What's your next car?

[smartypants]

335d coupe for me

Fantastic engine, however personally I would  have 330D M Sport Tourer it's now nearly as quick as the twin turbo and more economical. After all that is why you buy a diesel.

I agree - the NEW 330D is, I think, a better engine to buy.... but bit too pricey on the second hand market at the moment

I was pretty sure they are the same engine.

No they changed the 330d in Sept 08 - its completely new. More power, cheaper tax band, better economy.

335d is still the same...

Ahh yes.. i was overlooking the new 3.0 engine. I was quite sure the old 330 and 335 shared the same engine but the later had a different map and few extra bits n bobs (you can see my technical side shining through there  ).

No you were right about the old one, it is shared with the 335d (which has two turbos on it), but also that the 330d did go through a remap change around 06/07 I think? But the 08 is a completely new engine

All of them cracking though to be fair!

(for a DERV)

[Spaced]

As it happens I have a feeling that there is a might be a further evolution of the 335D which is more powerful still, it is still a 3 litre but is only for the 7 series as a 740D.

http://bit.ly/Sjpqc

The only thing that puts me off a BMW is that a head mechanic told me off the record that he wouldn't advise running any of their diesel engined cars out of warranty.

[smartypants]

Thats the twin turbo version of the all-alloy new 330d we're talking about it seems. Perhaps we'll see that in the new 3 series?

Bit surprising that - I would trust BMW 6-cyl petrol engines with my life. Any specifics on what goes wrong on the diesels?

[Spaced]

Thats the twin turbo version of the all-alloy new 330d we're talking about it seems. Perhaps we'll see that in the new 3 series?

Bit surprising that - I would trust BMW 6-cyl petrol engines with my life. Any specifics on what goes wrong on the diesels?

The infamous plastic swirl flaps being sucked through the inlet manifold into the engine, it affected the 3 litre as well as  2 litre engines, they probably have sorted it out now to be fair. I think that is what happened to the 330d that top gear raced in a 24 hour race a couple of years back.

[smartypants]

Thats the twin turbo version of the all-alloy new 330d we're talking about it seems. Perhaps we'll see that in the new 3 series?

Bit surprising that - I would trust BMW 6-cyl petrol engines with my life. Any specifics on what goes wrong on the diesels?

The infamous plastic swirl flaps being sucked through the inlet manifold into the engine, it affected the 3 litre as well as  2 litre engines, they probably have sorted it out now to be fair. I think that is what happened to the 330d that top gear raced in a 24 hour race a couple of years back.

Oh right! Blimey.... dont know anyone who's had them long term - thats a little worrying

[Jkctr]

RS4 avant

Range Rover Sport (V8)

or

BMW 335i (with remap)

If i am on a budget ill get an S3 so we will see how things go. No thoughts of changing for a few years (although the Focus RS i was in yesterday sounded nice.......... )

[kane1210]

ive swapped between audi and vw since time began  s3 and gti on a cycle seems to be keeping me entertained . i wont spend out on brand new though dont have the cash . thinkin new s3 within the next year or so

[andrewl]

mk2 ford focus rs in white

[sunnylunn]

sat in a new focus rs at the kent garden show, i want one. although i had a driving course around brands in an M3 with dct ( same as dsg) what a car, its worth 50 grand for the sound alone, £ 180 well spent, if you get the chance have a go.

[synnea]

Aston Martin V8 Vantage, hope to get a second hand one in 3 or 4 years time when prices drop to around 30k. Currently for early ones they are around 40k. I know they are not the quickest car on the planet but I just love the look of them. Stunning. Keeping my MK5 R32 forever though!