Wish I'd not seen this tonight - "want" comes to mind.

[Fun Bus]

It's a BMW approved car. Done 70k. Extras are: Adaptive headlights, bluetooth, blue hood, electrically folding mirrors, navigation and TV, rain sensor and auto lights, heated seats, leather. I've always loved Orient Blue too.

Now, I've had my 318Ci Sport coupe 2 years in December. It too is a 2004 and now on 90k miles. I like it but have fallen out of love with it - part of me wishes I'd waited to find a good 320Ci but the 318Ci came up and, at the time was the right car for me. It's been an expensive time though and the car has been a bit of a lemon if I'm honest; I fully get the fact it's a 90k mile car but the list of faults is endless - 98% of them I've had fixed.

So, do I go and see this car - it's a smidge under £10k and I'm quite taken by it. Would a 325Ci really cost me much more in fuel? From what I've read I don't think so?

Input welcome - whether it be "just buy it you dick" or, "are you nuts?"

[miniman]

Wrong colour leather. Sorry.

[daveparry]

It's just another BMW, buy it if you really want to but! why not be an individual and not be a sheep!

[Fun Bus]

Yes, it is "just another BMW" but I am a real BMW fanboy (for my sins!) and despite looking at other things I know I'd miss a BMW on the drive.

[roofer]

Adaptive headlights?

[cerb4.5lee]

I say go for it & its a nice change from boring black leather interior!

Looks nice in the pics, & i can see why it appeals to you.

[Fun Bus]

roofer said:

Adaptive headlights?

Turn with the steering - a la Citroën DS.

[turboman786]

£10k for that...when I saw the pics, £5k came to my mind...hideously overpriced, and very boring IMHO

Spend your £10k elsewhere!

[Frances The Mute]

turboman786 said:

£10k for that...when I saw the pics, £5k came to my mind...hideously overpriced, and very boring IMHO

Spend your £10k elsewhere!

Agreed. Although £5k is a little on the low side.

That interior makes my head hurt. It looks really drab. And I love BM's.

[Sir_Dave]

Fun Bus said:

Yes, it is "just another BMW" but I am a real BMW fanboy (for my sins!) and despite looking at other things I know I'd miss a BMW on the drive.

If you buy a 325, you will just regret not buying a 330.

And if you spend £10k, you will regret not spending £7k.

£10k is good M3 money.

[Fun Bus]

A valid point you make there. M3 running costs though? And non-approved at that money too - although a good indy I'm sure would give good warranties on good examples.

[anonymous-user]

The best colour leather in my opinion and the fuel consumption will be good, but as said, I'd not touch it for that money.

[nw28840]

Would rather pay a lot less money for something like this :

http://pistonheads.com/sales/3012825.htm

just get rid of the awful front number plate !

[Sir_Dave]

An auto, 318 cabriolet?

Please tell me you're joking ...

[gizlaroc]

If you're going to swap get a 330ci, fuel will be the same, if not better than the 320ci, and it will be a lot more fun and worthy of a change.

£10k for a 320ci seems madness to me.

[Fun Bus]

The car at the top is a 325Ci?

[eztiger]

Fun Bus said:

A valid point you make there. M3 running costs though? And non-approved at that money too - although a good indy I'm sure would give good warranties on good examples.

Don't put too much faith in it being approved. I did and discovered it doesn't mean much.

Warranty is nice, but at the mileage ballpark you're in you could get a third party warranty on another (cheaper) example if you wanted.

[roofer]

Fun Bus said:

Turn with the steering - a la Citroën DS.

On an E46?

[Fun Bus]

Yep, they turn with the car. Been an option on BMW for a while now.

[cslwannabe]

I wasn't aware those lights were an option on the E46 either, thought the E60 was the first BMW to offer them. Looks like Monaco blue to me - we had 330Cd convertible in Monaco blue with grey leather. I thought the interior was ok but does seem quite a few people tend not to like it.