Buying advice - 4 year old vs 1 year old M340i/M340d
Discussion
Good morning!
After some buying advice from the pros, on two separate points. Sadly having to swap out the M4 comp because of a little one on the way!
Firstly, M340d or M340i! My driving is a complete mix of short 5 mile hops each way daily and longer weekend drives of up to 200 miles, I do about 12,000 miles a year. Do you guys reckon opting for the diesel is worth it? Also, any danger of diesel owners being punished in the future and that wrecking the resale value?
Secondly, completely torn between getting a 2021 vs a 2024. The price difference is about £10k. The older ones i'm looking at have around 20-25k miles on them, the newer ones 5-10k. What do you reckon? It's the same engine and both have the non-negotiables (HK!).
Interested in your thoughts!
CH47
After some buying advice from the pros, on two separate points. Sadly having to swap out the M4 comp because of a little one on the way!
Firstly, M340d or M340i! My driving is a complete mix of short 5 mile hops each way daily and longer weekend drives of up to 200 miles, I do about 12,000 miles a year. Do you guys reckon opting for the diesel is worth it? Also, any danger of diesel owners being punished in the future and that wrecking the resale value?
Secondly, completely torn between getting a 2021 vs a 2024. The price difference is about £10k. The older ones i'm looking at have around 20-25k miles on them, the newer ones 5-10k. What do you reckon? It's the same engine and both have the non-negotiables (HK!).
Interested in your thoughts!
CH47
I'd go 40i over 40d in your position every time - I don't think your mileage/usage quite reaches the requirement for boat fuel. The B58 is also extremely efficient given its performance capabilities.
Newer v older is a slightly more complex subject. I'm really not very keen on the newer, long screen (with what looks like an afterthought of a black plastic peg holding it to the dashboard) and I think the toggle looks garbage. There's no way I'd pay £10k+ for that privilege - but you are also getting a significantly lower mileage car for your £10k. Unfortunately, I'm also not very keen on some aspects of the older car's dash. There seems to be no getting away from the 'back to front' speedo & rev counter with either option.
BMW used to some lovely dials.
Newer v older is a slightly more complex subject. I'm really not very keen on the newer, long screen (with what looks like an afterthought of a black plastic peg holding it to the dashboard) and I think the toggle looks garbage. There's no way I'd pay £10k+ for that privilege - but you are also getting a significantly lower mileage car for your £10k. Unfortunately, I'm also not very keen on some aspects of the older car's dash. There seems to be no getting away from the 'back to front' speedo & rev counter with either option.
BMW used to some lovely dials.
worsy said:
Neither - get an M3 if you need more doors 
Or just keep the M4, and put a bit more effort in when it comes to faffing around with babies/kids! 
I do know what you and the OP means though all joking aside. We had a new born and an 8 year old when we had the F13 640d Coupe at first, and it was a test squeezing the 4 of us in it though to be fair. So just over a year later, it was swapped for a GLC350d instead.
We went from a sexy looking coupe, to a boring looking SUV instead.
You’re definitely on the cusp cost per mileage-wise on ‘i’ Vs ‘d’. Same situation as me last year and after a lifetime of diesels I went petrol. Partly because it’s a keeper and I fear for diesel tax penalties and inflated road charges in the not too distant future. Very happy with my choice so far and trust the B58 to age better than me!
Zedboy said:
You’re definitely on the cusp cost per mileage-wise on ‘i’ Vs ‘d’. Same situation as me last year and after a lifetime of diesels I went petrol. Partly because it’s a keeper and I fear for diesel tax penalties and inflated road charges in the not too distant future. Very happy with my choice so far and trust the B58 to age better than me!
Yes and I did just over 11k miles in the F82 M4 last year with the S55 petrol. I generally tend to go towards diesel if you're doing over 15k miles a year though, and my missus does around 28k miles a year. So that is why she's in an X5 40d with the B57 rather than the B58 40i for us. When looking at 2021 cars, be aware as some were affected by covid, not that they may have a cough, but there were some option shortages at the time. I have a 21 plate M340i and don't have wireless charging or the touch pad on idrive controller, 2 options I wouldn't use anyway but I did hear of some not having the touchscreen?
I came from a 35d engine, the 40i is so much nicer to drive and it's only really when you're up to temperature and cruising is there a big MPG difference. I used to have a 15 mile commute for a while, in the winter the engine still wasn't up to temperature when I arrived!
I've had courtesy cars with the new dash, personally I prefer the old one with button and knobs, also prefer the gear stick in the old cars, I often knock left as you can't turn off stop-start and it can catch you out when creeping to your garage door or parking and also when you need to nip out at a junction.
If it was my money, I'd go for a 21 car and keep the £10k.
I came from a 35d engine, the 40i is so much nicer to drive and it's only really when you're up to temperature and cruising is there a big MPG difference. I used to have a 15 mile commute for a while, in the winter the engine still wasn't up to temperature when I arrived!
I've had courtesy cars with the new dash, personally I prefer the old one with button and knobs, also prefer the gear stick in the old cars, I often knock left as you can't turn off stop-start and it can catch you out when creeping to your garage door or parking and also when you need to nip out at a junction.
If it was my money, I'd go for a 21 car and keep the £10k.
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