Mollox Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Very impressed. Only drove it for a couple of miles this morning (and its an auto - ugh) but was taken aback at how lively and punchy a 2.0d can be. Genuinely impressive motor. I was less enamoured by the plastic steering wheel and "different" spec to the M3 but all in all, a perfectly nice way to get about for a day or two. Not a fan of the manual shifting on the auto, however - reminds me of the SMART 'box actually. Nudge....nothing....hmmm....ahhh: gearchange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Was it the 2010 ED or just a d? 163bhp 109g/km 68.9mpg 13% BIK (£35road tax) Edit: no, i'll answer my own question as the ED is a manual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted January 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Its a 'd' I'm sure. There was no stop-starting. Its an 09...and its, err, grey. That's all I noticed I suppose I'm used to the puff and poke from VAG 1.9/2.0 diesels so it was a refreshing surprise. Nice turbo whoosh too, which is always nice. ETA £35k road tax? A mere Four Hundred Pounds less than mine then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4ttm4son Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 ETA £35k road tax? A mere Four Hundred Pounds less than mine then! hope your road tax and service intervals don't coincide! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Yeah I must admit the 320d engine is pretty nice, it almost feels like a strong petrol. Also just read that the 320d is being updated to 181Bhp and extra torque and yes lower emissions and a fairly spritely 7.5secs 0-60, you can see why they are so popular as company cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SINGH Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 I've had a 59 Plate 320D saloon in manual and was very impressed by the speed, the stop start took some getting used to, as soon as you lift your foot of the clutch the engine just stops then down on the clutch and its on again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted February 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 Picked up another 320d today ( ), this time a manual, drove the same journey I was ranting about last time and - err - this feels like it has a different engine like it has about 50bhp less. Its rubbish! I have no idea whether its still REALLY tight at 1400 miles but everything that had me raving about the last one is gone. Engine seems rougher - and so much more lacklustre. I wondered at one point if they might have done a n/a version. It just says 320d and its a 59 plate but from what I can tell it doesn't have ED... Amazing that two versions of the same engine can feel so different. No offence ot VAG but it felt like a 1.9tdi trying to lug a decent-sized saloon about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 How strange, maybe it was still fairly tight as you say. I remember speaking to a guy who bought 2 identical cars for a driving school; thing was he said the two drove completely differently, the only difference on the order however was one was red and the other blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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