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most i've viewed have shown an average of 36-39mpg on their trip computers
yeah 730d's are good on lease but nearly £500 pm with nothing to show for it is too much imho. £300 pm inc vat for a c class coupe that will do 55mpg is better value in my opinion.
obviously the 730d is a better car but hey ho
yeah 730d's are good on lease but nearly £500 pm with nothing to show for it is too much imho. £300 pm inc vat for a c class coupe that will do 55mpg is better value in my opinion.
obviously the 730d is a better car but hey ho
mrmr96 said:
I've been running a 2006 730d for about 6 months. My best tank has been 44.5mpg over 243 miles (mway to the lakes) and the worst was 29mpg over 204 miles (more town driving). Overall average is 37.8mpg over 14k miles. These are worked out using the odometer, brimming the tank and a calculator (not the computer). The computer has been about 0.5 to 1mpg out on each tank (it's been slightly pessimistic vs. reality).
The 3.0 straight 6 turbo diesel engine is the same of as in the 330d and 530d's of course, and therefore has the same swirl flap/egr valve/vortex type crank breather jobs as in those cars, but a little preventative maintenance should see you right on those things. Also means that the service items are a similar cost to on those cars, since it's the same engine. Some stuff is different though, for example the 730d has two pollen filters, but the 330d only has one. There's probably other stuff, but the engines themselves are the same. Brakes and tyres and stuff like that will be more on the bigger car, but using an indy rather than a main dealer will reduce the cost to something I consider to be very reasonable for the type of car.
PS - I think you'll be lucky to find a 60k example in decent nick for £10k. Either you'll need to accept more miles (not an issue on these cars IMO) or you'll need to increase your budget.
PPS - I'm enjoying mine - it's a great place to cover motorway miles.
think i agree with you on the budget, but i'm just reluctant to spend more, if i can't get one cheapish then i'll lease a merc c220 cdi or poss a lexus is220d if I go down the dirt cheap route!The 3.0 straight 6 turbo diesel engine is the same of as in the 330d and 530d's of course, and therefore has the same swirl flap/egr valve/vortex type crank breather jobs as in those cars, but a little preventative maintenance should see you right on those things. Also means that the service items are a similar cost to on those cars, since it's the same engine. Some stuff is different though, for example the 730d has two pollen filters, but the 330d only has one. There's probably other stuff, but the engines themselves are the same. Brakes and tyres and stuff like that will be more on the bigger car, but using an indy rather than a main dealer will reduce the cost to something I consider to be very reasonable for the type of car.
PS - I think you'll be lucky to find a 60k example in decent nick for £10k. Either you'll need to accept more miles (not an issue on these cars IMO) or you'll need to increase your budget.
PPS - I'm enjoying mine - it's a great place to cover motorway miles.
Edited by mrmr96 on Friday 29th June 15:45
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