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26th Jan 08 at 17:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by G_Man
i have a 320 and it gets 20mpg round town. Yes they are comfy etc and nice to drive, but is it what you want at 18?

If you buy a beemer, people jus tell you its your dads or ask if your a drug dealer haha, so boy racer/drug dealer, you choose which ud rather be


you young people in bmw's do look like drug dealers.
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A4s are a very inferior car from a driving enjoyment standpoint.

The front suspension is needlessly elaborate and gets very knocky very easily and costs the earth to fix.

They are also notorious for racks blowing out and pumps failing and both these jobs are costly due to the nature of the ammount of work involved in carrying out either.
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what about a merc?
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subaru sport/GL???
Colin
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I test drove a 318 Ci once, almost bought it!! It was an ok drive, nice relaxed, enough power to do what it needs to do....I dont know why folk slate them so much
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Will, not being funny, buy have you got any insurance quotes on one yet? You're a young'un and they're often ridiculous money at your age, I couldn't afford to insure one at your age.
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Quite found of BMWs. There's just too many cars to choice from

If i had my days again, i'd purchase a 106 GTi. I'm too old to be driving hot hatches now There's plenty of time in live to buy nice things IMO!
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BMW's are cracking cars!

Parts are cheap as Vauxhall bits aswell unless you have a M car.

If your looking at the E36 shape I would recommend a 318is Its a 4 cyl but its a sporty version of the 318. It has bigger brakes, better anti roll bars, better spec and its 140bhp rather than 115bhp.

If you have any questions at all then just drop me a U2U.

PS I drive a 318is so I know about them
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Not the best of pics but this is my saloon, nice comfy car not the fastest but if you want a nice ride i would recomend it.
LeeM
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now that does look like a dealers car, u get stopped often?
JinThaMC
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its spelt comfortable not comfy
Gareth
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What doug said 318is

Had 1 myself many moons ago when they were mega money

Quite nippy for a 1.8 and plenty kitted up as m3s about if you can afford the insurance
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Will, not being funny, buy have you got any insurance quotes on one yet? You're a young'un and they're often ridiculous money at your age, I couldn't afford to insure one at your age.


well i was looking at the 316is and the insurance is cheeper than a 106gti.?
MJ
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Dad just got an E39 523 with 26k on the clock off a good family friend. not a mark on it an its great car. because of this i want a 330 not sure if i could afford 1 though, i can dream
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have you looked at the one series i love mine and it is great to drive
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^^ looks like a disabled persons car the 1 series

fucking awful
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im only 21 with my bmw, insurance aint a killer and gives good MPG, never given me any problems, servicing etc isnt THAT much more expensive then other cars. i just use bmw specialists instead of the dealers
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insurance for me would have been the same as the gsi while i was lookin at one but have since changed my mind about one now, just because there are a lot more bigger/faster things i can insure cheaper than a 316
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I am considering an E46 as a new car too, I think they are really nice looking and it's got everything, climate control, cruise control etc. Very comfy and the 318's aren't as slow as people say! At the moment it's between that and an S3
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Originally posted by Graham88
I am considering an E46 as a new car too, I think they are really nice looking and it's got everything, climate control, cruise control etc. Very comfy and the 318's aren't as slow as people say! At the moment it's between that and an S3


i have a E46 318 and yes they DEFO are as slow as everyone makes out lol
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im not very clued up on bm's but does the 316 (e46) come in a 3 door cus i cant seem to find many, is its the 318 up?
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Originally posted by Graham88
I am considering an E46 as a new car too, I think they are really nice looking and it's got everything, climate control, cruise control etc. Very comfy and the 318's aren't as slow as people say! At the moment it's between that and an S3


i have a E46 318 and yes they DEFO are as slow as everyone makes out lol


I guess you are used to it, or have owned faster cars, but certainly felt alot faster than my Corsa so seems nippy to me!
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i drive the company ones from time to time they are very comfortable i must add, had the 320D and th 120D both very nippy
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im not very clued up on bm's but does the 316 (e46) come in a 3 door cus i cant seem to find many, is its the 318 up?


i dont believe they do a 316 coupe, they only start off as a 318 coupe (ci)

they do a 316 SE , but thats the sport edition and that is 5 door
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i see everyone is saying there slow, but how slow is slow lol! im used to a 1.0 lol, anyone got the 0 to 60 times etc for the 316 se

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