Reliable everyday BMW?

[Sabretooth tiger]

my honest 2c, if I was in your opinion, in that budget it would be between a E46 330i or 330d msport

 

[Nikhil]

You should listen to the E39 guys before they resort to other unorthodox methods of trying to persuade you :fencelook:

 

[RAArmstrong]

You should listen to the E39 guys before they resort to other unorthodox methods of trying to persuade you :fencelook:

You make a very good point :fencelook:

 

[ChefDJ]

Come to think of it...



That budget allows for an E39 530d

 

[RAArmstrong]

http://www.gumtree.co.za/a-cars/morningside/automatic/1001094727660910048770109

This one in particular is my pic of the litter thats for sale at the moment...

 

[Nikhil]

Come to think of it...



That budget allows for an E39 530d

But I don’t think he’s 50+ with 10 kids and 20 grand kids to transport around :fishwack:

Im asking for trouble now :fencelook:

 

[bmwforlife]

Can't go wrong with the E46 325 I bud

 

[RAArmstrong]

Come to think of it...



That budget allows for an E39 530d

But I don’t think he’s 50+ with 10 kids and 20 grand kids to transport around :fishwack:

Im asking for trouble now :fencelook:

:bat:

 

[sly gxi]

hahahahaah no grand kids or kids yet

 

[ChefDJ]

Come to think of it...



That budget allows for an E39 530d

But I don’t think he’s 50+ with 10 kids and 20 grand kids to transport around :fishwack:

Im asking for trouble now :fencelook:

He has good taste...

Good taste that we have given him

 

[Vicus]

basically i need a reliable fuel saving car

Why do so many posts on this thread seem to ignore this?

No petrol BMW bigger than 2.0 is going to be light on fuel. And none of the pre 2010 320i's are particularly economical either.

The only petrol BMW that I would describe as economical is the F30 320i. And that is obviously not in the budget.

OP quoted small, light petrol cars of other brands as alternatives, so he is obviously looking for something really easy on the fuel budget.

If you are looking for a pre 2010 BMW, light on fuel, diesel is the only option. And apparently the older 320d's have turbo issues, so that leaves only three options:

320d (only in E90, not older)

330d

530d

 

[ChefDJ]

:+1:

Go for the diesel, bud :thumbs:

 

[Sabretooth tiger]

basically i need a reliable fuel saving car

Why do so many posts on this thread seem to ignore this?

No petrol BMW bigger than 2.0 is going to be light on fuel. And none of the pre 2010 320i's are particularly economical either.

The only petrol BMW that I would describe as economical is the F30 320i. And that is obviously not in the budget.

OP quoted small, light petrol cars of other brands as alternatives, so he is obviously looking for something really easy on the fuel budget.

If you are looking for a pre 2010 BMW, light on fuel, diesel is the only option. And apparently the older 320d's have turbo issues, so that leaves only three options:

320d (only in E90, not older)

330d

530d

do not forget that the motor from the e46 318 is not necessarily lighter on fuel. Same size car + smaller motor = you need to push it harder to get going etc. Hence we suggesting the 320i e46. as it is more reliable, and will yield similar consumption. motor size does not automatically make consumption less or more. I had the same fuel consumption in my 2.0i mazda as with my 323i bmw

 

[Vicus]

basically i need a reliable fuel saving car

Why do so many posts on this thread seem to ignore this?

No petrol BMW bigger than 2.0 is going to be light on fuel. And none of the pre 2010 320i's are particularly economical either.

The only petrol BMW that I would describe as economical is the F30 320i. And that is obviously not in the budget.

OP quoted small, light petrol cars of other brands as alternatives, so he is obviously looking for something really easy on the fuel budget.

If you are looking for a pre 2010 BMW, light on fuel, diesel is the only option. And apparently the older 320d's have turbo issues, so that leaves only three options:

320d (only in E90, not older)

330d

530d

do not forget hat the motor from the e46 318 is not necessarily lighter on fuel. Same size car + smaller motor = you need to push it harder to get going etc. Hence we suggesting the 320i e46. as it is more reliable, and will yield similar consumption. motor size does not automatically make consumption less or more. I had the same fuel consumption in my 2.0i mazda as with my 323i bmw

Op was quoting quoting small (very small) petrol cars of other brands as likely alternatives. Probably getting in the region of 6-7 l/100 km.

e46 318 is not going to get even close, and no petrol BMW other than 320i F30 will.

