RE: BMW 330d M Sport Plus | Driven
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Grindle said:
Anyone after that new 330D, just get a mint 335D X drive for £20K and get a Caterham for the track and occasional road fun.
335D has more power, 4wd, easily slips up to 350 bhp and as an owner i know everyone should own a Caterham once.
Only a few pages in and this seems the most sensible comment so far; a 'sensible' daily - one of the myriad of fast diesels that'll perform well and still manage 40+mpg and a Caterham or something daft for the weekend. As someone who's tried a few two car (plus bike) combos, there's no do-it-all one-car answer.335D has more power, 4wd, easily slips up to 350 bhp and as an owner i know everyone should own a Caterham once.
And I can't even imagine what the new Alpina prices will come in at, they're already bloody expensive.
As has been said, £51k for a 260bhp diesel 3 series just seems... mad. Absolutely mad. What will the 335d start at? £60k? 
Stuff like this just makes me more inclined to go and spend £5k on a cheap runabout and stick the finger up to all this nonsense.
Maybe I'm just poor. I don't know, but I'm starting to feel disillusioned with new car pricing.
Stuff like this just makes me more inclined to go and spend £5k on a cheap runabout and stick the finger up to all this nonsense.
Maybe I'm just poor. I don't know, but I'm starting to feel disillusioned with new car pricing.
nickfrog said:
nuttywobbler said:
As has been said, £51k for a 260bhp diesel 3 series just seems... mad. Absolutely mad..
It would if it was, but it isn't. It's £35k after discount. Still.The x30d engine is a technological dead end. Emissions are too high and performance is falling short of PHEV petrols.
nuttywobbler said:
nickfrog said:
It would if it was, but it isn't. It's £35k after discount. Still.
Really? Where from / what's your source?nickfrog said:
BMW website will confirm that the list price is nowhere near £50k and either a broker like Coast to Coast or a friendly dealer will sell it to you for around £35k.
So the Pistonheads article is wrong? It quotes the price as £51,605?No doubt brokers will offer a discount, but a discount of £16,605 / over 32% on a new model? I can't see it personally.
www.bmw.co.uk
You don't need a broker, TRL @ Berry BMW for example, will help.
You don't need a broker, TRL @ Berry BMW for example, will help.
Edited by nickfrog on Wednesday 24th July 10:56
nickfrog said:
www.bmw.co.uk
You don't need a broker, TRL @ Berry BMW for example, will help.
As suspected, you've nothing to back up where your figures have come from.You don't need a broker, TRL @ Berry BMW for example, will help.
Edited by nickfrog on Wednesday 24th July 10:56
So the price for the car in the article is indeed £51,605 (until somebody can prove otherwise?). Will a broker or TRL offer a 32% discount? I can't see it, personally.
nickfrog said:
nuttywobbler said:
nickfrog said:
It would if it was, but it isn't. It's £35k after discount. Still.
Really? Where from / what's your source?I think the car in the article is a ‘normal’ 330d M Sport with the option packs fitted, which does indeed bring the price to circa £51k on the bmw website.
No chance that you’ll get this spec for £35k through a broker, maybe a base spec with no no options but not the car in the article.
No chance that you’ll get this spec for £35k through a broker, maybe a base spec with no no options but not the car in the article.
Grindle said:
Anyone after that new 330D, just get a mint 335D X drive for £20K and get a Caterham for the track and occasional road fun.
335D has more power, 4wd, easily slips up to 350 bhp and as an owner i know everyone should own a Caterham once.
That combo usually isnt on the company car list despite being a good suggestion.335D has more power, 4wd, easily slips up to 350 bhp and as an owner i know everyone should own a Caterham once.
E65Ross said:
You can buy a 20 year old AMG for £5k and have more power....what's your point? I don't think a new-ish AMG fares too well for those wanting to pay monthly bills, or have them as company cars.
a 20 year old amg looks old and won't drive as nice but a e63 amg still looks new, drives very well, has insane power and has a nice interioras far as the fuel cost difference,the £25k saving will give you your first 75,000 miles @ 10mpg for free.
J4CKO said:
That combo usually isnt on the company car list despite being a good suggestion.
I’d be amazed if many choose this as a company car; it’ll be circa £600 a month as a higher rate payer. Diesel cars are now bloody expensive as company cars, especially those with an element of performance. I also can’t see similar spec’d cars being flogged for £35k, at least not yet for a bloody long time. TRL has / had a 330 cancelled order and the discount offered was only £5k.
J4CKO said:
Grindle said:
Anyone after that new 330D, just get a mint 335D X drive for £20K and get a Caterham for the track and occasional road fun.
335D has more power, 4wd, easily slips up to 350 bhp and as an owner i know everyone should own a Caterham once.
That combo usually isnt on the company car list despite being a good suggestion.335D has more power, 4wd, easily slips up to 350 bhp and as an owner i know everyone should own a Caterham once.
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