COLIN ANTHONY Posted November 27, 2010 Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 Thinking of buying a 04 BMW 320 D SE with 81,000 miles on the clock from a local dealer for £6995. Is this a reasonable price? Also is there anything i should look out for when inspecting the car? Any info greatfully recived. Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted November 27, 2010 Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 Yes. 320D's in E46 guise (which is what yours would be on an 04 plate) are known for Turbo's going beyond 80,000 miles. There are hundreds of posts online about them going big style at 100k and people having bills in excess of £4,000 for engine replacements/repairs. That's it though, other than that (a pretty big 'that') they're virtually bullet proof. My wife had a new 320D back on a 54 plate and she did 50,000 in 3 years without so much as a missed beat. It ran perfectly. The key from what I recall is that you must get it inspected or a warranty that covers the Turbo - otherwise you are without doubt taking a risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rottenbend Posted November 27, 2010 Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 My 320D E46 (03-plate) threw a turbo at 40k miles admittedly I was doing 1000 leptons on the M45 at the time. Fortunately, it was covered under the 3-year warranty. As above I would recommend a third-party (or dealer) warranty. I've had 5 turbo diesel cars and 2 of them have blown turbos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 Is this not a case of removing the swirl flaps yourself and disaster averted though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saab Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Removal of the swirl flaps and replacement with blanking plates is a cheap and fairly simple job and completely removes any risk of a flap becoming detached and then ingested causing catastrophic failure. It would be worth considering if you did/do end up buying the car. There is a school of thought that says if failure is going to happen if will probably occur in the 60k and 100k miles range, but I certainly wouldn't rely on that! The mod may have already have been done - a little unlikely, but becoming more common. And so far as I am aware the M37 (136bhp) engines do not have swirl flaps at all, so it might be academic in this case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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