paulhardwell Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Hi all,im thinking of changing my car, i got a BMW 318i and thinking of getting a 320d,, can anyone give me some ideal of the performance and benifits of changing to diesel, thks all+++ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 The 320d has plenty more power, its as refined as the petrol and gives you 50+mpg driver fairly chilled out. Oh and welcome to TSN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SINGH Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 I thought the swirl flap issue wasn't an issue on the e90's depends which model he is after I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SINGH Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Ah, sorry I just assumed you were after an E46 for some reason, I dunno why! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Strangely enough, so did I. Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhardwell Posted August 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 thks all for your great input, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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