Cannot decide what to buy - £6k budget
Discussion
Trying one just now might be difficult.
Not sure what you think of as high mileage though. My current 330i has done almost 115K miles and it's predecessor 325i had done 139K when I sold it.
Both have the N52 engine and drove really well - I'd focus more on condition and history than mileage with these. But avoid an Auto!
Not sure what you think of as high mileage though. My current 330i has done almost 115K miles and it's predecessor 325i had done 139K when I sold it.
Both have the N52 engine and drove really well - I'd focus more on condition and history than mileage with these. But avoid an Auto!
Yes trying anything now is proving tricky but I think i have narrowed it down to three very different cars.
The 130i, FN2 and CR-Z (quite like the earlier A3s and Scirocco too) - Yes a very weird selection but i seem to constantly come back to these. I do like Hondas but those 1 series are enough to tempt me away.
The 130i though i think has peaked my interest but they are very tricky to get hold of. The same reason why i stopped looking for Preludes. Although i see enough 130s driving around.
I have seen one for sale not a million miles away from me but i think arranging test drives with places is difficult.
Im not overly knowledgeable on these and the N52 - they dont seem to have any major faults but am i right in thinking they are slightly prone to oil leaks?
The 130i, FN2 and CR-Z (quite like the earlier A3s and Scirocco too) - Yes a very weird selection but i seem to constantly come back to these. I do like Hondas but those 1 series are enough to tempt me away.
The 130i though i think has peaked my interest but they are very tricky to get hold of. The same reason why i stopped looking for Preludes. Although i see enough 130s driving around.
I have seen one for sale not a million miles away from me but i think arranging test drives with places is difficult.
Im not overly knowledgeable on these and the N52 - they dont seem to have any major faults but am i right in thinking they are slightly prone to oil leaks?
Ads22 said:
Elatino1 said:
Totally ignoring the R26 which is a far better car than anything you are considering?
That may be the case but they're not the most reliable of cars from what ive seen.It has been so good that 3 friends bought them for track cars too and the only trouble any of them has had was when pushing 330bhp.
Ads22 said:
I would like to try an 130i. For a bmw they do seem nice and uncomplicated. And quite sturdy and well built- i may be wrong! Rwd is also appealing. Its just finding one to try! Autos are just slightly more common but majority are high very high mileage autos.
Having owned a 130i that ended up having vanos issues, leading to a cracked head and a scrapped car I'm surprised you think this would be a good ownership proposition over a Megane which I have had no trouble with at all. Each to their own. Good luck.
Elatino1 said:
Having owned a 130i that ended up having vanos issues, leading to a cracked head and a scrapped car I'm surprised you think this would be a good ownership proposition over a Megane which I have had no trouble with at all.
Each to their own. Good luck.
And I’m sure there is someone somewhere with the opposite story. Using one example is hardly conclusive evidence that you should steer clear of them.Each to their own. Good luck.
Likewise the Megane. I can tell you of 1st hand experience of 4 people out of 5 that have had no issues with their R26. The unlucky one had to have an engine rebuild.
I can tell of first hand experience of 1 out of 2 having issues with theirr 130i but not just issues ,issues that constituted scrapping the car as the engines are expensive to rebuild.
I can tell of first hand experience of 1 out of 2 having issues with theirr 130i but not just issues ,issues that constituted scrapping the car as the engines are expensive to rebuild.
Elatino1 said:
Ads22 said:
Elatino1 said:
Totally ignoring the R26 which is a far better car than anything you are considering?
That may be the case but they're not the most reliable of cars from what ive seen.It has been so good that 3 friends bought them for track cars too and the only trouble any of them has had was when pushing 330bhp.
I got rid of mine because I found it too good on the road. You had to be carrying some pace to make it engaging. Saying that it was wicked fun, but mostly above speed limits.
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