Dear All,
Sorry for missing in action for so long, recently just test drove BMW 323i 2012, last batch of E90 by Auto Bavaria. Can't really see the difference between 325i in terms of engine power, but 323i rides abit more comfort than 325i. Price is very affordable, somewhere in 80k for a 5 yr old car. Mileage is about 70k and i don't think its genuine. Most probably will be getting the E90 because F30 is abit over my budget and under my expectation except for the turbo 4 bangers. I still prefer BMW with N/A 6 cylinder, eventhough its no where faster than the N20. Perhaps a good remap and intake manifold mod (derived from 3litre N52) can make it up to par performance.
This 323i i test drove is better than the 325i i test drove earlier, this 323i is very engaging at any RPMs. That 325i must be suffered some issues. Managed to get from 0-100 in sub 7 secs range with 3 passengers. The earlier 325i was clocking near 9 secs ...
Comfort wise, F30 apparently is better cause its longer by almost 4 inches, the rear leg room is awesome. But cornering in F30 doesn't feel better than E90, dislike the weightless steering ...
Thanks,
Ken
Sorry for missing in action for so long, recently just test drove BMW 323i 2012, last batch of E90 by Auto Bavaria. Can't really see the difference between 325i in terms of engine power, but 323i rides abit more comfort than 325i. Price is very affordable, somewhere in 80k for a 5 yr old car. Mileage is about 70k and i don't think its genuine. Most probably will be getting the E90 because F30 is abit over my budget and under my expectation except for the turbo 4 bangers. I still prefer BMW with N/A 6 cylinder, eventhough its no where faster than the N20. Perhaps a good remap and intake manifold mod (derived from 3litre N52) can make it up to par performance.
This 323i i test drove is better than the 325i i test drove earlier, this 323i is very engaging at any RPMs. That 325i must be suffered some issues. Managed to get from 0-100 in sub 7 secs range with 3 passengers. The earlier 325i was clocking near 9 secs ...
Comfort wise, F30 apparently is better cause its longer by almost 4 inches, the rear leg room is awesome. But cornering in F30 doesn't feel better than E90, dislike the weightless steering ...
Thanks,
Ken