BMW 320D E46 or E39 525i + LPG

SachaJ

I'm on the lookout for a car to make the 12 hour weekly commute, mostly motorway, a but more interesting and comfortable.

I'm thinking I have a budget of around €4500 so I could possibly get a 2003/2004 320D E46 (for €4500) or a 525i and convert it to LPG (€3000 + €1500 conversion cost).

Example 320D: http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/bmw-3-series-2-0-litre-diesel/5735992

Looking at tax and fuel, the 320D should be cheaper to run. But I'm reading a bit about the E46's not being the most reliable. 525i would be lovely and comfortable, powerful but more expensive in the long run. 525i not cheap to fix either.

Opinions?

L-M

320d.

Unless you live near a station that supplies LPG and really want to go to that effort.

dgt

Diesel E39?

SachaJ

Limerick man wrote: »

320d.

Unless you live near a station that supplies LPG and really want to go to that effort.

At least 2 LPG stations on the commute so that's not a worry

SachaJ

dgt wrote: »

Diesel E39?

Had looked but anything decent seems out of my price range

SachaJ

Hopefully looking at a 525i today

SachaJ

Also thinking of taking a look at this
http://www.martindoolanmotors.ie/viewanad.php?ad_id=853472

Does something smell a bit fishy for a 2003 car with only 63000 miles?

A Cartell check threw up nothing out of the ordinary apart from the number of seats being recorded as 0 in 2010.

S28382

Id take the 525 any day of the week non conversion tho.

And diesel is the devils juice.

Idbatterim

if mostly motorway, the diesel is 6 speed, the petrol isnt... Coming from a petrol 325 driver, id go for the 320d, unless you go for an E60 petrol...