alan t
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Hi guys, been looking at new motors for the mrs and she has taken a liking to these, seem to go for decent money now as well. Have asked a few mates about these but no one seems to have a lot of info on them, have looked online and looks like transfer box problems are common but thats about all i can find.
Has anyone had any experience with these? Common faults etc
Its the 2.0 diesel m sport ones weve been looking at, around a 2008-2009 models.
Any help would be much appreciated, cheers
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VrsTurbo
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When i looked they were pretty expensive to run compared to other marques
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Ronson
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What is it with women and big cars, see loads of women driving Land Rovers, X3/X5/X6 Porsche Cayenne's etc.
Most women struggle to park Pug 107's
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taylorboosh
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My dad had a 57 plate, was bland as fuck
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DaveyLC
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Auto Gearbox made of toffee..
The 2.0d is rather underwhelming and not much cheaper to run than the 3.0
A 2.0d manual is the best choice if you want a 'cheap' to run car.
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DaveyLC
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Oh and with every BMW of that era, the electrics are Chinese.
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pow
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I really wanted one until I drove one, it's just plain and boring and actually quite noisy. The 2.0d auto (which is what I wanted) was only doing late 20s early 30s to the gallon which is pants for a car that struggled to pull the skin of a custard.
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Chris x
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Bloke at work as a 2.0D M Sport 2012. Gets 40MPG quite easy IIRC. Although I guess that's a newer engine and model than above.
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DaveyLC
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quote:
Originally posted by Chris x
Bloke at work as a 2.0D M Sport 2012. Gets 40MPG quite easy IIRC. Although I guess that's a newer engine and model than above.
Comparing the newer models to the old is like comparing chalk and cheese.
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by Ronson
What is it with women and big cars, see loads of women driving Land Rovers, X3/X5/X6 Porsche Cayenne's etc.
Most women struggle to park Pug 107's
My mum reversed over the bonnet of a saloon when she had a mitsubishi shogun 
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Ben G
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Originally posted by DaveyLC
Oh and with every BMW of that era, the electrics are Chinese.
Funny you should say that as my mates E90 320i has had loads of problems with his electrics. ECU blew up which cost him £1400 to fix and now some sensor has gone wrong, which costs £400 odd.
Much rather stick with the older ones like mine.
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Jambo
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
I really wanted one until I drove one, it's just plain and boring and actually quite noisy. The 2.0d auto (which is what I wanted) was only doing late 20s early 30s to the gallon which is pants for a car that struggled to pull the skin of a custard.
Yeah 30mpg is shit for an SUV 
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SteveoBC
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quote:
Originally posted by Ronson
What is it with women and big cars, see loads of women driving Land Rovers, X3/X5/X6 Porsche Cayenne's etc.
Most women struggle to park Pug 107's
this ^
the amount of women i see coming in with Range Rovers to our bodyshop......
and they all start with "i was in a multistory car park when....." and so on
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R Lee
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
Oh and with every BMW of that era, the electrics are Chinese.
Funny you should say that as my mates E90 320i has had loads of problems with his electrics. ECU blew up which cost him £1400 to fix and now some sensor has gone wrong, which costs £400 odd.
Much rather stick with the older ones like mine.
E90 has a retarded ECU position. It gets flooded easily and drowns.
Talking from experience. £1400 for 335d too 
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DaveyLC
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
quote:
Originally posted by pow
I really wanted one until I drove one, it's just plain and boring and actually quite noisy. The 2.0d auto (which is what I wanted) was only doing late 20s early 30s to the gallon which is pants for a car that struggled to pull the skin of a custard.
Yeah 30mpg is shit for an SUV
It is compared to the newer models...
Even my ML320 regularly returns 27-33mpg and its heavier with a bigger engine!
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alan t
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Cheers for the replies folks, shes been looking at merc c220's now, no difference eh lol. Had a look at a merc in work today and was actully pretty nice so seems a better choice for her, shes coming up tomorrow to have a look at it so will see how that goes.
Appreciate the replies anyway folks!
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DaveyLC
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I'd have a Merc over BMW shit every time .
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Generation
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quote:
Originally posted by Ronson
What is it with women and big cars, see loads of women driving Land Rovers, X3/X5/X6 Porsche Cayenne's etc.
Most women struggle to park Pug 107's
It's a status thing. Most of them just want to roll up at the school gates thinking they're a footballers wife. Whilst the kids are at school they go
Out for coffee with friends telling them about how she owns a BMW.
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Corsa_Sport21
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Its probably a safety thing tbh.
Most middle age mums dont want to cart their kids around in a small engine converted hatchback when they can feel safer in a big RR etc.
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