If he buys an old-ish petrol BMW he is gnna PAY for fuel no matter what.

Edit:

I drove a 323i (2011) loaner for 2 months. Fuel consumption is shockingly bad. (11-12 l/100 km generally)

 

[Philip Foglar]

That's a nice looking E46 330d on the previous page, and manual!! :thumbs:

 

[Midas335i]

my honest 2c, if I was in your opinion, in that budget it would be between a E46 330i or 330d msport

+1

 

[Sabretooth tiger]

basically i need a reliable fuel saving car

Why do so many posts on this thread seem to ignore this?

No petrol BMW bigger than 2.0 is going to be light on fuel. And none of the pre 2010 320i's are particularly economical either.

The only petrol BMW that I would describe as economical is the F30 320i. And that is obviously not in the budget.

OP quoted small, light petrol cars of other brands as alternatives, so he is obviously looking for something really easy on the fuel budget.

If you are looking for a pre 2010 BMW, light on fuel, diesel is the only option. And apparently the older 320d's have turbo issues, so that leaves only three options:

320d (only in E90, not older)

330d

530d

do not forget hat the motor from the e46 318 is not necessarily lighter on fuel. Same size car + smaller motor = you need to push it harder to get going etc. Hence we suggesting the 320i e46. as it is more reliable, and will yield similar consumption. motor size does not automatically make consumption less or more. I had the same fuel consumption in my 2.0i mazda as with my 323i bmw

Op was quoting quoting small (very small) petrol cars of other brands as likely alternatives. Probably getting in the region of 6-7 l/100 km.

e46 318 is not going to get even close, and no petrol BMW other than 320i F30 will.

If he buys an old-ish petrol BMW he is gnna PAY for fuel no matter what.

Edit:

I drove a 323i (2011) loaner for 2 months. Fuel consumption is shockingly bad. (11-12 l/100 km generally)

bud, you need to check more opinions on the forum regarding some older BMW's.

The OP, who happens to be a friend of mine, posted here looking for a BMW, with relative fuel consumption. Look around at the older BMW's on this forum, you will be surprised that they dont gulp fuel, as thy are well maintained.

Not sure how you got that consumption, my 323i averaged 9l/100km in daily traffic, and 7.4l/100km on the open road.

 

[lecluel]

You cant go wrong with diesel... :thumbs:

 

[RAArmstrong]

basically i need a reliable fuel saving car

Why do so many posts on this thread seem to ignore this?

No petrol BMW bigger than 2.0 is going to be light on fuel. And none of the pre 2010 320i's are particularly economical either.

The only petrol BMW that I would describe as economical is the F30 320i. And that is obviously not in the budget.

OP quoted small, light petrol cars of other brands as alternatives, so he is obviously looking for something really easy on the fuel budget.

If you are looking for a pre 2010 BMW, light on fuel, diesel is the only option. And apparently the older 320d's have turbo issues, so that leaves only three options:

320d (only in E90, not older)

330d

530d

do not forget hat the motor from the e46 318 is not necessarily lighter on fuel. Same size car + smaller motor = you need to push it harder to get going etc. Hence we suggesting the 320i e46. as it is more reliable, and will yield similar consumption. motor size does not automatically make consumption less or more. I had the same fuel consumption in my 2.0i mazda as with my 323i bmw

Op was quoting quoting small (very small) petrol cars of other brands as likely alternatives. Probably getting in the region of 6-7 l/100 km.

e46 318 is not going to get even close, and no petrol BMW other than 320i F30 will.

If he buys an old-ish petrol BMW he is gnna PAY for fuel no matter what.

Edit:

I drove a 323i (2011) loaner for 2 months. Fuel consumption is shockingly bad. (11-12 l/100 km generally)

bud, you need to check more opinions on the forum regarding some older BMW's.

The OP, who happens to be a friend of mine, posted here looking for a BMW, with relative fuel consumption. Look around at the older BMW's on this forum, you will be surprised that they dont gulp fuel, as thy are well maintained.

Not sure how you got that consumption, my 323i averaged 9l/100km in daily traffic, and 7.4l/100km on the open road.

