Which car to buy e90 320i M sport or e90 320d M sport or none

[328i Ruth]

Is the blue motion consumption really under 5l/100km?:blab:

yes closer to 4.2/100km mixed driving. the lowest I have managed to get was 3.2/100km on the N14 highway from Randburg to Pretoria.

 

[DieselFan]

The e46 and e39 had a GM gearbox which was underrated for the car in stock form (car produces more torque than GMs torque rating for the box).

The e90 has a ZF box which is quite strong. For 180k you can definitely get a car on MP which will cover EVERYTHING. You can start saving for an aftermarket warranty. But personally I'd just stick the money in a savings account.

 

[ChefDJ]

I service mine myself :thumbs:

 

[Bayn46]

320d The auto does a better job in the diesel, especially if you're driving a lot.

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[328i Ruth]

The e46 and e39 had a GM gearbox which was underrated for the car in stock form (car produces more torque than GMs torque rating for the box).

The e90 has a ZF box which is quite strong. For 180k you can definitely get a car on MP which will cover EVERYTHING. You can start saving for an aftermarket warranty. But personally I'd just stick the money in a savings account.

that is re-assuring that it will be able to handle alot of km's for my type of work. On the e90 320d's the most common problems I read about is the either the gearbox or the turbo popping

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I service mine myself :thumbs:

that is definitely a handy skill to have raise:

 

[ChefDJ]

I've actually only done it once with the help of friends :fencelook:

BUT... It's pretty easy and straight forward :dunno:

 

[DieselFan]

The e46 and e39 had a GM gearbox which was underrated for the car in stock form (car produces more torque than GMs torque rating for the box).

The e90 has a ZF box which is quite strong. For 180k you can definitely get a car on MP which will cover EVERYTHING. You can start saving for an aftermarket warranty. But personally I'd just stick the money in a savings account.

that is re-assuring that it will be able to handle alot of km's for my type of work. On the e90 320d's the most common problems I read about is the either the gearbox or the turbo popping

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I service mine myself :thumbs:

that is definitely a handy skill to have raise:

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It depends how you drive the car. I have friends that redline their car from cold starts and don't let the car cool down.

If you look after the turbo it will look after you. There is a forum members E90 320d with 250 000kms on the original turbo. Don't drive the car hard on cold starts I try not rev over 2000rpm. This will help the gearbox as well. And do the same for the last 5mins of your drive it is better than letting the car idle as you still have air flowing over the inter cooler.

 

[328i Ruth]

The e46 and e39 had a GM gearbox which was underrated for the car in stock form (car produces more torque than GMs torque rating for the box).

The e90 has a ZF box which is quite strong. For 180k you can definitely get a car on MP which will cover EVERYTHING. You can start saving for an aftermarket warranty. But personally I'd just stick the money in a savings account.

that is re-assuring that it will be able to handle alot of km's for my type of work. On the e90 320d's the most common problems I read about is the either the gearbox or the turbo popping

---

I service mine myself :thumbs:

that is definitely a handy skill to have raise:

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It depends how you drive the car. I have friends that redline their car from cold starts and don't let the car cool down.

If you look after the turbo it will look after you. There is a forum members E90 320d with 250 000kms on the original turbo. Don't drive the car hard on cold starts I try not rev over 2000rpm. This will help the gearbox as well. And do the same for the last 5mins of your drive it is better than letting the car idle as you still have air flowing over the inter cooler.

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I guess that could apply to any diesel car. thanks for the tips to pro-long the car life as I do plan on keeping it for a long while.

 

[Silverbird_96kw]

So im so to say in the same boat as you. Lol.

Always wanted a 320d / 330d but as stuff went sold my Audi and went out to look at bmw's and the 320d popped up.

Im now 23 July ill be 24...

But im very happy with the 320d, my GF's mom has the 320 and hmmmmm i wouldnt buy one. Its just not for me - power wise and consumption wise.

Most of the parts one can buy from Goldwagen. Ive replaced front discs and pads, discs was +-1400 (Meyle) pads from bmw was expensive (1400) didnt ask for discount :,( but Goldwagen pads are around R800 This is now all for the front...

Serviced my car at BMW cost me 3800, oil and all the filters.

Im very happy with her, she is sitting on 148k km now. Bought her on 146k km in Feb.

:thumbs:

 

[328i Ruth]

So im so to say in the same boat as you. Lol.

Always wanted a 320d / 330d but as stuff went sold my Audi and went out to look at bmw's and the 320d popped up.

Im now 23 July ill be 24...

But im very happy with the 320d, my GF's mom has the 320 and hmmmmm i wouldnt buy one. Its just not for me - power wise and consumption wise.

