Ok so tomorrow I take del of my first 5 day loan from BMW, I,ll give you my views after each one.

specs are

520d M Sport Saloon –



520d M Sport Saloon

Alpine White Non-Metallic

Black Dakota leather

19" M Double-spoke style 351M alloy wheels

Sport automatic transmission

Reversing Assist camera

Fineline Anthracite wood

Ext. mirrors - folding. auto dimming

Multi-functional instrument panel

DAB digital radio

M rear spoiler

Sun protection glass

Visibility package

Media package - BMW Professional Multimedia



330d Luxury Touring –



330d Luxury Touring

Black Sapphire Metallic

Black / Black Dakota leather

Roof rails. matt aluminium

Panoramic glass sunroof

Sun protection glass

Ext. mirrors - folding. auto dimming

Elec Fr Seats + Driver Memory

Extended storage

Seat heating. front

Head restraints. rear and folding

Telephone USB audio interface

Mobile application preparation

Internet

Internal Code for Ordering

Advanced Parking package

Media package - BMW Professional Multimedia

Visibility package

 

You're in a little late surely

 

Don't understand mate sorry ?

 

The 5 series have come a long way over the years and I still think they are one of the best cruisers out there.

 

Until you've driven a 7 series

 

Them too
No a fan of 3 series although they are good but I'd rather go for a 5 if I was in you're shoes.

 

i should have it in the next 30 mins.

You see im still in this Dilemma, every 3 series i see i dont even glance twice, its that plain,

even the 5 series are common now, when i get it im going to try make it look as nice as possible with the standard options,

IE big wheels Spoiler nice leather etc. but after speaking with the guys at Farnborough BMW, they all say the 3 series 330D.

as somebody on here said do you want to look like a salemen or middle management. id much prefer the image a 5 gives, but the power of the 330D.

but due to cost the 530 or 535 are just too silly daft on price. But also car tax just isnt justifyed on them 2

So im stuck with these 2, i suppose i could remove eveything and get a 525D.

Lets see how i go and then i,ll decided. should be a fun 2 weeks messing in an auto, looking forward to the relax in traffic

 

I'd be interested to hear what you think of the 330d. I'm put off by the electric steering (my 335d has a fully hydraulic system) but they seem to be going down well with owners.

Shame there's no new 335d!

F10 5 series looks useful but again put off by owner reports of dodgy steering.

 

In my experience there is only one 3 series (or 5) 'BMW', at an affordable price and ongoing costs, that doesn't appear to be like every other 3 / 5 series....

Do you have to buy new, Littleted?

 

Company car Zip, so only my allowance

 

its 250 quid extra to change from servotronic to sports, which is in essance the better for fast driving, but i wont be doing that i like the ease of servo.

Id also like a 335 but tax etc just wouldnt cut it, if i was buying myself then deffo.

These new 330s MPG is 50+ which is mega for something of that nature, the 535D only does 30 same as my scoob, so a nono for the amount of miles i do.

i do like the dials in this 5 series thay all look as though they are LCD even the needles very funky
Have to say it is pretty Luxury in these BMWs , coming from the manual astra VXR Honda TYpe R Scood era, these things are another world,

 

Both the new 5 and 3 definitely have cracking interiors.

The 330ds mpg is just astonishing for the power and torque. I get low 30s at best in mine. Not bad for the bhp but a fair bit behind some comparable newer kit. Can get 400 miles on a tank though which is handy!

Put pics up when you get them!

 

I'll be getting a new 3 series tomorrow - not sure what flavour it'll be, but no doubt a derv of some type.

Interested to see how it compares with my E92.

 

Zip; is your Alpina an E92 then? Assumed it was a saloon!

 

Coupe, yes.

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Currently awaiting a new DMF and clutch due to the dreaded clutch judder.
Possible 2-3 week wait for the parts and the car is at the dealers with the gearbox out!

Hence the new 3 series coming tomorrow courtesy of Enterprise car hire....

 

Oh cr4p. A mates just went too and out of warranty. One thing an auto can't suffer from.

Another mate got a nice spec 328i courtesy car, the 4 pot but pokey new petrol one. Decent car.

 

Ours is only 13 months old, thankfully....

The new uprated items are an apparent permanent fix.
Apparently.

 

If image doesn't matter and the extra space isn't essential then the 3 series is the choice.

I have the 535d MS and it is really boring to drive despite a very.good engine. The car is a great place to be ie superbly put together but no fun. The 520d will be an absolute pos as a fun car as it won't even have anywhere near the poke of my car.

520d to me makes no sense at all if you want any enjoyment from driving

 

think your right DIng, ive been out again today love the car but its a novalty thing, not very fast when i floor it, but super easy to drive.

Not really too bothered about throwing it round corners etc, dont do that now in scoob. But would like sub 6 seconds 0-60 of which thet 330d Has. cos then i can race my m8 whos about to get his Bi Turbo Audi a6

thats what u need next Ding, that A6

 

Definitely don't need an A6 Ted! I've made that mistake once and paid heavily for it. Like you I felt I had got to the stage in life where I didn't need a drivers car, two small kids in the car and all that. I never drove my previous M5 to anywhere near its limit and so felt a car like that was wasted on me.

How very very wrong I was! Though I appreciate things are different for you as it's a company car.
When I can afford to change the next car will have to bear the letters M, AMG, RS etc.

 

ok 520s gone back, it was very nice inside comfy heated seats when right up to my neck.

BUT was boring as hell, and not fast at all. Plus i kept wheel spinning back wheels. not confident pulling out.

So 330 comes friday lets see if that satisfys my speed

 

Yup. Even with 300 BHP it causes your testosterone level to drop and c8ck to shrink.