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After much deliberation, I've taken the plunge and opted out the company car scheme and bought myself a new daily driver.
I decided on an '06 C320cdi Estate Avantgarde with Sport Pack. Iridium Silver, black leather, nav, privacy glass, and xenons.
Looking forward to picking it up tomorrow.
I decided on an '06 C320cdi Estate Avantgarde with Sport Pack. Iridium Silver, black leather, nav, privacy glass, and xenons.
Looking forward to picking it up tomorrow.
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[/URL]The 520d was a nice car. 80% of the time, 177bhp was enough and the overall dynamics of the car were great..it seemed to shrink around you in the twisties and really come alive.
320cdi is quite different though. Feels much more muscular, more of a driver's car imho.
Depends what you want really. If you look at my history, my last 2 cars have been an auto 520d and a manual 335i and I liked both but wanted something that feels somewhere between the 2 - hence the C320....more overtaking punch than the 520 but more refinement and waftability than the somewhat manual 335i.
Just noticed, you went for a 180k though. I had a 180k saloon for a couple of weeks before the 320cdi. Gotta say, the bigger engine is the defining characteristic of the 320 (it's immense) for me...without that, I gotta say that you made the wrong choice as I'd take a 520d over a C180.
320cdi is quite different though. Feels much more muscular, more of a driver's car imho.
Depends what you want really. If you look at my history, my last 2 cars have been an auto 520d and a manual 335i and I liked both but wanted something that feels somewhere between the 2 - hence the C320....more overtaking punch than the 520 but more refinement and waftability than the somewhat manual 335i.
Just noticed, you went for a 180k though. I had a 180k saloon for a couple of weeks before the 320cdi. Gotta say, the bigger engine is the defining characteristic of the 320 (it's immense) for me...without that, I gotta say that you made the wrong choice as I'd take a 520d over a C180.
Edited by alfaspiderman2 on Wednesday 29th July 17:44
Ah, no, I was actually considering the 520d m-sport touring when I was getting rid of the C180k, and instead ended up with the E220cdi which performance wise is similar to the 520d at around 170bhp, but a different drive altogether, emphasis on waftability and cruising rather than a more sporting drive which suits me fine anyway.
TBH I really liked the 520d, but I couldn't get my head around how low spec the BMWs seemed, nearly every car I looked at had no leather, no satnav, no parking sensors etc, and even so were a couple of thousand more than top spec E-classes so Merc got the sale in the end.
I do think I'd also go for the 320cdi engine next time, I made the wrong decision there for sure.
TBH I really liked the 520d, but I couldn't get my head around how low spec the BMWs seemed, nearly every car I looked at had no leather, no satnav, no parking sensors etc, and even so were a couple of thousand more than top spec E-classes so Merc got the sale in the end.
I do think I'd also go for the 320cdi engine next time, I made the wrong decision there for sure.
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