02-04-2021, 06:56 AM | #1 |
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M340d opinions
Hi all,
Hoping to receive my M340d mid April. I have to admit to having some doubts over my decision. I came out of an M2, and for work/ mileage reasons changed to a really nice spec 320d M sport. Great car but I miss the performance. So with my mileage for work still being relatively high I thought the M340d ticks all the boxes for my needs. Work aside though I would have bought the M340i as I think that is the one to have. Have a made a mistake and am I going to be left underwhelmed..? |
02-04-2021, 08:11 AM | #2 |
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Quite the opposite - the M340d feels monstrously quick in the real world. The only thing it won't really deliver on is sound, but even for a diesel it sounds pretty good.
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02-04-2021, 10:43 AM | #3 |
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Definitely not a mistake if you love that diesel surge and I guess it depends on your predictions for diesel popularity/resale if you’re buying outright. I’d never buy a diesel again living in the South East and I do just buy them rather than any lease/PCP type plans. Plus I do love the sound and smoothness of the petrol 6.
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02-04-2021, 02:11 PM | #5 |
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Thanks for the feedback. I can live without the sound, the doubts are probably due to not having owned a quick diesel before and not knowing what exactly to expect I suppose .. there's also not much out there online.. mileage wise 15,000 per year but that may go up or down slightly in the year so I wanted to strike the right balance with fuel consumption/performance.
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02-04-2021, 02:16 PM | #7 |
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That's good to hear, how did it compare in terms of power delivery ? Top end is where the petrol will have advantage I would think due to gearing and the diesel shifting earlier ?
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I went for the M340i just because I’d had diesels for so long I just wanted a petrol car whilst you can still get one! |
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