Thinking of a BMW 330d

[Paul GTS]

Ive been looking to get a BMW 330d M Sport now for a few weeks and have come across this one on the site.

It seems quite a bargain to me and something must not be quite right! And its been there for 30days!

http://pistonheads.com/sales/1747560.htm

Does the car look consistant with a 48k car? Oh and this is what the HPi told me about the mileage although the seller insists its just a hiccup in HPi's system.

We have the following mileages recorded for this registration:
• 48,988 miles recorded on 13 May 2010
• 48,925 miles recorded on 7 May 2010
• 80,000 miles recorded on 25 Jun 2007
• 79,984 miles recorded on 31 May 2007
• 74,929 miles recorded on 14 Mar 2007
• 67,217 miles recorded on 5 Dec 2006
• 66,040 miles recorded on 24 Nov 2006
• 64,221 miles recorded on 31 Oct 2006
• 55,496 miles recorded on 25 Jun 2006
• 48,138 miles recorded on 23 Mar 2006
• 42,319 miles recorded on 9 Jan 2006

[Paul GTS]

More pictures

http://i40.tinypic.com/15gyty1.jpg

Interior Picture
http://i40.tinypic.com/bfrz2o.jpg

[turboman786]

It's been damaged repaired, and also there is evidence of it having being clocked.....hardly a bargain of any kind....wouldn't go near a car like that.

[Teebs]

It's also a cat D.

Possibility of being clocked and a cat D...... I'd walk away.

[Welshbeef]

Ignoring this example it really is a cracking car possible to do mid 50s mpg over a tank at motorway speeds - if I actually tried an Eco run would be interesting but I bought it for pace and good economy for the power. I'm not willing or have the desire to run a full tank at hypermiling.

The only compromise is noise sure it's miles better than any 4 banger dagdag but it's leagues behind a 330i sound wise so I simply accept that fact and actually when driving without music at mway speeds you cannot hear the engine at all more tyre rumble. However I always have radio or iPod on in which case you can never hear the engine.

If you drive it hard the noise IMHO gets better a real growling.

I'll have mine for a total of 4 years but am 6 months in. So far replacements I'm seriously considering the 245bhp 330d... Enough said. Of course I'd love a big power petrol but couldn't justify it as a commuter and one car does all. Maybe if I extend the drive I might convince the wife one day there really is roo
for an RS2 or anything rare and exotic.

[DavidHM]

turboman786 said:

It's been damaged repaired, and also there is evidence of it having being clocked.....hardly a bargain of any kind....wouldn't go near a car like that.

Value it at 148k miles and no services for three years. Still want it?