I agree. I shall again refer to a certain 528i on this forum that is sitting on 418 000kms... Which can average 7L/100 on the open road... :thumbs:

 

[Vicus]

basically i need a reliable fuel saving car

Why do so many posts on this thread seem to ignore this?

No petrol BMW bigger than 2.0 is going to be light on fuel. And none of the pre 2010 320i's are particularly economical either.

The only petrol BMW that I would describe as economical is the F30 320i. And that is obviously not in the budget.

OP quoted small, light petrol cars of other brands as alternatives, so he is obviously looking for something really easy on the fuel budget.

If you are looking for a pre 2010 BMW, light on fuel, diesel is the only option. And apparently the older 320d's have turbo issues, so that leaves only three options:

320d (only in E90, not older)

330d

530d

do not forget hat the motor from the e46 318 is not necessarily lighter on fuel. Same size car + smaller motor = you need to push it harder to get going etc. Hence we suggesting the 320i e46. as it is more reliable, and will yield similar consumption. motor size does not automatically make consumption less or more. I had the same fuel consumption in my 2.0i mazda as with my 323i bmw

Op was quoting quoting small (very small) petrol cars of other brands as likely alternatives. Probably getting in the region of 6-7 l/100 km.

e46 318 is not going to get even close, and no petrol BMW other than 320i F30 will.

If he buys an old-ish petrol BMW he is gnna PAY for fuel no matter what.

Edit:

I drove a 323i (2011) loaner for 2 months. Fuel consumption is shockingly bad. (11-12 l/100 km generally)

bud, you need to check more opinions on the forum regarding some older BMW's.

The OP, who happens to be a friend of mine, posted here looking for a BMW, with relative fuel consumption. Look around at the older BMW's on this forum, you will be surprised that they dont gulp fuel, as thy are well maintained.

Not sure how you got that consumption, my 323i averaged 9l/100km in daily traffic, and 7.4l/100km on the open road.

Mmm....the 323i I drove was a loaner from panel-beaters, so I don't know the background of the car. So I will take your word for it.

Guess I'm a bit spoiled by my 320d. Anything over 7l/100km (Combined) makes my hair stand on end.

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Why do so many posts on this thread seem to ignore this?

No petrol BMW bigger than 2.0 is going to be light on fuel. And none of the pre 2010 320i's are particularly economical either.

The only petrol BMW that I would describe as economical is the F30 320i. And that is obviously not in the budget.

OP quoted small, light petrol cars of other brands as alternatives, so he is obviously looking for something really easy on the fuel budget.

If you are looking for a pre 2010 BMW, light on fuel, diesel is the only option. And apparently the older 320d's have turbo issues, so that leaves only three options:

320d (only in E90, not older)

330d

530d

do not forget hat the motor from the e46 318 is not necessarily lighter on fuel. Same size car + smaller motor = you need to push it harder to get going etc. Hence we suggesting the 320i e46. as it is more reliable, and will yield similar consumption. motor size does not automatically make consumption less or more. I had the same fuel consumption in my 2.0i mazda as with my 323i bmw

Op was quoting quoting small (very small) petrol cars of other brands as likely alternatives. Probably getting in the region of 6-7 l/100 km.

e46 318 is not going to get even close, and no petrol BMW other than 320i F30 will.

If he buys an old-ish petrol BMW he is gnna PAY for fuel no matter what.

Edit:

I drove a 323i (2011) loaner for 2 months. Fuel consumption is shockingly bad. (11-12 l/100 km generally)

bud, you need to check more opinions on the forum regarding some older BMW's.

The OP, who happens to be a friend of mine, posted here looking for a BMW, with relative fuel consumption. Look around at the older BMW's on this forum, you will be surprised that they dont gulp fuel, as thy are well maintained.

Not sure how you got that consumption, my 323i averaged 9l/100km in daily traffic, and 7.4l/100km on the open road.

I agree. I shall again refer to a certain 528i on this forum that is sitting on 418 000kms... Which can average 7L/100 on the open road... :thumbs:

Eish...guys I dont want to seem pedantic....but...

I realize most petrol BMW's get decent consumption on the open road. problem is, Op, said it will be a daily driver? Work and back during the week?

And I still have to find any BMW in petrol that does well economy wise in town. They all guzzle in town to the point where it can hurt the pocket.