh.

If you're not doing high milage, take a close look at the 2.0 TSI Scirocco and the 330/335i coupé.

Otherwise just go with whatever you'd prefer. I'd go for a 2.0 diesel over a 1.4 though

-Corkie-

challengemaster wrote: »

I don't think the boot size in the scirocco would be too far off the bmw coupé tbh.

If you're not doing high milage, take a close look at the 2.0 TSI Scirocco and the 330/335i coupé.

Otherwise just go with whatever you'd prefer. I'd go for a 2.0 diesel over a 1.4 though

+1 on that. A 1.4 in a Sirocco is all wrong I think. Its like seeing Megan Fox wearing a pair of those big corsits that grannies wear...

fabsoul

kingshankly wrote: »

test drove both siroccos 1.4 petrol and 2.0 diesel
nearly sure it was a 320 diesel BMW.

only one winner here

Squall19

Isn't the 1.4 petrol in the Sirocco the same engine that is in the Polo gti, Fabia vrs etc.

A 1.4 170bhp turbocharged and supercharged unit, that's decent.

Fellow in work has a black 2011 bluemotion, with R kit and he says it's 170bhp.

If I was going for a coupe.

I would be getting a Nissan 350Z.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2308890

You can get a decent one for a little over 5k.

300bhp, high revving V6.

Or spend 17k sterling for a 2.0 diesel

challengemaster

lol, if he's concerned about boot space then he'll cry when he sees the measly parcel shelf of space there is in the Z...

L-M

My auld lad has a 1.4 Tsi 122 bhp Scirocco. It's a pleasure to drive, albeit a bit tight in the cabin. I find myself rubbing off the bolster of the seat every time I get in and out of it. The boot looks small, and to be fair, it is. But it's deep, and with the seats down you'll fit a good bit in. There's plenty of "poke", and I use that term lightly, in it. It's very drive able.

That said, I can't say I'd pick one over a 09 320d coupe, purely because of badge snobbery. If I was moving up north the last thing I'd be looking at is a 1.4 petrol Scirocco, they're only for us peasant, tax avoiding ROI residents :P

challengemaster

Limerick man wrote: »

I find myself rubbing off the bolster of the seat every time I get in and out of it.

I know it's a nice looking car, but is that really necessary? :pac:

L-M

challengemaster wrote: »

I know it's a nice looking car, but is that really necessary? :pac:

What ever you get your jollys off is no concern of mine :L

kingshankly

cheers for the feedback folks the scirocco I drove was the 1.4 petrol with 160 bhp, was very lively indeed.also test drove a Volvo c30 which looked lovely (IMO) but was disappointed with the cabin

maddness

The Scirocco looks like a van. Great fun to drive though.
What about a BMW 123d M Sport?

L-M

maddness wrote: »

The Scirocco looks like a van. Great fun to drive though.
What about a BMW 123d M Sport?

x in the city

challengemaster wrote: »

lol, if he's concerned about boot space then he'll cry when he sees the measly parcel shelf of space there is in the Z...

TBF dont think bootspace is high on the priority list of people who buy z's.

challengemaster

kingshankly wrote: »

only drawback being a tiny boot.

x in the city wrote: »

TBF dont think bootspace is high on the priority list of people who buy z's.

That was sort of my point