E350d should I?
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AlpinaB5 said:
KPB1973 said:
Just to echo some of the input above. I bought a 60-plate 350Cdi estate, with 94k miles and 1 owner/FMSH for £7.5k in the winter. Bar a slowly-emerging rumble on the propshaft (probably the coupling) it's been fab. I did have to change the thermostat but it was a 10 minute / £50 job.
Very comfy, great noise suppression and a capacious boot. My only real gripe alongside the 7sp being a bit sleepy has been the economy; it does tend to take quite a while to climb up above 35mpg even on a run, and local trips are usually in the 30mpg region. My BMW 3.0l diesels have been far better in that regards - heck, even my 4.2d Cayenne was!
Cosmetically, the alloys have de-lacquered really badly - and I mean terribly - but that's an easy fix once I have a bit more spare cash.
Crikey! My 530d will do over 50mpg driven steadily. Even my B5 with a 600hp V8 would do around 35mpg on a run!Very comfy, great noise suppression and a capacious boot. My only real gripe alongside the 7sp being a bit sleepy has been the economy; it does tend to take quite a while to climb up above 35mpg even on a run, and local trips are usually in the 30mpg region. My BMW 3.0l diesels have been far better in that regards - heck, even my 4.2d Cayenne was!
Cosmetically, the alloys have de-lacquered really badly - and I mean terribly - but that's an easy fix once I have a bit more spare cash.
We're using our 350cdi next week for its first real long trip fully loaded and post-thermostat (Inc roof cage, full camping kit and family) so it'll be interesting to see what sort of mpg it returns on a gentle motorway bimble.
KPB1973 said:
AlpinaB5 said:
KPB1973 said:
Just to echo some of the input above. I bought a 60-plate 350Cdi estate, with 94k miles and 1 owner/FMSH for £7.5k in the winter. Bar a slowly-emerging rumble on the propshaft (probably the coupling) it's been fab. I did have to change the thermostat but it was a 10 minute / £50 job.
Very comfy, great noise suppression and a capacious boot. My only real gripe alongside the 7sp being a bit sleepy has been the economy; it does tend to take quite a while to climb up above 35mpg even on a run, and local trips are usually in the 30mpg region. My BMW 3.0l diesels have been far better in that regards - heck, even my 4.2d Cayenne was!
Cosmetically, the alloys have de-lacquered really badly - and I mean terribly - but that's an easy fix once I have a bit more spare cash.
Crikey! My 530d will do over 50mpg driven steadily. Even my B5 with a 600hp V8 would do around 35mpg on a run!Very comfy, great noise suppression and a capacious boot. My only real gripe alongside the 7sp being a bit sleepy has been the economy; it does tend to take quite a while to climb up above 35mpg even on a run, and local trips are usually in the 30mpg region. My BMW 3.0l diesels have been far better in that regards - heck, even my 4.2d Cayenne was!
Cosmetically, the alloys have de-lacquered really badly - and I mean terribly - but that's an easy fix once I have a bit more spare cash.
We're using our 350cdi next week for its first real long trip fully loaded and post-thermostat (Inc roof cage, full camping kit and family) so it'll be interesting to see what sort of mpg it returns on a gentle motorway bimble.
Did 195 miles in mine last weekend and used less than a quarter of a tank, a mixture of motorway and b roads stuck behind Herbert and Mabel bimbling along.
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