More BMW hating

[AshG108]

mrMazda and that k_kid fellow, comes to have some say and save the day. LOL they are VIP statuses at 222 posts. jsut shows how 'hip and happening; the forum is ha ha ha ha!!!

and i dont even want to get into another keyboard fight with them, so i left 'peacefully' lol

i saw that.....good on yu to not sink down to his level...otherwise he might just beat yu in the game of stupidity :thumbs:

Schweet bro!:thumbs:

 

[rick540]

Yeesh if I did not know better, I would think you guys are the Haters....:fencelook:

Nic you really need to DIY on your car more!

What's the point of designing an spectacular exploding clip or rivet if the owner never gets to experience that joy?

 

[WyKiD]

"JOY" fitted as standard to your BMW....now there is a company taking the DIYer in consideration...

 

[LTX-REAPER]

@LTX - I dont think its fair comparing a 4.2Litre v8 to a 2.5 litre straight six. both cars are old....


I agree with you about not criticising the entire brand because of a few bad experiences.....


I love my beemer, but i dont hate on other brands. Theyre just a lil behind in the evolutionary chain....

Sorry XMAX, let me give you a couple of reasons why I can compare a 2.5 to a 4.2

1: the bmw wieghs about 1.3 tons, the merc is about 1.7 tons
2: the merc is automatic , the BMW is manual
3: the bmw has limited slip diff, the merc has a lock diff wich steals a lot of power

4: the merc is 10 years older than the BMW and has mechanicle fuel injection where the BMW has as far as I know electronic injection.

Thank You.

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LTX next time you get a BM make sure its a good one :rollsmile:

Don't worry Moranor.

I am looking at a 328 e46 or a 528 E39 :inlove:

 

[moranor@axis]

there are not many 328 e46 you should also look at 330i...

 

[LTX-REAPER]

there are not many 328 e46 you should also look at 330i...

I like the idea of a 330i, but as far as I have heard, they are quite heavy on fuel, still love the ci

 

[Sankekur]

330i's are Marginally heavier on fuel than the 328i, but the 330i is just soooo much better, trust me on that one, really worth the 0.something l/100km difference in fuel consumption.

 

[LTX-REAPER]

330i's are Marginally heavier on fuel than the 328i, but the 330i is just soooo much better, trust me on that one, really worth the 0.something l/100km difference in fuel consumption.

Thank You Sankekur.

any advice on what to look for when buying a 330i as well as fuel economy, open road, in town ?

Ideas would be highly apreciated. raise:

 

[Sankekur]

Well look out for the normal e46 bits cooling system (would probably want to overhaul this when you buy a car just for good measure), suspension/bushes, then the clutch if it shudders or slips you will probably have to look at replacing it.

Consumption, just urban in traffic driving I got 12l/100km and just open road (trip to durban) I got 6.8l/100km on the way down and it went up to 7.2 on the way back, but it depends a lot on the lightness of your foot

 

[moranor@axis]

i also thought the 330i would be heavy on fuel, but it seems to only burn a bit more than i do... if i knew before i would have gotten a 330i...

 

[Sankekur]

Yup, all the 6 pots get close to the same consumption, the bigger ones just supply more fun

 

[moranor@axis]

well actually since my mods i average 9.4l/100 foot flat where ever i can :rollsmile: