Swoxy's Individual 330Ci
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I've had a lovely 318iA Convertible since 2009.
I carried out a lot of work on it lately, but I was browsing the classifieds on PH a couple of weeks ago and the next thing I knew I had bought this, this website is dangerous ...
I bought it because of the colour, it's called Coloured Gold and it changes from peach in the morning to orange in the afternoon to gold at night.
It has a full BMW service history, lots of options and most importantly, a M54 straight-six.
I carried out a lot of work on it lately, but I was browsing the classifieds on PH a couple of weeks ago and the next thing I knew I had bought this, this website is dangerous ...
I bought it because of the colour, it's called Coloured Gold and it changes from peach in the morning to orange in the afternoon to gold at night.
It has a full BMW service history, lots of options and most importantly, a M54 straight-six.
Edited by Swoxy on Wednesday 17th April 17:55
a1burns said:
Very nice, excellent colour! Strange to see a facelift 53 plate if I'm not wrong... I went from a 318 to a 330 myself, great cars, any plans for it?
Mine is a facelift '03, so nothing strange there to be honest. I love this colour OP. The BMW individual cars can really have some great combinations sometimes.Lovely indeed. Never ever seen that colour, unless it's the same colour that you more commonly see on E46 Compacts? At this rate I think I might follow the pack with a 330 petrol. Sick of impending bills/injector issues with the 530d.
Kinda used to the half decent fuel economy now though out of a big car.. And I've promised myself a V8 should I go back to a petrol.
Kinda used to the half decent fuel economy now though out of a big car.. And I've promised myself a V8 should I go back to a petrol.
CHIEF said:
I love these cars and wow what a gorgeous colour. What mpg do you get out of this and ok I have to ask this, what do these go like?
I'm averaging 28mpg in my Sport Saloon, they don't go badly... I think it's a perfect amount of power for B road blasting, enough to get a wriggle on but not enough to get you in to much trouble.danjama said:
Surely one of the most appealing BMW shapes ever?
Yes, I think a facelift Sport/M Sport coupé in Silver Grey is one of the best looking cars of last decade.a1burns said:
Very nice, excellent colour! Strange to see a facelift 53 plate if I'm not wrong... I went from a 318 to a 330 myself, great cars, any plans for it?
I'm going to get the wheels refurbished in black chrome, the same finish as my 318iA. CHIEF said:
I love these cars and wow what a gorgeous colour. What mpg do you get out of this and ok I have to ask this, what do these go like?
I'm getting 22 mpg at an average speed of 15 mph around North West London's suburbs, which I think is reasonable. wackojacko summarised the performance perfectly, it's enough to make passengers go and to make me want to take the long way home but not enough to make it into an animal. I passenger in an E92 M3 from time to time, that's an animal. mk1matt said:
Lush. I very nearly went to view this two weeks ago (it's local to me). Was a bit out of budget though. You've done well. Lovely car.
I think that the price I paid was fair ajb85 said:
Lovely indeed. Never ever seen that colour, unless it's the same colour that you more commonly see on E46 Compacts? At this rate I think I might follow the pack with a 330 petrol. Sick of impending bills/injector issues with the 530d.
No, it's not the same colour. I had been considering a Cd but considering my usage, I think that this makes more sense.In response to all of posts regarding the colour, which is nearly all of the posts, this is from the BMW Individual brochure for the facelift coupé and convertible ...
"BMW Individual paint finishes have one particularly exclusive quality: the so-called “changing” effect is an elegant attribute made possible by special pigmentation. It means that the colour changes in fine nuances depending on the angle of light."
Thanks for the comments.
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