adamf2001

Hello everyone, I’ve joined the forum because I’m planning
to buy my first BMW, a 320d M Sport and would like to hear from those who
actually own them.

I previously had an Sri Vectra CDTi 150 and loved the car
but unfortunately it has recently been written off by a crazy drunken woman (it
was parked up outside my grans and she ran into it while racing another car!) -
I need to get back on the road and have always liked BMW’s.

I’m looking for an M Sport 320d probably around the 100k
mark with a budget of around 6-7k max, after reading up on the car and its issues
I’d like to get the M47T2 (163bhp) with a decent spec if possible (I’m not
afraid to try at auction either as long as the service history is complete) – Just
interested to know what experiences you guys have had with this motor as I’ve
read a lot of stuff about people removing the swirl flaps (even though these
are the new e90 design), DMF failures, DPF problems, Turbo failures etc, etc so
don’t want to end up with a lemon!

I can’t help but think some of the DMF issues might be
experienced by those who remap as I know this engine remaps easily to about
200bhp at stage 1, I know a lot of people experiencing issues with the CDTi 150
had it mapped (they go up to about 180-190bhp) but I never did that with mine
as I was worried about putting extra strain on the other components.

The CDTi 150 has its fair share off issues and a quick Google
will reveal post after post of people experiencing various problems – I had to
replace the Alternator, EGR valve and inlet manifold on mine (all with no
warranty) but other than that, the car was fantastic and trouble free so I try
not to let the nightmare experiences of some people put me off too much as I
guess all cars will have their fair share of issues!

I’m planning to get a 320d and keep it for about a year before
changing it as I do about 15-20k per year with work – how has your general
ownership been and have you had many issues? Also do you guys recommend paying for a
warranty and roughly how much do you recon this is (I did an online quote and
it came in at £560 for a year) Thanks for reading through my waffle! :mellow:

Beautiful, very nice car mate I'm looking for one of those myself at the moment, probably similar age and mileage too - I had an SRI Vectra 150 previously until it was written off while parked outside my grans house (drunken woman, long story!) and I've been looking for a new car for a while now, checked loads of cars but keep coming back to the 320d it is definitely the one for me, cracking car