330d Touring or ?

[dogbucket]

Thinking about a cheap automatic barge to pound the motorway and family holidays etc. I have always had VWs and like the A4 Avant, but the multitronic gearbox is off putting, although the Quattro ones with the tip-tronic are a possibly although seem rare.

330d caught my eye, but most seem high mileage 150k+, which does not bother me too much if I can get a few more years out of it without any big bills. Anybody have experience of these with the automatic?

Budget of around £2-3k.

[Ved]

Saab 9-5? Haven't heard much against E46s though regardless of miles. There's always the left field 3.0 Legacy/Outback route too

[bmwhaz]

330d is a good buy, they are very good cars. There is nothing with a high mileage 3 series, they go on forever!!

I would also look at Mercedes C220 cdi or C270 cdi around 2003/2004 for your budget.

[F355GTS]

Gearboxes on E46's can be weak (torque converter IIRC) , E91's are stronger however the diff went on our E91 at 98k

[amagawd]

Sorry for the shameless plug, but I've just listed my car which may be exactly what you're looking for

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/b...

Selling as I put a deposit down on an E92 330d yesterday! Best all-round car on the planet, imo.

[Disco_Biscuit]

amagawd said:

Sorry for the shameless plug, but I've just listed my car which may be exactly what you're looking for

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/b...

Selling as I put a deposit down on an E92 330d yesterday! Best all-round car on the planet, imo.

Over budget, a manual and a saloon, exactly what the OP isn't looking for

[Nikko 40691]

Does it have to be diesel?
I'd be looking for a nice 9-5 personally...

[rallycross]

Disco_Biscuit said:

Over budget, a manual and a saloon, exactly what the OP isn't looking for

And well over priced for that age/mileage .

[amagawd]

Well this has been listed today with similar mileage and spec but for £1000 more. There's also another with similar spec for around the £4.5k mark.

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/b...