I’m driving a Nissan 370z at the moment which I love in a lot of aspects but hate also in a lot of aspects.

Of course it’s a sports car. V6, great road feeling, power etc.

But I’m getting old and want something more comfortable that doesn’t take up a third of my salary every month.

I’ve been looking at a lot of different cars over the last few months and I’m now on the verge of buying an G20 320i Limousine sports line.

I really like the modern aesthetics, it’s very comfy and I like the fuel consumption. Of course it’s a lot slower than my Nissan and the emotions while driving are low because of the R4 but i want to spend less money on my car and still drive something nice.

I already looked up fuel costs, insurance, tax.

Something I can’t get costs of is the reliability of the car.

In my opinion a lot more electronic systems in new cars always have a higher chance to fail which kinda scares me. The B engine should be good, I read online the N engines did have quite some problems.

Are there any problems you know of I should watch out for?

2020 model, 80k km, 320i sports line for 28k € Plan is to put all weather tires on and daily it, 20k km/year

Stock photo btw.

  • powaqqa@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Why not a touring? A sedan is so impractical. Touring also looks better IMHO.

    A 320i is fine as a daily. Don’t listen too much to the Americans on where who don’t pay our high fuel prices/taxes/insurance :)

    • MidwestGuys@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      Quick question.
      Do you pay higher taxes on the 330 over the 320? Both are 2 liter turbo.

      TIA

      • powaqqa@alien.topBEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        In practice very little difference but, yes. As it’s CO2 based. 330 has a higher CO2. Note this is only for where I live. Every country has its own rules…

      • Copbird@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        Wow is your 320i engine 2 liters. In my country (Türkiye) its 1.6liters 170hp.

    • Squishy6604@alien.topOPBEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      Touring looks like a grandpa’s car. Sedan has more style.

      But that’s only my opinion tho

    • Beautiful_Study5837@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      A sedan is not really impractical. A coupé on the other hand is something you can call impractical. Plus a sedan is waaaaaaay more beautiful to look at than a touring. I really don’t understand the hype about touring cars. If you look around 20 years back the touring cars were not really popular and was considered only a family car for people who could absolutely not do with a sedan and most people would agree that a sedan looks better. The car brands have really done some incredible PR for the touring models just like they have with the SUV over the past two decades.

    • Frosty-Gear755@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I’d have pounced on the touring/wagen if it was available in the US. Love the looks and it’s practical af.