StrollingCoal
Active member
Been a while since I posted anything here...
After a series of events (read: stupidity) I found myself behind the wheel of a Suzuki Swift Sport (ZC33S - 1.4T) which in itself is a lovely vehicle and can't be faulted for anything. However, the customer service from our local Suzuki dealer and Suzuki SA in general is atrocious...but that's a story for another day. Anyway, the hunt was on to get back into a BMW, particularly a diesel variant as I'm acquainted with the platform and confident with the customer service of our local dealer, which has tremendously improved over the years. As some may know, I came across a manual 420D being advertised at Auto Alpina Randburg. @Benji had a look at the vehicle which turned out to be not as clean as I had hoped...and I see it is subsequently being advertised at a rather dodgy looking dealership...
Anyways on to the main reason for this thread, I came across another Tanzanite Blue F32 420D which was advertised at Carzuka in Bedfordview. While I was a bit apprehensive about the dealership, I did my homework and due diligence and vindocs provided a ton of info, which was backed up by @Coisman . The price dropped a bit while I was making up my mind and the stars aligned. Thanks to @Coisman for doing the background checks and to @Benji for viewing the initial vehicle, I now find myself enjoying a F32 420D which I believe is going to be the last car that I buy... đŸ‘€ so on to the mandatory specs:
2019 BMW 420D (F32) - LCi
6spd Manual transmission
MSport
19" 704M wheels - eventually want to change these to 437M's
Tanzanite Blue Metallic
Individual Kashmir Beige merino leather interior
Hi-Fi speaker system
M/Plan until Sept 2024
The good:
B47 motor which is surprisingly frugal in this big body
6spt M/T
Tanzanite Blue Metallic - really pops when it's clean
The bad:
Tanzanite Blue Metallic - really difficult to clean
Swirl marks for days - my December leave plans have been made for me
Seats are in need of a deep clean
No PDC/reverse camera - parking is an adventure
In comfort mode the car feels very much like a boat
The quirky:
In sport mode the 'box has an auto rev match function when gearing down
This color is pretty weird in that in presents differently in terms of visual color in different light conditions
On to some mandatory pics
After a series of events (read: stupidity) I found myself behind the wheel of a Suzuki Swift Sport (ZC33S - 1.4T) which in itself is a lovely vehicle and can't be faulted for anything. However, the customer service from our local Suzuki dealer and Suzuki SA in general is atrocious...but that's a story for another day. Anyway, the hunt was on to get back into a BMW, particularly a diesel variant as I'm acquainted with the platform and confident with the customer service of our local dealer, which has tremendously improved over the years. As some may know, I came across a manual 420D being advertised at Auto Alpina Randburg. @Benji had a look at the vehicle which turned out to be not as clean as I had hoped...and I see it is subsequently being advertised at a rather dodgy looking dealership...
Anyways on to the main reason for this thread, I came across another Tanzanite Blue F32 420D which was advertised at Carzuka in Bedfordview. While I was a bit apprehensive about the dealership, I did my homework and due diligence and vindocs provided a ton of info, which was backed up by @Coisman . The price dropped a bit while I was making up my mind and the stars aligned. Thanks to @Coisman for doing the background checks and to @Benji for viewing the initial vehicle, I now find myself enjoying a F32 420D which I believe is going to be the last car that I buy... đŸ‘€ so on to the mandatory specs:
2019 BMW 420D (F32) - LCi
6spd Manual transmission
MSport
19" 704M wheels - eventually want to change these to 437M's
Tanzanite Blue Metallic
Individual Kashmir Beige merino leather interior
Hi-Fi speaker system
M/Plan until Sept 2024
The good:
B47 motor which is surprisingly frugal in this big body
6spt M/T
Tanzanite Blue Metallic - really pops when it's clean
The bad:
Tanzanite Blue Metallic - really difficult to clean
Swirl marks for days - my December leave plans have been made for me
Seats are in need of a deep clean
No PDC/reverse camera - parking is an adventure
In comfort mode the car feels very much like a boat
The quirky:
In sport mode the 'box has an auto rev match function when gearing down
This color is pretty weird in that in presents differently in terms of visual color in different light conditions
On to some mandatory pics
