Guys, come on now. i dont se your freaking points here except for Nastaliq's.
i mean you okes cream the x20i cars all the time, like mentioned above, what about the 116i, 118i?
quite well put and in very simple terms as Nas has said it, alot of us dont have deep pockets, and the ones in this thread, we didnt buy our cars for 400k, we got them for alot less with very low mileage and crapload of extras. Yes, we get good deals. our first BMW's cus thats what we can afford as entry into the BMW stable, alot more factors are also involved, like i could afford a low mileage 330i E90, but my insurance was going to murder me if i did get anything above the 320i even 323i or 320d. and thats cause i didnt want to spend too much a month on car+insurance.
i am happy with the 320i and so are the other owners, if you ahve upgraded and feel the 320i is a piece of crap, dont be an a$$ and think you are the topcat, you went higher and like all humans have in them, once you get more, in some time, that 'more' is going to become a norm.
so yeah, 320i, is not powerful buy any 320d, 323i, 325i, 330i, 330d owners because all the cars above the 320i are and have significant power increase, were you can notice the dfferences. so bviously, it would be underpowered.
drudgkull - dude, i think you are exaggerating based on the fact that you want the 320i to perform similiar to a diesel, which it will never come close to. so when getting slowed down on a highway, you have to gear down on the 320i, whereas your luxury of not gearing down and flat footing is normal on the diesel.:bravo:
Moranor - as much as you can say, normal car in BMW suite, dude, look closer, the 320i is a BMW FULL STOP! it has the rar wheel drive and everything else that every other BMW has, except a powerful engine. i thinkyour statement is not correct. my 320i, has a crap load of features standard that other cars dont have including older E46's most probably but i cna tell you from owning an Audi, and Vw's and my family being alot into BMW, Merc, AUDi, VW...i cant tell you and so can they that i am indeed very impressed with 320i. i have driven Mercs and Audi, diesels and petrols on oong distances and short distance but is till appreciate my vehicle when i get back into it. one day i will upgrade, and yes the 320i wil be underpowered to me should i upgrade to a higher powered BMW, but still the art of BMW is still there in that 320i.
and i am happy, i moved into the BMW circle, like others, proudly into a 320i (mine being the individual setting it off from otehrs alot more) but i would have rather entered the circle in this 320i with climate control, ABS, Isofix & SAFETY for my future kids, a sh*t load of airags, closing the door hearing a THUD and not a ting, boot space, full motorplan and flipping good looks as opposed to coming in with a model thats comes with alot less than standard.
Now, honestly, guys this is a forum for car lovers, it is really becoming terribly annoying and pathetic to say in the least, that okes are coming here to moan about their 'loan' car, at the end of the day, it is a 'loan' car. if you really wan tto judge a car, go be a journo, a proper motoring journo, and then come back with your reviews, until then wait till the dealership calls you to get back into your brilliant BMW and put that smile back on your face.
LATER!
P.S. Mods, maybe lock this thing up or it will end up with another 10 pages of the same stupid arguements of higher powered BMW drivers over the little 320's lol
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