Most of the parts one can buy from Goldwagen. Ive replaced front discs and pads, discs was +-1400 (Meyle) pads from bmw was expensive (1400) didnt ask for discount :,( but Goldwagen pads are around R800 This is now all for the front...

Serviced my car at BMW cost me 3800, oil and all the filters.

Im very happy with her, she is sitting on 148k km now. Bought her on 146k km in Feb.

:thumbs:

thanks for the post, I can use it as a guide line being in a similar situation. Again its positive news for the 320D , seems like you also travel quite a bit almost 2000 km in a month. can you give me an idea of insurance cost for a 320D being 23?

 

[DieselFan]

Cars not in my name... but I pay R450. I would say up to R900...

 

[frs1]

The 320d auto is my choice

 

[328i Ruth]

Cars not in my name... but I pay R450. I would say up to R900...

That is a great price I got quoted R1400

 

[Silverbird_96kw]

Cars not in my name... but I pay R450. I would say up to R900...

That is a great price I got quoted R1400

Did a quote yesterday, on my dads name it will be R530 on my name its a diff story :lmoa:

 

[DieselFan]

Cars not in my name... but I pay R450. I would say up to R900...

That is a great price I got quoted R1400

Did a quote yesterday, on my dads name it will be R530 on my name its a diff story :lmoa:

Yip its actually a joke, and with my insurers (Mutual and federal) anyone can drive the car and its covered.

 

[cRed001]

I'd go with the 320d, its fuel consumption is better and has more power. I drive a 2011, 320i daily between Jhb and Pta and I my fuel consumption is around 6.4l/100kms but this is only achieve with some really conservative driving. Driving in town with traffic, the fuel consumption would be closer to 10l/100kms.
Overrall though it is definitely going to be expensive if you are a rep and doing heavy mileage. Just the cost of the run flat tyres alone make it more costly to maintain.
I used to travel around 3-5k km's a month, for that kind of mileage its hard for a 3 series to compete with the likes of a Polo or Corrola in terms of maintenance costs.

 

[Vicus]

I'd go with the 320d, its fuel consumption is better and has more power. I drive a 2011, 320i daily between Jhb and Pta and I my fuel consumption is around 6.4l/100kms but this is only achieve with some really conservative driving. Driving in town with traffic, the fuel consumption would be closer to 10l/100kms.
Overrall though it is definitely going to be expensive if you are a rep and doing heavy mileage. Just the cost of the run flat tyres alone make it more costly to maintain.
I used to travel around 3-5k km's a month, for that kind of mileage its hard for a 3 series to compete with the likes of a Polo or Corrola in terms of maintenance costs.

Yeah....look.....driving a luxury sedan (BMW/Merc/Audi, etc) will always be more expensive than driving cheaper makes of cars. No matter from which angle you look at it.

You pay for:

1. Sheer driving pleasure, which includes comfort, power, looks etc.
2. Reliability

If you spend a lot of time driving, I think investing in a good BMW is a good idea even if it costs a bit more.

 

[328i Ruth]

I'd go with the 320d, its fuel consumption is better and has more power. I drive a 2011, 320i daily between Jhb and Pta and I my fuel consumption is around 6.4l/100kms but this is only achieve with some really conservative driving. Driving in town with traffic, the fuel consumption would be closer to 10l/100kms.
Overrall though it is definitely going to be expensive if you are a rep and doing heavy mileage. Just the cost of the run flat tyres alone make it more costly to maintain.
I used to travel around 3-5k km's a month, for that kind of mileage its hard for a 3 series to compete with the likes of a Polo or Corrola in terms of maintenance costs.

Yeah....look.....driving a luxury sedan (BMW/Merc/Audi, etc) will always be more expensive than driving cheaper makes of cars. No matter from which angle you look at it.

You pay for:

1. Sheer driving pleasure, which includes comfort, power, looks etc.
2. Reliability

If you spend a lot of time driving, I think investing in a good BMW is a good idea even if it costs a bit more.

Yes the cost will definitely rise by the looks of it but spending that time on the road, I definitely need something to make those trip more of a pleasure. General service and maintenance is fine if its costly but mostly afraid of the car giving in and a major part goes wrong due to the kms travelled...how reliable is the bmw's e90's

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[Demontec]

320d hand down here, Power and economy as the guys have said

Wouldnt suggest the msport though if you spend alot of time driving as the ride is a bit hard/stiff from the sport suspension and the steering is a bit heavy/tight, I test drove the exclusive and a much better ride/steering, Ended up with the msport though as I went for the looks rather then comfort as its my weekend car

I think an E90 LCI Exclusive actually looks quite good

Suggest driving both rather then being stuck with something thats gona annoy you daily

 

[Hobbs]

i do not regret buying my 320d one bit, good all round cars, the only problem i have had with the car is that the factory battery bombed out but other than that no issues at all.