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Originally Posted by moff
Maybe I am reading the above wrong, but the 335d is a 6 second car, and isn't available as a manual, only an auto.
It also provides 36+ mpg, 0-100mph in 14secs and can easily be remapped to 340bhp (ECU is not encryted).
We picked up a 9 month old (8k miles) fully loaded 335d Coupe with 19"s for £33k, so it can be got for nearly £30k.
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Sorry, I'm talking US numbers with US gallons and USD, not UK numbers with Imperial gallons and Pounds.
Over here, the 335d is rated at just 23 mpg city and 33 mpg highway according to the latest 2008 EPA test standards, with a combined mpg of only 28 US gallons per mile.
And they don't go on sale here in the states until later this year, so there are no used ones here. Even worse, BMW is expected to only sell them here in the US with a bunch of options as standard, so it is expected to be over $50,000 USD.
So while the 335d is pretty close to a 6-second car, it just doesn't come anywhere near what the 123d in projected price and MPG.
I fat fingered the thing about the manual transmission. I meant to say it was not available with a manual. I corrected that.