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Bmw 318i or the bmw 320d


paulhardwell
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My wife had an E46 320d SE saloon for 3 years from new.

It was faultless in that time and had plenty of torque and ability. It's a bit of a boring car in SE guise but it always returned 44 mpg on the combined cycle.

Basically it was a very good car and much better than the 318i SE I had a few years beforehand (when the E46 first came out).

She did 50k in 3 years. Oddly enough shes managed 53k in 2 years and 10 months in the RX and that has been faultless too. The build is better than the BMW was.

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320D is a great engine, just make sure you familiarise yourself with the 'swirl flap' problem they have, get them removed asap. Its £200 now and will save your engine in the future. I recommend PMW in Essex to do the swirl flap thing I travelled a 3 hour round trip to get to them as they know exactly what they are doing.

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The e46/e90 thing is interesting.

When I bought mine I went out looking for a 'new' 3 series. I struggled to find one I liked :confused:

I ended up finding a couple of the last e46 soft tops and buying one of those. Much preferred it.

Not that it's relevant. So I'll be quiet.

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