3 series m sport?
Discussion
Im changing the car shortly and am looking at a 3 series m sport.Ive owned a 3 series se before and found it superb but have heard that the m sport is a firmer ride.Where I live I tackle speed bumps and country lanes every day.Would the m sport be a wise choice?Also seen a couple si limited additions that look nice aswell.
Before buying the E91 that we now own, I tried both an SE and a Sport. Hated the ride in the Sport so much that I bought the SE. Slightly more odd, I found the steering to have more life in the SE, no idea why.
Clearly we're not all alike based upon the comments above. My suggestion is that you try both and make your decision based upon that.
Clearly we're not all alike based upon the comments above. My suggestion is that you try both and make your decision based upon that.
I have drove both SE & M sport 3 series & we have a 330d M sport, its ride is very firm & i feel sick when travelling in the back, but it feels sure footed but can be knocked off line with you clash with a pot hole due to the hard sidewalls on the RFT.
Having said that though i found the SE rolled into corners & i felt less confident through corners but the ride was noticably softer.
As others have said its a personal choice so best to take both guises out & make your own mind up.
Good luck in your search.
Having said that though i found the SE rolled into corners & i felt less confident through corners but the ride was noticably softer.
As others have said its a personal choice so best to take both guises out & make your own mind up.
Good luck in your search.
Inverness said:
With our m sport 3 series we changed the 18 inch m sport wheels with run flats to 19 inch Alpina wheels with normal tyres and we thought the ride and handaling was much improved.
I must admit i have often considered swapping the runflats & as you say i would expect the ride & handling to be much improved.Just an update.This morning I took the plunge and drove 25 miles to my local bmw dealer and did as you all suggested and tried out the m sport 3 series.I actually took out three cars.A 3 series m sport,a 3 series se and a 3series coupe.The winner was the coupe I love the way it looks and found the drive a nice balance between the other two.It seemed to hold the road well and was very comfortable.There is only three of us in my family so it should be practical too.The model I took out was the 2.0 se but Im just wondering if I should just really take the plunge and go for the 2.5.Are running costs that much higher for a 2.5 e92?Ive heard they are a better engine in petrol form I also wouldnt rule out a diesel.Any info on either would be fab.
Fox- said:
It's not a 2.5 it's actually a 3 litre N53 (Assuming you looked at a car newer than 57 plate) It's very economical for a 3 litre Six cylinder engine. What it isn't, mind, is particularly reliable so make sure you keep up that BMW warranty.
What sort of reliability issues do they have? I've just bought a 2008 325i M-sport.....cerb4.5lee said:
Inverness said:
With our m sport 3 series we changed the 18 inch m sport wheels with run flats to 19 inch Alpina wheels with normal tyres and we thought the ride and handaling was much improved.
I must admit i have often considered swapping the runflats & as you say i would expect the ride & handling to be much improved.Gassing Station | BMW General | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff