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BMW 320d or Lexus 220d ?????

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    #62
    JHMEG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,686 ✭✭✭JHMEG


    Cyrus wrote: »
    Auto car, tiscali, 4car,autozine
    So there ya go, they all say different things and it comes down to who you want to believe.


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    #63
    groupb
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    Autocar tested them in a nine car group test a while back and the lexus came in the bottom three along with the passat and saab 9-3.
    The top three were the mondeo , the c class and the winner the 3 series.


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    #64
    E92
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    A 08 320d attracts €150 road tax from next month.

    The 3 series facelift will involve engine additions/revisions, there will probably be a CO2 and therefore VRT/road tax reduction for some models, the 318i, 318d,330i narrowly miss out on a lower VRT band by 2,3 and 3 g/km respectively.

    Cosmetically there will be door mirror mounted indicators for the very first time in a BMW, there will be a bumper and grille design similar to the Coupé and the tail lights will also be revised.

    In other words, it will be a classic BMW facelift: a little bit of tinkering to the chassis and minor cosmetic changes.

    Lexi do not hold their value like Toyotas do and neither do they hold their value as well as BMW do.


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    #65
    finbarrk
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    I'm still unable to make my mind up!


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    #66
    Gandalf23
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    I have ... its the BMW for me.

    I decided after an extended test drive of the Lexus 220d over the weekend. Its a beautiful car ... an amazing car tbh, but the BMW just feels better in almost every respect. I also think the BMW might hold its value better over the next few years.

    So its the BMW for me ... I just have to decide when to buy. I'm 99.9% going to wait till Jan 09 (and maybe even buy new) because of the facelift. The 0.01% doubt is that I still believe that there will be really really good value in s/h out there post-July. I think I could get a good 318i/320d 2006 with less than 30k on the clock for about €25'ish.


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    #67
    E92
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    I think anyone holding out for the facelifted model should seriously consider the much rumoured 323d(not officially confirmed, but recently a BMW Exec said future BMWs will weight less, and have smaller engines with fewer cylinders, so you can read into that what you want), with the award winning engine from the 123d.

    Though personally I always think BMWs should have at least 6 cylinders:D!


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