High mileage 320i / 325i?

[pointedstarman]

There are lots of posts about buying a e9? diesel with high mileage but I am thinking of spending c£8.5-9.5k on a petrol touring and can find loads of the 170 bhp 320i models with 80-90k miles on them in that price range and one or two lower mileage 325i examples that are a year or two older. I know the interior and body wear these mileages well but have no clue about the mechanicals? Anyone have a view?

[rassi]

If you are looking at the E91 the 320i was a 4 cylinder, and the 325i 6 cylinder, so that alone would make the 325i the obvious buy. Depending on the year the 325 is either a 2.5 or 3.0 litre engine, the latter being more fuel-efficient but allegedly also more fragile.

[pointedstarman]

Agree the 6 is a nicer engine from a sound /power standpoint. It is the 3.0ltr 325i though and a) I've heard whisperings about injectors etc? plus b) the 320i with the ED 170bhp engine has the edge on economy and there's the chance of it being the facelifted model.

[Derek Chevalier]

I think the 320i has its share of issues

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136...

Personally, I wouldn't run either without the BMW warranty