Ok, so I'm seriously looking at upgrading to one of these monsters from my little Fabia.

Have any of you folks any experience of these cars? Any knowledge would be a big help.

I'm not sure on the miles I'll be covering so it's between the 330D, 135i and a Golf R - very different cars I know!

Thanks

I have an e90 320d and the old boy has a 335d e90

There was a facelift which is known as the lci. Think it came in about 2009 and the cars look nicer

I have a pre lci but still a nice motor

Watch out for 18 / 19" alloys that have runflats (they all do) as they like cracking alloys as the tyres have no give

Edited 14 November, 201312 yr by BigJase88

Kiddy - from another Geordie.

Try the equivalent forum for bmw ie bimmerforums or F30post for F30s. 2012 onwards.

Have a BMW 335D msport XDRIVE on order (0-60 in 4.8 secs yet 40 mpg). Looking forward to it as you may imagine.

By the way if you buy new read the forum as a must. Posters on F30 post regularly are getting 16 to 20 per cent off PCP purchase price say between £6000 -and £10,000. This makes second hand buying for nearly new as very risky.

Wasn't there some scare about turbo vanes on certain BMW 6 cylinder diesels? They were on a shopping list for one of my car changes once and I'm sure there was an issue -not sure which years though.

Wasn't there some scare about turbo vanes on certain BMW 6 cylinder diesels? They were on a shopping list for one of my car changes once and I'm sure there was an issue -not sure which years though.

Think that relates to the older models with 'swirl flaps' on the turbo/intake

Kiddy - from another Geordie.

Try the equivalent forum for bmw ie bimmerforums or F30post for F30s. 2012 onwards.

Have a BMW 335D msport XDRIVE on order (0-60 in 4.8 secs yet 40 mpg). Looking forward to it as you may imagine.

By the way if you buy new read the forum as a must. Posters on F30 post regularly are getting 16 to 20 per cent off PCP purchase price say between £6000 -and £10,000. This makes second hand buying for nearly new as very risky.

Thanks for the info Tom, lovely sounding machine on its way to you There's no way I can afford a brand new one, I'm probably in the market for a 2009/10 plate with 30-40k on the clock.

Think I'm going to wait and see if I get a job I've applied for and if I get it, splash out and look for optional extras etc.