320 vs 320d

[BE57 TOY]

hi guys

so i have pretty much decided my next car will be a used 3 series m sport.

is the diesel worth the few extra thousand pounds over the petrol in terms of reliability and how long the car will last? the car i buy will no doubt be 3 years old with around 50-60k on the clock. i do 20k a year.

i need hassle free motoring. what kind of mileages do the petrol / diesels live to before they start becoming unreliable / time to sell on?

thanks in advance.

[Fox-]

If you need hassle free motoring and you wish to buy a BMW for goodness sake make sure you buy the BMW comprehensive warranty. Otherwise you'll get very irritated it with it very quickly.

[BE57 TOY]

Fox- said:

If you need hassle free motoring and you wish to buy a BMW for goodness sake make sure you buy the BMW comprehensive warranty. Otherwise you'll get very irritated it with it very quickly.

Are they really that unreliable?

[garos]

That's a breath of fresh air, not saying E## v E##.

Can be expensive to fix if they go wrong, probably the reason to the reference of the warranty.

[Bogracer]

I have owned 7 BMWs, run them to big mileages and I think they make the best all round cars in the world. BMW diesels make such excellent real world cars. I own a 320d M Sport Tourer, I would go for the diesel rather than a small petrol engine. Diesels will do 300,000 miles with ease.

[BE57 TOY]

Bogracer said:

I have owned 7 BMWs, run them to big mileages and I think they make the best all round cars in the world. BMW diesels make such excellent real world cars. I own a 320d M Sport Tourer, I would go for the diesel rather than a small petrol engine. Diesels will do 300,000 miles with ease.

Have you had regular / expensive bills?

[Fox-]

Bogracer said:

I have owned 7 BMWs, run them to big mileages and I think they make the best all round cars in the world. BMW diesels make such excellent real world cars. I own a 320d M Sport Tourer, I would go for the diesel rather than a small petrol engine. Diesels will do 300,000 miles with ease.

All BMW's will do 300,000 miles with ease, but only provided you are happy to make repairs as and when needed. On a diesel, this will likely mean several turbochargers, sets of injectors, etc.

I'm beginning to get a bit fed up of the annoying phrase 'real world' mind. Its getting about as bad as 'the torque' from diesel owners. Are you suggesting 330i's are for the fake world or something?